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



When you are lonely



PSALMS 23



A Psalm of David.



1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) He makes me lie down in green pastures;

He leads me beside still waters.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) He restores my soul;

He leads me in paths of righteousness

for His name's sake.

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Even though I walk

through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil;

for You are with me;

Your rod and Your staff,

they comfort me.

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) You prepare a table before me

in the presence of my enemies;

You anoint my head with oil;

my cup runs over.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me

all the days of my life,

and I will dwell in the house of the Lord

forever.



Psalm 23



A Psalm of David.



1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:

He leadeth me beside the still waters.

3 He restoreth my soul:

He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil:

for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:

Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:

And I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

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

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

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

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

as we forgive our debtors.

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

but deliver us from evil.

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



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

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

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

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

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

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

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



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



Ontario



Quick facts on Muslims in Ontario



Ontario 2015 population 13 687 7000



est Muslim Population 1 001 542



CNMM Networks: Ottawa, Durham, York, Toronto, Mississauga, Halton, Hamilton,

Niagara, Kitchener, London, Windsor



Ontario has 55% of all of Canada's entire Muslim population. This means that

the whole of the Muslim world is represented somewhere in this province. Most

Muslims are understandably located along the southern border stretching

from Windsor eastward all the way up to Ottawa. Yet Muslims are constantly

resettling in more and more suburban and even small towns of Ontario. Mosques

are springing up, and where there are enough gathered, Islamic schools

are starting.

And they're not complacent, either. Many Islamic leaders are energetic in their

advancement of Islam in Canadian society. Recently in the Niagara Region,

the local mosque distributed via Canada Post as many as 50000 full-colour

brochures on Islam. An that mosque's Facebook page proudly show pictures of

"reverts", or white Canadians who have converted to Islam as a result of

receiving the flier and engaging with the mosque community. Another town

reports Muslims going door-to-door evangelism.

Agree in prayer for:



- net network leaders - the need is great

- the development of network leadership teams

- good connections with local pastors, congregations and individuals

whom God is calling into this ministry.

- wisdom facilitating outreach and training activities for mobilising

believers

- new full and part-time workers among Muslims throughout all these areas

- for pastors and churches to respond not in fear, but full of faith and love

towards Muslims, sharing Jesus with them.



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, ...) .



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray that romance comes from the Lord.



Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, I've experienced so much help

from You. Please use me to help others."



Pray to the Lord and pray to Him who will save you from your enemies.



Pray to the Lord and pray to Lord whio hears the cry ofthe surpressed.



Pray to the Lord and pray to Lord the Good Shepherd.



Agree in prayer for Ontario:



- get network leaders - the need is great

- the development of network leadership teams

- good connections with local pastors, congregations and individuals

whom God is calling into this ministry.

- wisdom facilitating outreach and training activities for mobilising

believers

- new full and part-time workers among Muslims throughout all these areas

- for pastors and churches to respond not in fear, but full of faith and love

towards Muslims, sharing Jesus with them.



- 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 faithful witness of Christians in the CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC will help change the

hearts of many in need of salvation.



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 31 May 2026 Titled

Extending God's Care by Karen Huang



2 Kings 5:1-3 , 9-11,13,14



1 (Lk 4:27) Now Naaman, captain of the army of the king of Aram,

was a great man before his master and held favor because by him the Lord had

given deliverance to Aram. He was also a mighty warrior, but he had leprosy.

2 (2Ki 6:23; 13:20) The Arameans had gone out raiding and had taken captive

a little girl from the land of Israel, and she waited on the wife of Naaman.

3 She said to her mistress, "If only my lord were before the prophet who is

in Samaria! Then he would take away his leprosy from him."



9 So Naaman came with his horses and chariot and stood at the entrance

to the house of Elisha.

10 (Jn 9:7; Lev 14:7) Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying,

"Go and wash seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be returned

and cleansed."

11 But Naaman became angry and went away and said to himself,

"Surely he could have come out, and stood and called on the name

of the Lord his God, and waved his hand over the infected area,

and taken away the leprosy.



13 (2Ki 6:21; 2:12) But his servants approached and spoke to him,

"My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not

have done it? How much more when he said to you, 'Wash and be clean'?"

14 (Job 33:25; Lk 4:27) So he went down and dipped himself in the Jordan

seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh returned

like the flesh of a little boy, and he was clean.





[1] Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man

with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given

deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a

leper.

[2] And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive

out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife.

[3] And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet

that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.



[9] So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the

door of the house of Elisha.

[10] And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in the Jordan

seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.

[11] But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He

will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his

God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.



[13] And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if

the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done

it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?

[14] Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according

to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the

flesh of a little child, and he was clean.



As a teenager, I had a strained relationship with my churchmate Lisa, so I was

dismayed to learn we'd be roommates at our youth summer camp. The week at camp

passed smoothly, though, with both of us being civil.



The most anticipated event was a bonfire gathering at the end of the week. On

that evening, however, I had a fever. I went to bed early, but I could hear

the laughter and music outside. An hour later, I was startled by Lisa, who was

taking my temperature. "I'm not joining them at the bonfire," she said.

"You're sick. I need to stay with you." Lisa could've stayed uninvolved,

but she chose to care for me, which lifted my spirits.



We see another example of someone who cared in the story of Naaman.

The commander of the Syrian army, Naaman had an Israelite servant girl who'd

been taken captive and now "served Naaman's wife" (2 Kings 5:2). Separated

from family and forced to servitude, the girl could’ve chosen to not help her

master, who had leprosy. But her faith moved her to help: "She said to her

mistress, 'If only my master would see the prophet who is in Samaria! He would

cure him' " (v. 3). And God did, in fact, use the prophet Elisha to heal

Naaman (vv. 8-14).



Lisa and the Israelite girl chose to help, and God worked through them. Let's

ask God to show us who we can extend His care to and give us the wisdom how.



Reflect & Pray



Why might you resist helping others?

How can helping others allow them to see God’s care for them?



Dear God, I've experienced so much help

from You. Please use me to help others.



Learn why we should help our neighbours.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 5 Rejoice in Grace - Day 1 Call to the Lord - 2 Samuel 22:3-4



3 (Ge 15:1; Ps 9:9) the God of my strength, in whom I will trust;

my shield and the horn of my salvation,

my fortress and my sanctuary;

my Savior, You save me from violence.

4 (Ps 48:1; 96:4) I call upon the Lord, who is praiseworthy,

and I am saved from my enemies.



3 The God of my rock; in him will I trust:

He is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge,

My saviour; thou savest me from violence.

4 I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised:

So shall I be saved from mine enemies.



In the old Days of Television Western, we could always tell who the enemy was.

The bad guys wore black hats; the evil villain had a scar across

his cheek or a patch over one eye. But real life is

not quite so simple . Enemies come in many forms, and often are not easy to

recognise. Sin is an enemy; even those we love can seek

to undermine our faith;

modern materialism and distorted values lead us away from biblical principles.

These enemies may not seek our death in a physical sense,

but their influence results in spiritual death or, at the very least,

immaturity.

Yet God promises to rescue us from our enemies. David describes the Lord as a

"rock", a "shield", a "stronghold", and a "refuge". God provides a stable

foundation for our faith; he products us from the attacks of the enemy;

he offers a place of rest in battle.

Our battles are usually not physical ones, but rather spiritual

and emotional wars.

We struggle with difficult relationships, the burdens of the past,

the subtle accusations of the devil.

But these enemies can be overcome. David says,

"I call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise" .

When we turn to the Lord, trust his Word, acknowledge his

worthiness, we put our own problems and difficulties in perspective.

We see that God is able to rescue us, and has promised to do so.

And as we respond to his grace by focusing

on him, we abandon trust in ourselves and allow him to do what he promised.



Application



a) What kinds of enemies do I face?



b) How have I tried to deal with those enemies by myself?



c) How can today's verses help me turn to the sources of my rescue?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Exodus 3:7-8



7 (Ps 106:44; Ex 2:23-25)The Lord said,

"I have surely seen the affliction of My people who are in Egypt

and have heard their cry on account of their taskmasters,

for I know their sorrows.

8 (Ge 50:24; 15:18-21; Ex 13:5) Therefore, I have come down

to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians,

and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land,

to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of

the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites,

the Hivites, and the Jebusites."



7 And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people

which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters;

for I know their sorrows;

8 and I am come down to deliver them out of the hand

of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and

a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the

Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites,

and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

Song of Solomon 7





The Woman

10 (Ps 45:11; SS 2:16) I am my beloved's,

and his desire is for me.

11 (SS 4:8) Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the fields,

and lodge in the villages;

12 (SS 6:11 ) let us go out early to the vineyards,

and see whether the vines have budded,

whether the grape blossoms have opened

and the pomegranates are in bloom.

There I will give you my love.

13 (Ge 30:14; Mt 13:52 ) The mandrakes give forth fragrance,

and at our doors are all choice fruits,

new as well as old,

which I have laid up for you, my beloved.



10 I am my beloved's,

And his desire is toward me.

11 Come, my beloved,

Let us go forth into the field;

Let us lodge in the villages.

12 Let us get up early to the vineyards;

Let us see if the vine flourish,

Whether the tender grape appear,

And the pomegranates bud forth:

There will I give thee my loves.

13 The mandrakes give a smell,

And at our gates are all manner of pleasant fruits,

New and old,

Which I have laid up for thee, O my beloved.



Songs 8

1 Oh, that you were like a brother to me,

who nursed at my mother's breasts!

If I found you outside,

I would kiss you,

and no one would despise me.

2 (SS 3:4; Pr 9:2) I would lead you and bring you

into the house of my mother,

she who used to instruct me.

I would give you spiced wine to drink,

the juice of my pomegranates.

3 (SS 2:6) His left hand is under my head,

and his right arm embraces me!

4 (SS 2:7; 3:5) I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,

do not stir up or awaken love

until it pleases.



1 O that thou wert as my brother,

That sucked the breasts of my mother!

When I should find thee without, I would kiss thee;

Yea, I should not be despised.

2 I would lead thee,

And bring thee into my mother's house,

Who would instruct me:

I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine

Of the juice of my pomegranate.

3 His left hand should be under my head,

And his right hand should embrace me.

4 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,

That ye stir not up, nor awake my love,

Until he please.



Friends of the Woman



5 (SS 3:6; 2:3) Who is that coming up from the wilderness,

leaning upon her beloved?



5 Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness,

Leaning upon her beloved?



The Woman



Under the apple tree I awakened you.

There your mother was in labor with you;

there she who bore you was in labor.

6 (Isa 49:16; Jer 22:24) Set me as a seal upon your heart,

as a seal upon your arm;

for love is strong as death,

passion fierce as the grave.

Its fires of desire are as ardent flames,

a most intense flame.

7 (Pr 6:35) Many waters cannot quench love,

neither can floods drown it.

If a man offered for love

all the wealth of his house,

it would be utterly condemned.



I raised thee up under the apple tree:

There thy mother brought thee forth:

There she brought thee forth that bare thee.

6 Set me as a seal upon thine heart,

As a seal upon thine arm:

For love is strong as death;

Jealousy is cruel as the grave:

The coals thereof are coals of fire,

Which hath a most vehement flame.

7 Many waters cannot quench love,

Neither can the floods drown it:

If a man would give all the substance of his house for love,

It would utterly be contemned.



Brothers of the Woman



8 We have a little sister,

and she has no breasts.

What will we do for our sister

on the day when she is spoken for?

9 If she is a wall,

we will build upon her a battlement of silver;

but if she is a door,

we will enclose her with boards of cedar.



8 We have a little sister,

And she hath no breasts:

What shall we do for our sister

In the day when she shall be spoken for?

9 If she be a wall,

We will build upon her a palace of silver:

And if she be a door,

We will inclose her with boards of cedar.



The Woman

10 (SS 4:5; Eze 16:7 ) I was a wall,

and my breasts were like towers;

then I was in his eyes

as one who finds peace.

11 (Ecc 2:4; Isa 7:23 ) Solomon had a vineyard at Baal Hamon;

he leased the vineyard to keepers;

each man was to bring for its fruit a thousand pieces of silver.

12 (SS 1:6) My vineyard, my very own, is before me;

you, O Solomon, may have the thousand,

and the keepers of the fruit two hundred.



10 I am a wall,

And my breasts like towers:

Then was I in his eyes

As one that found favour.

11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon;

He let out the vineyard unto keepers;

Every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.

12 My vineyard, which is mine, is before me:

Thou, O Solomon, must have a thousand,

And those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.



The Man



13 (SS 1:7) O you who dwell in the gardens,

my companions listen for your voice;

let me hear it!

The Woman

14 (SS 2:17; 2:9) Make haste, my beloved,

and be like a gazelle or a young stag

on the mountains of spices!



13 Thou that dwellest in the gardens,

The companions hearken to thy voice:

Cause me to hear it.

14 Make haste, my beloved,

And be thou like to a roe

Or to a young hart

Upon the mountains of spices.

Songs of Solomon 5



The Woman



10 (Ps 45:2) My beloved is white and ruddy,

distinguished among ten thousand.

11 His head is the finest gold;

his locks are wavy,

black as a raven.

12 (SS 1:15; 4:1) His eyes are like doves

beside rivers of water,

bathed in milk,

fitly set.

13 (SS 1:10; 2:1) His cheeks are like beds of spices,

mounds of scented herbs.

His lips are lilies,

dripping liquid myrrh.

14 (Ex 24:10; Isa 54:11) His arms are rods of gold,

set with jewels.

His body is bright ivory,

inlaid with sapphires.

15 (1Ki 4:33) His legs are alabaster columns,

set on bases of gold.

His appearance is like Lebanon,

choice as the cedars.

16 (Ps 45:2; SS 7:9) His mouth is most sweet,

and he is altogether desirable.

This is my beloved and this is my friend,

O daughters of Jerusalem.



10 My beloved is white and ruddy,

The chiefest among ten thousand.

11 His head is as the most fine gold,

His locks are bushy,

And black as a raven.

12 His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters,

Washed with milk, and fitly set.

13 His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers:

His lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.

14 His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl:

His belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.

15 His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold:

His countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.

16 His mouth is most sweet:

Yea, he is altogether lovely.

This is my beloved, and this is my friend,

O daughters of Jerusalem.



Songs 6

Friends of the Woman



1 (SS 1:8; 5:9) Where has your beloved gone,

O fairest among women?

Where has your beloved turned aside,

that we may seek him with you?



1 Whither is thy beloved gone,

O thou fairest among women?

Whither is thy beloved turned aside?

That we may seek him with thee.



The Woman



2 (SS 5:13) My beloved has gone down to his garden,

to the beds of spices,

to feed his flock in the gardens,

and to gather lilies.

3 (SS 2:16; 7:10) I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine;

he feeds his flock among the lilies.



2 My beloved is gone down into his garden,

To the beds of spices,

To feed in the gardens,

And to gather lilies.

3 I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine:

He feedeth among the lilies.



The Man



4 (SS 6:10; Ps 48:2; 1Ki 14:17) You are beautiful as Tirzah, my love,

comely as Jerusalem,

awesome as an army with banners!

5 Turn your eyes away from me,

for they overwhelm me!

Your hair is like a flock of goats

streaming down from Gilead.

6 (SS 4:2 ) your teeth are like a flock of ewes

that have come up from the washing;

all of them bear twins; not one among them has lost its young;

7 (SS 4:3) your cheeks are like halves

of a pomegranate behind your veil.

8 (Ps 45:14) There are sixty queens

and eighty concubines,

and virgins without number.

9 (SS 5:2; 2:14) My dove, my perfect one, is the only one,

the only one of her mother,

choice to her who bore her.

The maidens saw her and called her blessed;

the queens and concubines also, and they praised her.

10 (SS 6:4; Job 31:26) Who is this who looks forth like the dawn,

fair as the moon, radiant as the sun,

awesome as an army with banners?

11 (SS 7:12) I went down to the nut orchard

to look at the blossoms of the valley,

to see whether the vines had budded,

whether the pomegranates were in bloom.

12 Before I was aware, my soul set me in a chariot beside my prince.



4 Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah,

Comely as Jerusalem,

Terrible as an army with banners.

5 Turn away thine eyes from me,

For they have overcome me:

Thy hair is as a flock of goats

That appear from Gilead.

6 Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep

Which go up from the washing,

Whereof every one beareth twins,

And there is not one barren among them.

7 As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples

Within thy locks.

8T here are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines,

And virgins without number.

9 My dove, my undefiled is but one;

She is the only one of her mother,

She is the choice one of her that bare her.

The daughters saw her, and blessed her;

Yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.

10 Who is she that looketh forth as the morning,

Fair as the moon, clear as the sun,

And terrible as an army with banners?

11 I went down into the garden of nuts

To see the fruits of the valley,

And to see whether the vine flourished,

And the pomegranates budded.

12 Or ever I was aware,

My soul made me like the chariots of Amminadib.



Friends of the Woman



13 (Ge 32:2 ) Return, return, O Shulammite! [7:1 in the Heb. text.]

Return, return, that we may look upon you.



13 Return, return, O Shulamite;

Return, return, that we may look upon thee.



The Man



Why should you look upon the Shulammite,

as upon a dance before two armies?[Or dance of Mahanaim.]



What will ye see in the Shulamite?

As it were the company of two armies.



Songs 7



1 (Ps 45:13) How beautiful are your feet in sandals,

O prince's daughter!

The curves of your thighs are like jewels,

the work of a master hand.

2 Your navel is a round bowl

that never lacks mixed wine.

Your belly is a heap of wheat,

encircled with lilies.

3 (SS 4:5) Your two breasts are like two fawns,

twins of a gazelle.

4 (SS 4:4; Ps 144:12) Your neck is like an ivory tower,

your eyes pools in Heshbon,

by the gate of Bath Rabbim.

Your nose is like a tower of Lebanon,

overlooking Damascus.

5 (Isa 35:2; SS 4:1 ) Your head crowns like Carmel,

and your flowing hair is like purple;

a king is held captive in the tresses.

6 (SS 1:15-16; 4:10) How fair and pleasant you are,

O loved one, with all your delights!

7 (SS 4:5) Your stature is like a palm tree,

and your breasts are like its clusters.

8 I say I will climb the palm tree

and take hold of its branches.

Oh, may your breasts be like clusters of the vine,

and the scent of your breath like apples,

9 (SS 5:16) and your mouth like the best wine.

It goes down smoothly for my beloved,

gliding over lips and teeth.



Song of Solomon 7

1 How beautiful are thy feet with shoes,

O prince's daughter!

The joints of thy thighs are like jewels,

The work of the hands of a cunning workman.

2 Thy navel is like a round goblet,

Which wanteth not liquor:

Thy belly is like an heap of wheat

Set about with lilies.

3 Thy two breasts are like two young roes

That are twins.

4 Thy neck is as a tower of ivory;

Thine eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon,

By the gate of Bathrabbim:

Thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon

Which looketh toward Damascus.

5 Thine head upon thee is like Carmel,

And the hair of thine head like purple;

The king is held in the galleries.

6 How fair and how pleasant art thou,

O love, for delights!

7 This thy stature is like to a palm tree,

And thy breasts to clusters of grapes.

8 I said, I will go up to the palm tree,

I will take hold of the boughs thereof:

Now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine,

And the smell of thy nose like apples;

9 And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine

For my beloved, that goeth down sweetly,

Causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.

Songs 2

1 (SS 5:13; Isa 35:1-2) I am the rose of Sharon,

the lily of the valleys.



1 I am the rose of Sharon,

And the lily of the valleys.



The Man



2 As a lily among thorns,

so is my love among the maidens.



2 As the lily among thorns,

So is my love among the daughters.



The Woman



3 (SS 8:5; Isa 25:4 ) As an apple tree among the trees of the forest,

so is my beloved among the young men.

In his shadow I sat with great delight,

and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

4 (SS 1:4) He brought me to the banquet house,

and his banner over me was love.

5 (SS 5:8; 2Sa 6:19) Sustain me with raisins,

r efresh me with apples;

for I am faint with love.

6 His left hand is under my head,

and his right hand embraces me.

7 (SS 3:5; 8:4; 1:5) I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,

by the gazelles or the does of the field,

do not stir up or awaken love

until it pleases.

8 The voice of my beloved!

Look, he comes

leaping over the mountains,

bounding over the hills.

9 (SS 8:14; 2:17 ) My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag.

Look, he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows,

looking through the lattice.

10 (SS 2:13) My beloved speaks and says to me:

"Rise up, my love,

my fair one, and come away.

11 For now the winter has past;

the rain is over and gone.

12 The flowers appear on the earth;

the time of singing has come,

and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.

13 (SS 2:10) The fig tree puts forth its green figs,

and the vines their blossoms;

and they give forth fragrance.

Rise up, my love, my beautiful one, and come away.

14 (SS 1:5; 8:13) O my dove, in the clefts of the rock,

in the secret places of the cliffs,

let me see your face,

let me hear your voice;

for your voice is sweet,

and your face is lovely.

15 (SS 2:13; 7:12) Catch the foxes for us,

the little foxes

that spoil the vineyards,

for our vineyards are in blossom."

16 (SS 6:3; 7:10; 4:5) My beloved is mine, and I am his;

he feeds his flock among the lilies.

17 (SS 4:6) Until the day breathes

and the shadows flee,

turn, my beloved,

be like a gazelle

or a young stag

on the cleft mountains. [Or mountains of Bether.]



3 As the apple tree among the trees of the wood,

So is my beloved among the sons.

I sat down under his shadow with great delight,

And his fruit was sweet to my taste.

4 He brought me to the banqueting house,

And his banner over me was love.

5 Stay me with flagons,

Comfort me with apples:

For I am sick of love.

6 His left hand is under my head,

And his right hand doth embrace me.

7 I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem,

By the roes, and by the hinds of the field,

That ye stir not up, nor awake my love,

Till he please.

8 The voice of my beloved!

Behold, he cometh

Leaping upon the mountains,

Skipping upon the hills.

9 My beloved is like a roe

Or a young hart:

Behold, he standeth

Behind our wall,

He looketh forth at the windows,

Shewing himself through the lattice.

10 My beloved spake, and said unto me,

Rise up, my love, my fair one,

And come away.

11 For, lo, the winter is past,

The rain is over and gone;

12 The flowers appear on the earth;

The time of the singing of birds is come,

And the voice of the turtle

Is heard in our land;

13 The fig tree putteth forth her green figs,

And the vines with the tender grape

Give a good smell.

Arise, my love, my fair one,

and come away.

14 O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock,

In the secret places of the stairs,

Let me see thy countenance,

Let me hear thy voice;

For sweet is thy voice,

And thy countenance is comely.

15 Take us the foxes,

The little foxes,

That spoil the vines:

For our vines have tender grapes.

16 My beloved is mine, and I am his:

He feedeth among the lilies.

17 Until the day break,

And the shadows flee away,

Turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart

Upon the mountains of Bether.



Songs 3

1 (SS 5:6; 1:)7On my bed by night I sought him

whom my soul loves;

I sought him, but found him not.

2 I will rise now and go about the city,

in the streets and in the squares;

I will seek him whom my soul loves.

I sought him, but found him not.

3 (SS 5:7; Isa 21:6-8) The watchmen found me,

as they went about the city.

"Have you seen him whom my soul loves?"

4 (Pr 4:13; 8:17) Scarcely had I passed them,

when I found him whom my soul loves.

I held him, and would not let him go

until I brought him to my mother's house,

and into the chamber of her who conceived me.

5 (SS 2:7; 8:4 ) I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,

by the gazelles or does of the field,

do not stir up or awaken love

until it pleases.

6 (SS 8:5; 1:13) Who is that coming up from the wilderness,

like columns of smoke,

perfumed with myrrh and frankincense,

with all the fragrant powders of the merchant?

7 Look, it is the litter of Solomon!

Around it are sixty mighty men,

of the mighty men of Israel,

8 (Ps 45:3; 91:5) all of them holding swords

and expert in war,

each with his sword at his thigh,

because of terrors by night.

9 King Solomon made himself a palanquin

from the wood of Lebanon.

10 He made its posts of silver,

its back of gold,

its seat of purple;

its interior was inlaid with love

by the daughters of Jerusalem.

11 (Isa 62:5; 4:4) Go forth, O daughters of Zion,

and see King Solomon with the crown

with which his mother crowned him

on the day of his wedding,

on the day of the gladness of his heart.



1 By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth:

I sought him, but I found him not.

2 I will rise now, and go about the city

In the streets, and in the broad ways

I will seek him whom my soul loveth:

I sought him, but I found him not.

3 The watchmen that go about the city found me:

To whom I said,

Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?

4 It was but a little that I passed from them,

But I found him whom my soul loveth:

I held him, and would not let him go,

Until I had brought him into my mother's house,

And into the chamber of her that conceived me.

5 I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem,

By the roes, and by the hinds of the field,

That ye stir not up, nor awake my love,

Till he please.

6 Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness

Like pillars of smoke,

Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense,

With all powders of the merchant?

7 Behold his bed, which is Solomon's;

Threescore valiant men are about it,

Of the valiant of Israel.

8 They all hold swords,

Being expert in war:

Every man hath his sword upon his thigh

Because of fear in the night.

9 King Solomon made himself a chariot

Of the wood of Lebanon.

10 He made the pillars thereof of silver,

The bottom thereof of gold, the covering of it of purple,

The midst thereof being paved with love,

For the daughters of Jerusalem.

11 Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion,

And behold king Solomon

With the crown wherewith his mother crowned him

In the day of his espousals,

And in the day of the gladness of his heart.

Songs 4

The Man

1 (SS 1:15; 6:5; 6:7) How fair you are, my love!

How very fair!

Your eyes are doves behind your veil.

Your hair is like a flock of goats,

streaming down the hills of Gilead.

2 (SS 6:6) Your teeth are like a flock of shorn ewes

that have come up from the washing,

all of which bear twins,

and not one among them has lost its young.

3 (SS 6:7; Jos 2:18) Your lips are like a scarlet thread,

and your mouth is lovely.

Your cheeks are halves of a pomegranate

behind your veil.

4 (SS 7:4; Ne 3:19) Your neck is like the tower of David,

built in rows of stone;

on it hang a thousand shields,

all of them shields of mighty men.

5 (SS 2:16; 6:3) Your two breasts are like two fawns,

twins of a gazelle,

that feed among the lilies.

6 (SS 2:17; 4:14) Until the day breathes

and the shadows flee,

I will go away to the mountain of myrrh

and the hill of frankincense.

7 (SS 1:15) You are altogether fair, my love;

there is no flaw in you.

8 (Dt 3:9; 1Ch 5:23) Come with me from Lebanon, my bride;

come with me from Lebanon.

Depart from the peak of Amana,

from the peak of Senir and Hermon,

from the dens of lions,

from the mountains of leopards.

9 (SS 5:1-2; 4:10) You have ravished my heart, my sister, my bride;

you have ravished my heart

with one glance of your eyes,

with one jewel of your necklace.

10 (SS 1:2-4) How fair is your love, my sister, my bride!

How much better than wine is your love,

and the fragrance of your oils than any spice!

11 (Ge 27:27; SS 5:1) Your lips drip honey, my bride;

honey and milk are under your tongue;

and the fragrance of your garments is like the scent of Lebanon.

12 (Pr 5:15-18) A garden locked is my sister, my bride,

a fountain sealed.

13 (SS 1:14; Ecc 2:5) Your plants are an orchard of pomegranates

with all choicest fruits,

henna with nard,

14 (Ex 30:23; SS 4:6; 3:6) nard and saffron,

calamus and cinnamon,

with all trees of frankincense,

myrrh and aloes,

with all the chief spices"

15 (Jn 4:10; Jer 2:13) a garden fountain,

a well of living water,

and flowing streams from Lebanon.



1 Behold, thou art fair, my love;

Behold, thou art fair;

Thou hast doves' eyes

Within thy locks:

Thy hair is as a flock of goats,

That appear from mount Gilead.

2 Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn,

Which came up from the washing;

Whereof every one bear twins,

And none is barren among them.

3 Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet,

And thy speech is comely:

Thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate

Within thy locks.

4 Thy neck is like the tower of David

Builded for an armoury,

Whereon there hang a thousand bucklers,

All shields of mighty men.

5 Thy two breasts are like two young roes

That are twins,

Which feed among the lilies.

6 Until the day break,

And the shadows flee away,

I will get me to the mountain of myrrh,

And to the hill of frankincense.

7 Thou art all fair, my love;

There is no spot in thee.

8 Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse,

With me from Lebanon:

Look from the top of Amana,

From the top of Shenir and Hermon,

From the lions' dens,

From the mountains of the leopards.

9 Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse;

Thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes,

With one chain of thy neck.

10 How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse!

How much better is thy love than wine!

And the smell of thine ointments than all spices!

11 Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb:

Honey and milk are under thy tongue;

And the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

12 A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse;

A spring shut up, a fountain sealed.

13 Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates,

With pleasant fruits;

Camphire, with spikenard,

14 Spikenard and saffron;

Calamus and cinnamon,

With all trees of frankincense;

Myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:

15 A fountain of gardens,

A well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.



The Woman



16 (SS 5:1; 6:2) Awake, O north wind,

and come, O south wind!

Blow upon my garden,

that its spices may flow out.

Let my beloved come to his garden,

and eat its choicest fruits.



16 Awake, O north wind;

And come, thou south;

Blow upon my garden,

That the spices thereof may flow out.

Let my beloved come into his garden,

And eat his pleasant fruits.



Songs 5

The Man



1 (SS 6:2; 4:16) I come to my garden, my sister, my bride;

I gather my myrrh with my spice;

I eat my honeycomb with my honey;

I drink my wine with my milk.



1 I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse:

I have gathered my myrrh with my spice;

I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey;

I have drunk my wine with my milk:



Friends of the Man



Eat, friends!

Drink, and be drunk with love!



Eat, O friends;

Drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.



The Woman



2 (SS 6:9; 2:14) I slept, but my heart was awake.

A sound! My beloved is knocking. "Open to me, my sister, and my love,

my dove, my perfect one;

for my head is wet with dew,

my locks with the drops of the night."

3 (Lk 11:7) I had taken off my garment;

how could I put it on again?

I had bathed my feet;

how could I soil them?

4 My beloved put his hand by the latch,

and my heart yearned for him.

5 (SS 5:13) I rose up to open to my beloved,

and my hands dripped with myrrh,

my fingers with liquid myrrh

on the handles of the bolt.

6 (SS 5:2) I opened to my beloved,

but my beloved had turned and was gone.

My soul failed me when he spoke.

I sought him, but found him not;

I called him, but he gave no answer.

7 (SS 3:3) The watchmen found me

as they went about the city;

they struck me, they wounded me;

they took away my mantle,

those watchmen of the walls.

8 (SS 2:7; 2:5 ) I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,

if you find my beloved,

that you tell him I am faint with love.

Friends of the Woman

9 (SS 1:8; 6:1) What is your beloved more than another beloved,

O fairest among women?

What is your beloved more than another beloved,

that you so charge us?



2 I sleep, but my heart waketh:

It is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying,

Open to me, my sister, my love,

My dove, my undefiled:

For my head is filled with dew,

And my locks with the drops of the night.

3 I have put off my coat;

How shall I put it on?

I have washed my feet;

How shall I defile them?

4 My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door,

And my bowels were moved for him.

5 I rose up to open to my beloved;

And my hands dropped with myrrh,

And my fingers with sweet smelling myrrh,

Upon the handles of the lock.

6 I opened to my beloved;

But my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone:

My soul failed when he spake:

I sought him, but I could not find him;

I called him, but he gave me no answer.

7 The watchmen that went about the city found me,

They smote me, they wounded me;

The keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.

8 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,

If ye find my beloved,

That ye tell him,

that I am sick of love.

9 What is thy beloved more than another beloved,

O thou fairest among women?

What is thy beloved more than another beloved,

That thou dost so charge us?

Day 151, 31 May 2026



Today at

Calvary Community church , Pastor Larry Janzen spoke on

Living Counter-Cultural, Rationally relational



1 Peter 3:8



8 (Mt 18:33; Ro 12:10) Finally, be all of one mind, be loving toward

one another, be gracious, and be kind.



[8] Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love

as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:



Be all of one mind



Ephesians 4:3-6



3 be eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

4 (Eph 1:18; 2:16) There is one body and one Spirit, even as you were called

in one hope of your calling,

5 (1Co 8:6; Mt 28:19) one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

6 (Ro 11:36; 1Co 12:6) one God and Father of all, who is above all,

and through all, and in you all.



[3] Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

[4] There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of

your calling;

[5] One Lord, one faith, one baptism,

[6] One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you

all.



1 Corinthians 2:16



16 (Jn 15:15; Ro 11:34) For

"who has known the mind of the Lord

that he may instruct Him?"(Isa 40:13.)

But we have the mind of Christ.





[16] For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But

we have the mind of Christ.





By Sympathetic



Love one another



1 Corinthians 13:1-8a



1 (2Co 12:4) If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels,

and have not love, I have become as sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.

2 (Mt 17:20; 21:21) If I have the gift of prophecy, and understand

all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith,

so that I could remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing.

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.

4 (Col 3:12; Pr 10:12) Love suffers long and is kind; love envies not;

love flaunts not itself and is not puffed up,

5 (1Co 10:24; Php 2:21) does not behave itself improperly, seeks not its own,

is not easily provoked, thinks no evil;

6 (2Jn 1:4; Ro 1:32) rejoices not in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;

7 (1Co 13:4) bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things,

and endures all things.

8 Love never fails. But if there are prophecies, they shall fail;

if there are tongues, they shall cease; and if there is knowledge,

it shall vanish.



[1] Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not

charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

[2] And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries,

and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove

mountains, and have not charity, I am 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.

[4] Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity

vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

[5] Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily

provoked, thinketh no evil;

[6] Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

[7] Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth

all things.

[8] Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail;

whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it

shall vanish away.





Be Compaasionate





Be humble



1) Song of Solomon



Songs 1

Introduction

1 The Song of Songs, which is Solomon's.



1 The song of songs, which is Solomon's.



The Woman



2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!

For your love is better than wine.

3 Your anointing oils are fragrant,

your name is oil poured out;

therefore the virgins love you.

4 Draw me after you, let us run.

The king has brought me into his chambers.



2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth:

For thy love is better than wine.

3 Because of the savour of thy good ointments

Thy name is as ointment poured forth,

Therefore do the virgins love thee.

4 Draw me, we will run after thee:

The king hath brought me into his chambers:





Friends of the Woman



We will exult and rejoice in you;

we will remember your love more than wine;

rightly do they love you.



We will be glad and rejoice in thee,

We will remember thy love more than wine:

The upright love thee.



The Woman



5 I am dark, but still lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem,

like the tents of Kedar,

like the curtains of Solomon.

6 Do not gaze at me, because I am dark,

because the sun has looked upon me.

My mother's sons were angry with me;

they made me the keeper of the vineyards,

but my own vineyard I have not kept.

7 Tell me, you whom my soul loves,

where you pasture your flock,

where you make it lie down at noon;

for why should I be like one who veils herself

by the flocks of your companions?



5 I am black, but comely,

O ye daughters of Jerusalem,

As the tents of Kedar,

As the curtains of Solomon.

6 Look not upon me, because I am black,

Because the sun hath looked upon me:

My mother's children were angry with me;

They made me the keeper of the vineyards;

But mine own vineyard have I not kept.

7 Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth,

Where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon:

For why should I be as one that turneth aside

By the flocks of thy companions?



Friends of the Woman



8 If you do not know, O fairest among women,

follow in the tracks of the flock,

and pasture your young goats

beside the shepherds' tents.



8 If thou know not, O thou fairest among women,

Go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock,

And feed thy kids

Beside the shepherds' tents.



The Man



9 I compare you, my love, to a mare among Pharaoh's chariots.

10 Lovely are your cheeks with ornaments,

your neck with chains of gold.

Friends of the Woman

11We will make you ornaments of gold,

with studs of silver.

The Woman

12 While the king was on his couch,

my nard gave forth its fragrance.

13 My beloved is to me a bundle of myrrh

that lies all night between my breasts.

14 My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms

in the vineyards of En Gedi.

The Man

15 How fair you are, my love.

How fair you are! Your eyes are doves.



9 I have compared thee, O my love,

To a company of horses in Pharaoh's chariots.

10 Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels,

Thy neck with chains of gold.

11 We will make thee borders of gold

With studs of silver.

12 While the King sitteth at his table,

My spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.

13 A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me;

He shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.

14 My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire

In the vineyards of Engedi.

15 Behold, thou art fair, my love;

Behold, thou art fair;

Thou hast doves' eyes.



The Woman



16 How fair you are, my beloved!

Yes, pleasant!

Our bed is verdant;

17 the beams of our house are cedar,

and our rafters of fir.



16 Behold, thou art fair, my beloved,

Yea, pleasant:

Also our bed is green.

17 The beams of our house are cedar,

And our rafters of fir.

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



Ontario



Quick facts on Muslims in Ontario



Ontario 2015 population 13 687 7000



est Muslim Population 1 001 542



CNMM Networks: Ottawa, Durham, York, Toronto, Mississauga, Halton, Hamilton,

Niagara, Kitchener, London, Windsor



Ontario has 55% of all of Canada's entire Muslim population. This means that

the whole of the Muslim world is represented somewhere in this province. Most

Muslims are understandably located along the southern border stretching

from Windsor eastward all the way up to Ottawa. Yet Muslims are constantly

resettling in more and more suburban and even small towns of Ontario. Mosques

are springing up, and where there are enough gathered, Islamic schools

are starting.

And they're not complacent, either. Many Islamic leaders are energetic in their

advancement of Islam in Canadian society. Recently in the Niagara Region,

the local mosque distributed via Canada Post as many as 50000 full-colour

brochures on Islam. An that mosque's Facebook page proudly show pictures of

"reverts", or white Canadians who have converted to Islam as a result of

receiving the flier and engaging with the mosque community. Another town

reports Muslims going door-to-door evangelism.

Agree in prayer for:



- net network leaders - the need is great

- the development of network leadership teams

- good connections with local pastors, congregations and individuals

whom God is calling into this ministry.

- wisdom facilitating outreach and training activities for mobilising

believers

- new full and part-time workers among Muslims throughout all these areas

- for pastors and churches to respond not in fear, but full of faith and love

towards Muslims, sharing Jesus with them.



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



Day 30 of the Month



a) Pray for God's will to be done where you live and throughout

Canadian society, as it is in Heaven



( Matt 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.



)



b) Pray that in kindness God will lead many to repentance in your city

or community, and across our nation. (



Rom 2:4



4 (Ex 34:6; Isa 30:18) Do you despise the riches of His goodness,

tolerance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God

leads you to repentance?



4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance

and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth

thee to repentance?



)



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and praise him for He is a just God!



Pray to the Lord: "Forgiving God, please enable me to forgive others."



Pray to the Lord and pray to break up the hallow ground in You

and sow righteousness.



Pray to the Lord and pray to know the Blessings of Obedince.



Pray to the Lord and pray into everything including anxiety.



Agree in prayer for Ontario:



- get network leaders - the need is great

- the development of network leadership teams

- good connections with local pastors, congregations and individuals

whom God is calling into this ministry.

- wisdom facilitating outreach and training activities for mobilising

believers

- new full and part-time workers among Muslims throughout all these areas

- for pastors and churches to respond not in fear, but full of faith and love

towards Muslims, sharing Jesus with them.



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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



Pray for God's will to be done where you live and throughout

society, as it is in Heaven



Pray that in kindness God will lead many to repentance in your city

or community, and across our world.



Praise God that Muhammad’s prison sentence in
"https://www.vomcanada.com/indonesia.htm">INDONESIA for evangelising

was reduced. Pray as he awaits release.



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 30 May 2026 titled

Imitating God's Forgiveness

by Sheridan Voysey



Ephesians 4:25-32



Rules for the New Life



25 (Col 3:9; Zec 8:16; Ro 12:5) Therefore, putting away lying, let every man

speak truthfully with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.

26 (Ps 37:8; 4:4) Be angry but do not sin.

Do not let the sun go down on your anger.

27 (Jas 4:7) Do not give place to the devil.

28 (Ex 20:15; 1Th 4:11-12) Let him who steals steal no more. Instead,

let him labour, working with his hands things which are good,

that he may have something to share with him who is in need.

29 (Col 4:6) Let no unwholesome word proceed out of your mouth,

but only that which is good for building up, that it may give grace

to the listeners.

30 (1Th 5:19; Isa 63:10; Ro 8:23) And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God,

in whom you are sealed for the day of redemption.

31 (Col 3:8; Ecc 7:9; Col 3:19) Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outbursts,

and blasphemies, with all malice, be taken away from you.

32 (2Co 2:10; Col 3:12-13; Mt 6:12) And be kind one to another,

tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ

also forgave you.



[25] Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour:

for we are members one of another.

[26] Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

[27] Neither give place to the devil.

[28] Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working

with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that

needeth.

[29] Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which

is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

[30] And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the

day of redemption.

[31] Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil

speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

[32] And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another,

even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.



I used to work with a woman named Madge, who was an amazing cook. "You should

taste my pea and ham soup!" she said one day. After replying that I really

didn't like peas, Madge smiled and said, "You will after you try my soup."

The next day she handed me a container of her soup, made especially for me.



"Did you try my soup?" Madge asked me a couple of days later. "I will-soon!"

I said, hoping she wouldn't ask me again. But she did - the next day, and the

next. “Don't leave it too long or it'll spoil," she added on the fourth day.



A week later, Madge's uneaten soup had spoiled, and I threw it away. I felt

dread as she approached me. "You did try my soup, didn’t you?" she asked.



"Yes," I said. "It was . . . delicious."



In Ephesians 4, Paul calls us to deal with speech-related sins like angry

words (v. 26), unwholesome talk (v. 29), and slander (v. 31). But before these

comes a more basic call to "speak truthfully to your neighbour" (v. 25).

I had looked at Madge and told her a lie. I knew what I needed to do.



I walked into Madge's office, confessed my lie, and sheepishly asked for her

forgiveness. Madge walked to me and gave me a hug. "Of course I forgive you,"

she said. "How could I not, when I know how much God's forgiven me?"



Reflect & Pray



How many sinful words or actions has God forgiven you for?

How can that reminder help you forgive someone today,

with the Holy Spirit's strength?



Forgiving God, please enable me to forgive others.



For further study, read The Risk of Forgiveness.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 5 Rejoice in Grace - Day 7 Break up Your Fallow Ground



Hosea 10:12



12 Sow to yourselves righteousness, reap mercy,

break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the Lord,

until He comes and rains righteousness upon you.



12 Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy;

break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD,

till he come and rain righteousness upon you.



When a farmer prepares to plant his crop, a great deal of preparation

is necessary before the seen can be sown. He has to plow up the ground,

turning under the stubble from the previous harvest, harrow the field to

break up the clods, and fertilise- readying the soil for optimum growth.

A fallow field, one that was not planted the previous season, must be

broken and worked so that the seed can find root in the ground.

The Bible likens spiritual growth to raising crops. God is the one

who brings rain and gives growth, but the success or failure

of the seed - both in initial salvation and in ongoing maturity -

is often linked to how well the soil has been prepared.

That preparation isn't always a pleasant or rewarding process.

We may resist the plowing or harrowing that comes through

the Holy Spirit's conviction of sin. We may need to dig up boulders

of bitterness and thistles of anger; we may have to plow under the

stubble of the last crop of lessons, working that mulch deep into our lives.

But the final outcome is worth the effort - even the pain - that

preparation brings. Broken up, harrowed, readied for the seed of God's Word,

we are rich and fertile ground, and the seed of righteousness produces

an abundant crop in us.



Application



a) In what ways have I been "broken up" and "harrowed" by the Holy

Spirit to prepare me for God's work in me?



b) How can I apply these verses to myself? How can I

"sow in righteousness," "reap in mercy," "break up my fallow ground"?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Genesis 30:43



The man became exceedingly prosperous and had many sheep

and female servants and male servants and camels and donkeys.



And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle,

and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.



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



When you are anxious



Phil 4:4-7



4 (Php 3:1; Ro 12:12 Rejoice in the Lord always.

Again I will say, rejoice!

5 (Jas 5:8-9) Let everyone come to know your gentleness.

The Lord is at hand.

6 (Eph 6:18; Mt 6:25-33) Be anxious for nothing, but in everything,

by prayer and supplication with gratitude, make your requests known

to God.

7 (Jn 14:27; Col 3:15; Isa 26:3) And the peace of God, which surpasses

all understanding, will protect your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.



4 Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.

5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.

6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication

with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding,

shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13





9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

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

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

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

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

as we forgive our debtors.

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

but deliver us from evil.

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



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

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

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

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

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

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

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

Qoph

145 I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O Lord,

I will keep Your statutes.

146 I cried unto You; deliver me,

and I shall keep Your testimonies.

147 I arose before the dawn of the morning and cried for help;

I hope in Your words.

148 My eyes are awake before the night watches,

that I might meditate on Your word.

149 Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness, O Lord;

revive me according to Your judgment.

150 They draw close, those who persecute me with evil;

they are far from Your law.

151 But You are near, O Lord,

and all Your commandments are true.

152 I have known of old

that You have established Your testimonies forever.



[145] I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy

statutes.

[146] I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies.

[147] I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy

word.

[148] Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy

word.

[149] Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O LORD, quicken me

according to thy judgment.

[150] They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.

[151] Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth.

[152] Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded

them for ever.



Resh

153 Consider my affliction, and deliver me,

for I do not forget Your law.

154 Plead my cause, and defend me;

revive me according to Your word.

155 Salvation is far from the wicked,

for they do not seek Your statutes.

156 Great are Your compassions, O Lord;

revive me according to Your judgments.

157 Many are my persecutors and my enemies,

yet I do not turn from Your testimonies.

158 I behold the transgressors with disgust,

because they have not kept Your word.

159 Consider how I love Your precepts;

revive me, O Lord, according to Your lovingkindness.

160 Your word is true from the beginning,

and every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever.



[153] Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law.

[154] Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word.

[155] Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes.

[156] Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy

judgments.

[157] Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from

thy testimonies.

[158] I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy

word.

[159] Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy

lovingkindness.

[160] Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous

judgments endureth for ever.



Sin and Shin

161 Princes have persecuted me without a cause,

but my heart stands in awe of Your words.

162 I rejoice at Your word,

as one who finds great plunder.

163 I hate and abhor lying,

but I love Your law.

164 Seven times a day I praise You,

because of Your righteous judgments.

165 Those who love Your law have great peace,

and nothing shall cause them to stumble.

166 Lord, I have hoped for Your deliverance,

and I carry out Your commandments.

167 My soul has kept Your testimonies,

and I love them greatly.

168 I have kept Your precepts and Your testimonies,

for all my ways are before You.



[161] Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in

awe of thy word.

[162] I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.

[163] I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love.

[164] Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.

[165] Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend

them.

[166] LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments.

[167] My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.

[168] I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways are

before thee.



Taw

169 Let my cry come near before You, O Lord;

give me understanding according to Your word.

170 Let my supplication come before You;

deliver me according to Your word.

171 My lips shall declare praise,

for You have taught me Your statutes.

172 My tongue shall speak of Your word,

for all Your commandments are right.

173 Let Your hand help me,

for I have chosen Your precepts.

174 I have longed for Your salvation, O Lord,

and Your law is my delight.

175 Let my soul live and praise You,

and let Your judgments come to my aid.

176 I have wandered like a lost sheep;

seek Your servant, for I do not forget Your commandments.



[169] Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding

according to thy word.

[170] Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy

word.

[171] My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.

[172] My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are

righteousness.

[173] Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.

[174] I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight.

[175] Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help

me.

[176] I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not

forget thy commandments.

Day 150, 30 May 2026



1) Psalms 119:89-176 / Psalm 119:89-176



Lamedh

89 Forever, O Lord, Your word

is established in heaven.

90 Your faithfulness is for all generations;

You have established the earth, and it is firm.

91 They continue this day according to Your ordinance,

for all are Your servants.

92 Unless Your law had been my delight,

I would have perished in my affliction.

93 I will never forget Your precepts,

for with them You have revived me.

94 I am Yours; deliver me,

for I have sought Your precepts.

95 The wicked have waited to destroy me,

but I will consider Your testimonies.

96 I have seen that all perfection has an end,

but Your commandment is quite broad.



[89] For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.

[90] Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the

earth, and it abideth.

[91] They continue this day according to thine ordinances: for all are thy

servants.

[92] Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in

mine affliction.

[93] I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me.

[94] I am thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts.

[95] The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy

testimonies.

[96] I have seen an end of all perfection: but thy commandment is exceeding

broad.



Mem

97 Oh, how I love Your law!

It is my meditation all the day.

98 Your commandments have made me wiser than my enemies,

for they are continually with me.

99 I have more understanding than all my teachers,

for Your testimonies are my meditation.

100 I understand more than the elders,

because I keep Your precepts.

101 I have restrained my feet from every evil way,

that I might keep Your word.

102 I have not departed from Your judgments,

for You have taught me.

103 How sweet are Your words to the taste of my mouth!

Sweeter than honey to my mouth!

104 Through Your precepts I receive understanding;

therefore I hate every false way.



[97] O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.

[98] Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for

they are ever with me.

[99] I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are

my meditation.

[100] I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.

[101] I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy

word.

[102] I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me.

[103] How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my

mouth!

[104] Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false

way.



Nun

105 Your word is a lamp to my feet

and a light to my path.

106 I have sworn, and I will perform it,

that I will keep Your righteous judgments.

107 I am greatly afflicted;

revive me, O Lord, according to Your word.

108 Accept the freewill offerings of my praise, O Lord,

and teach me Your judgments.

109 My soul is continually in my hand,

yet I do not forget Your law.

110 The wicked have laid a trap for me,

yet I do not depart from Your precepts.

111 Your testimonies are my inheritance forever,

for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

112 I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes always,

even unto the end.



[105] Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

[106] I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous

judgments.

[107] I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word.

[108] Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD,

and teach me thy judgments.

[109] My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law.

[110] The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy

precepts.

[111] Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the

rejoicing of my heart.

[112] I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto

the end.



Samekh

113 I hate those who are double-minded,

but I love Your law.

114 You are my hiding place and my shield,

I hope in Your word.

115 Depart from me, you who are wicked,

for I keep the commandments of my God.

116 Uphold me according to Your word, that I may live,

and let me not be ashamed with my hope.

117 Hold me up, and I shall be safe,

and I will have respect for Your statutes continually.

118 You have rejected all those who stray from Your statutes,

for their deceit is falsehood.

119 You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross;

therefore I love Your testimonies.

120 My body trembles for fear of You,

and I am afraid of Your judgments.



[113] I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love.

[114] Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.

[115] Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my

God.

[116] Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be

ashamed of my hope.

[117] Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy

statutes continually.

[118] Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their

deceit is falsehood.

[119] Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I

love thy testimonies.

[120] My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.



Ayin

121 I have done what is right and just;

do not abandon me to my oppressors.

122 Be true to Your servant for good;

let not the proud ones oppress me.

123 My eyes long for Your deliverance

and for the promise of Your righteousness.

124 Deal with Your servant according to Your mercy,

and teach me Your statutes.

125 I am Your servant; grant me understanding,

that I may know Your testimonies.

126 It is time for You, O Lord, to act,

for they have broken Your law.

127 Therefore I love Your commandments

above gold, even fine gold.

128 For I follow all Your precepts to be right,

and I hate every false way.



[121] I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.

[122] Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.

[123] Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy

righteousness.

[124] Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy

statutes.

[125] I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy

testimonies.

[126] It is time for thee, LORD, to work: for they have made void thy law.

[127] Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.

[128] Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right;

and I hate every false way.



Pe

129 Your testimonies are wonderful;

therefore my soul keeps them.

130 The giving of Your words gives light;

it grants understanding to the simple.

131 I opened my mouth and panted,

for I long for Your commandments.

132 Look upon me, and be merciful to me,

as You are for those who love Your name.

133 Order my steps according to Your word,

and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.

134 Deliver me from the oppression of man,

so I will keep Your precepts.

135 Make Your face to shine upon Your servant,

and teach me Your statutes.

136 Rivers of waters run down my eyes,

because people do not keep Your law.



[129] Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them.

[130] The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto

the simple.

[131] I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.

[132] Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto

those that love thy name.

[133] Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion

over me.

[134] Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts.

[135] Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes.

[136] Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.



Tsadhe

137 You are righteous, O Lord,

and upright are Your judgments.

138 You have set Your testimonies in righteousness

and faithfulness.

139 My zeal has consumed me,

because my enemies have forgotten Your words.

140 Your word is pure and true;

therefore Your servant loves it.

141 I am small and despised,

yet I do not forget Your precepts.

142 Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,

and Your law is true.

143 Trouble and anguish have discovered me,

but Your commandments are my delight.

144 The righteousness of Your testimonies is everlasting;

grant me understanding, and I shall live.



[137] Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments.

[138] Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very

faithful.

[139] My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy

words.

[140] Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.

[141] I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts.

[142] Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the

truth.

[143] Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my

delights.

[144] The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me

understanding, and I shall live.

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



http://www.ehc.ca



Day 29 of the Month



a) Pray that God will enlighten those in medicine and health care

to acknowledge the sanctity of life and server with true

integrity and compassion (



Ps 139:13-16



13 You brought my inner parts into being;

You wove me in my mother’s womb.

14 I will praise you, for You made me with fear and wonder;

marvelous are Your works,

and You know me completely.

15 My frame was not hidden from You

when I was made in secret,

and intricately put together in the lowest parts of the earth.

16 Your eyes saw me unformed,

yet in Your book

all my days were written,

before any of them came into being.



13 For thou hast possessed my reins:

Thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.

14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made:

Marvellous are thy works; And that my soul knoweth right well.

15 My substance was not hid from thee,

When I was made in secret, and curiously wrought

in the lowest parts of the earth.

16 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect;

And in thy book all my members were written,

Which in continuance were fashioned,

When as yet there was none of them.



)



b) Pray that the Church in Canada will remember the poor

and compassionately respond to their plight (



Gal 2:10



10 (Ac 24:17) Only they requested that we should remember the poor,

which I also was eager to do.



10 Only they would that we should remember the poor;

the same which I also was forward to do.



)



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray to seek the wisdom

of the Lord each day in obedience.



Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, thank You that You're working even while I wait."



Pray to the Lord and pray to Lord Jesus Christ to live the Christian life

through Him.



Pray to the Lord and pray to know the Lord who creates wealth.



Pray to the Lord and pray to endure temptation.



Agree in prayer for Ontario:



- get network leaders - the need is great

- the development of network leadership teams

- good connections with local pastors, congregations and individuals

whom God is calling into this ministry.

- wisdom facilitating outreach and training activities for mobilising

believers

- new full and part-time workers among Muslims throughout all these areas

- for pastors and churches to respond not in fear, but full of faith and love

towards Muslims, sharing Jesus with them.



- 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 God will enlighten those in medicine and health care

to acknowledge the sanctity of life and server with true

integrity and compassion



Pray that the Church will remember the poor

and compassionately respond to their plight .



Pray for the comfort and healing of those wounded in Islamists’ attacks in

Iraq.



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

4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Haggai 2:7-9



7 (1Ki 8:11; Isa 60:7) And I will shake all the nations,

and they will come with the wealth of all nations,

and I will fill this house with glory, says the Lord of Hosts.

8 (Isa 60:17) The silver is mine, and the gold is Mine,

says the Lord of Hosts.

9 (Isa 9:6-7) The glory of this latter house will be greater

than the former, says the Lord of Hosts. And in this place

I will give peace, says the Lord of Hosts.



7 and I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations

shall come: and I will fill this house with glory,

saith the LORD of hosts.

8 The silver is mine, and the gold is mine,

saith the LORD of hosts.

9 The glory of this latter house shall be greater

than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place

will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts.



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



God's Help in Times of Temptation



James 1:12-18



Trial and Temptation



12 (Jas 2:5; 1Co 9:25; 2Ti 4:8) Blessed is the man who endures temptation,

for when he is tried, he will receive the crown of life,

which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.

13 Let no man say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God,"

for God cannot be tempted with evil; neither does He tempt anyone.

14 But each man is tempted when he is drawn away by his own lust and enticed.

15 (Job 15:35; Ps 7:14) Then, when lust has conceived, it brings forth sin;

and when sin is finished, it brings forth death.

16 (Jas 1:19; 2:5) Do not err, my beloved brothers.

17 (Mal 3:6; Nu 23:19; Jn 3:27) Every good gift and every perfect gift

is from above and comes down from the Father of lights,

with whom is no change or shadow of turning.

18 (1Pe 1:23; Jn 1:13; Rev 14:4) Of His own will He brought us forth with

the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of His creatures.



12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried,

he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised

to them that love him.

13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God:

for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:

14 but every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust,

and enticed.

15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin:

and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

16 Do not err, my beloved brethren.

17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above,

and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness,

neither shadow of turning.

18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth,

that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

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

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

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

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

as we forgive our debtors.

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

but deliver us from evil.

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



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

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

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

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

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

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

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



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



Ontario



Quick facts on Muslims in Ontario



Ontario 2015 population 13 687 7000



est Muslim Population 1 001 542



CNMM Networks: Ottawa, Durham, York, Toronto, Mississauga, Halton, Hamilton,

Niagara, Kitchener, London, Windsor



Ontario has 55% of all of Canada's entire Muslim population. This means that

the whole of the Muslim world is represented somewhere in this province. Most

Muslims are understandably located along the southern border stretching

from Windsor eastward all the way up to Ottawa. Yet Muslims are constantly

resettling in more and more suburban and even small towns of Ontario. Mosques

are springing up, and where there are enough gathered, Islamic schools

are starting.

And they're not complacent, either. Many Islamic leaders are energetic in their

advancement of Islam in Canadian society. Recently in the Niagara Region,

the local mosque distributed via Canada Post as many as 50000 full-colour

brochures on Islam. An that mosque's Facebook page proudly show pictures of

"reverts", or white Canadians who have converted to Islam as a result of

receiving the flier and engaging with the mosque community. Another town

reports Muslims going door-to-door evangelism.

Agree in prayer for:



- net network leaders - the need is great

- the development of network leadership teams

- good connections with local pastors, congregations and individuals

whom God is calling into this ministry.

- wisdom facilitating outreach and training activities for mobilising

believers

- new full and part-time workers among Muslims throughout all these areas

- for pastors and churches to respond not in fear, but full of faith and love

towards Muslims, sharing Jesus with them.



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, ...) .

Psalms 72

A Psalm of Solomon.

1 Give the king Your judgments, O God,

and Your righteousness to the king's son.

2 May he judge Your people with righteousness,

and Your poor with justice.

3 May the mountains bring well-being to the people,

and the hills, in righteousness.

4 May he judge the poor of the people,

may he save the children of the needy,

and crush the oppressor.

5 May they fear You as long as the sun endures,

and the moon, throughout all generations.

6 May he descend like rain on the mown grass,

as showers dripping on the earth.

7 In his days may the righteous flourish,

and abundance of peace until the moon is no more.

8 May he have dominion from sea to sea,

and from the River to the ends of the earth.

9 May those who dwell in the wilderness bow before him,

and his enemies lick the dust.

10 May the kings of Tarshish and of the isles

bring presents;

the kings of Sheba and Seba offer a gift.

11 May all kings bow down before him;

may all nations serve him.

12 Indeed, may he deliver the needy when he cries;

the poor also, and him who has no helper.

13 May he have compassion on the poor and needy,

and save the lives of the needy.

14 May he redeem their life from deceit and violence;

and may their blood be precious in his sight.

15 May he live long,

and may one give him the gold of Sheba;

and pray for him continually;

and all day long may he be blessed.

16 May there be abundance of grain in the earth

on the top of the mountains;

may its fruit shake like Lebanon;

and may those from the city flourish like grass of the earth.

17 May his name endure forever;

may his name increase as long as the sun.

May men be blessed in him;

may all nations call him blessed!

18 Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel,

who alone does wondrous deeds.

19 Blessed be His glorious name forever;

and may the whole earth be filled with His glory.

Amen, and Amen.

20 The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.



Psalm 72

[1] Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's

son.

[2] He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.

[3] The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by

righteousness.

[4] He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the

needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

[5] They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all

generations.

[6] He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water

the earth.

[7] In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long

as the moon endureth.

[8] He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the

ends of the earth.

[9] They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies

shall lick the dust.

[10] The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings

of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

[11] Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.

[12] For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him

that hath no helper.

[13] He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the

needy.

[14] He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall

their blood be in his sight.

[15] And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba:

prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be

praised.

[16] There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the

mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city

shall flourish like grass of the earth.

[17] His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as

the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him

blessed.

[18] Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous

things.

[19] And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be

filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.

[20] The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.



2) Our Daily Bread for 29 May 2026 titled

Waiting on God by Nancy Gavilanes



Psalm 27:7-14



7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice!

Be gracious to me and answer me.

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) When You said, "Seek My face,

my heart said to You, "Your face, Lord, I will seek."

9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Do not hide Your face far from me;

do not thrust Your servant away in anger;

You have been my help.

Do not leave me nor forsake me,

O God of my salvation.

10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) If my father and my mother forsake me,

then the Lord will take me in.

11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Teach me Your way, O Lord,

and lead me in an upright path,

because of my enemies.

12 Do not deliver me to the will of my enemies;

for false witnesses have risen against me,

and they breathe out violence.

13 I believe

I will see the goodness of the Lord

in the land of the living.

14 Wait on the Lord;

be strong, and may your heart be stout;

wait on the Lord.



[7] Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and

answer me.

[8] When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face,

LORD, will I seek.

[9] Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou

hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

[10] When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.

[11] Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine

enemies.

[12] Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses

are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.

[13] I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in

the land of the living.

[14] Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine

heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.



As a little girl, I got so excited when I'd see special signs appear on the

side of the road. I thought colorful signs meant my family had arrived at the

popular amusement park we were driving to. I'd joyfully start gathering my

things, only to be disappointed to see more signs and have to wait even longer

before we reached the park. Eventually I realised those signs announced that

visitors were getting closer but were still miles away.



Like an excited child wondering "are we there yet?" we can also be impatient

and anxious to arrive at our next destination.



Waiting for God to move in our lives, or to rescue us from our trials, can be

challenging. David was facing much adversity, which he mentions throughout

Psalm 27. Yet he still placed his hope and trust in God and waited for Him to

respond. David didn't know how long it would take for God to act, but he knew

God would help him. "I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of

the Lord in the land of the living" (v. 13).



It may take longer than we’d like to experience our breakthrough, but let's

take courage in these words: "Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and

wait for the Lord" (v. 14). As we turn to the Psalms and the rest of Scripture

for encouragement, we can take comfort in knowing God is working even while

we wait.



Reflect & Pray



Why is it hard sometimes to wait for God's answer?

How can you remain hopeful as you wait?



Dear God, thank You that You're working even while I wait.

Watch more about waiting for God.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 5 Rejoice in Grace - Day 6 God Works!



Phil 2:12-13



12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence,

but so much more in my absence, work out your own salvation

with fear and trembling.

13 For God is the One working in you, both to will and to do His good pleasure.



12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence

only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation

with fear and trembling.

13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will

and to do of his good pleasure.



"I just can't do it!" Marlys, a career woman in her 30s, was struggling to fit

her new Christian principles into the business world. Accustomed to the

cutthroat tactics of the corporate hierarchy, she has a hard time knowing

Jesus' examples of grace and mercy applied.

Marlys was right. She couldn't do it. In our own strength, none of us is able

to "live the Christian life." Someone has said, " The Christian life isn't

difficult -- it's impossible!" Only the power of the Holy Spirit is

effective to work the needed changes in our priorities and behaviour;

only God can accomplish what he calls us to do.

In Phillippians 2:12, Paul says "work it out." If we stop there,

we are likely to throw up our hands in despair.

But the good news appears in verse 13:

" For God is the One working in you, both to will and to do His good pleasure."

WE are not left on our own to figure out how to live the Christian life.

God gives us both the will and the ability to obey him, to live in a way

that will please him.

The key to a God-pleasing life is not performance, but obedience. God does not

expect us to "do great things" for him, to deserve his love and grace.

Our part in the process of salvation is to respond in obedience to the Lord,

to say "yes" to what he asks of us. We cannot change ourselves;

we cannot even know ourselves apart from the Spirit's insight. But

as we cooperate with him, as we agree to be obedient, the Spirit changes us

within, and those changes are "worked out" into our lives.



Application



a) Have I ever tried to "Live the Christian life" on my own strength?

What was the result?



b) In what practical ways is Paul's declaration that "God works in me"

good new in my life?

1 Kings 3:16-28



The Wisdom of Solomon



16 (Nu 27:2) At that time, two women who were prostitutes came

and stood before the king.

17 The first woman said, "O my lord, this woman and I live in the same house,

and I bore a child with her in the house.

18 Three days after I gave birth, she also had a child, and we were together.

There was no one else with us in the house, only the two of us were

in the house.

19 "Then this woman's child died during the night

because she rolled over on it.

20 She got up at midnight and took my son from beside me while your servant

slept and laid him at her bosom and laid her dead child at my bosom.

21 When I rose in the morning to feed my child, it was dead.

But when I looked closely in the morning light, I recognized

that it was not my son whom I bore."

22 The other woman said, "No, the living is my son, and the dead is your son."

And she said, "No, the dead is your son, and the living is my son."

Thus they spoke before the king.

23 Then the king said, "One says, 'This is my son who lives, and your son

is the dead,' and the other says, 'No, but your son is dead,

and my son is the living.' "

24 So the king said, "Bring me a sword." And they brought a sword

before the king.

25 The king said, "Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one

and half to the other."

26 (Ge 43:30; Isa 49:15) Then the woman whose child was the living one spoke

to the king, for she yearned with compassion for her son, and she said,

"O my lord, give her the living child, and do not kill it."

But the other said, "Let it be neither mine nor yours and divide it."

27 Then the king answered and said, "Give her the living child,

and do not slay it. She is its mother."

28 (Col 2:3; Ezr 7:25) All Israel heard of the king's judgment,

and they feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God

was in him, to execute sound judgment.



16 Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king,

and stood before him.

17 And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house;

and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.

18 And it came to pass the third day after that I was delivered, that this

woman was delivered also: and we were together; there was no stranger with

us in the house, save we two in the house.

19 And this woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid it.

20 And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine

handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.

21 And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead:

but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son,

which I did bear.

22 And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead

is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living

is my son. Thus they spake before the king.

23 Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son

is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is

the living.

24 And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the

king.

25 And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the

one, and half to the other.

26 Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her

bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living

child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor

thine, but divide it.

27 Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child,

and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.

28 And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they

feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do

judgment.



1 Kings 4

The Court of Solomon

1 So King Solomon was king over all Israel.

2 These were the officials in his court:

Azariah the son of Zadok was the priest.

3 (2Sa 8:16) Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were secretaries.

Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder;

4 (1Ki 2:35) Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army.

Zadok and Abiathar were priests.

5 (2Sa 15:37; 16:16) Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers,

and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer and the king's friend.

6 (2Sa 20:24; 1Ki 9:15) Ahishar was over the household,

and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the forced labor.

7 Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel who made provision

for the king and his household. Each man was assigned a month

to make provision.

8 (Jos 24:33) These are their names:

the son of Hur in Mount Ephraim;

9 the son of Deker in Makaz and in Shaalbim and Beth Shemesh

and Elon Bethhanan;

10 (Jos 12:17; 15:35) the son of Hesed in Arubboth (to him belonged

Sokoh and all the land of Hepher);

11 Jos 11:2the son of Abinadab in all the region of Dor

(he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as his wife);

12 (Jos 17:11; 3:16) Baana the son of Ahilud in Taanach, Megiddo,

and all Beth Shan that is by Zarethan beneath Jezreel, and from Beth Shan

to Abel Meholah as far as the other side of Jokmeam;

13 (Nu 32:41; Dt 3:4) the son of Geber in Ramoth Gilead

(to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh which are in Gilead,

and also the region of Argob which is in Bashan, sixty great cities

with walls and iron bars);

14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo in Mahanaim;

15 Ahimaaz in Naphtali (he had taken Basemath the daughter of Solomon

as his wife);

16 Baana the son of Hushai in Asher and in Aloth;

17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah in Issachar;

18 (1Ki 1:8) Shimei the son of Ela in Benjamin;

19 Geber the son of Uri in the country of Gilead, the country of Sihon

king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan. He was the only officer

who was in that region.



The Wealth of Solomon



20 (Ge 22:17; 1Ki 3:8) Judah and Israel had a large populace, as numerous

as the sand by the sea. They ate and drank and were happy.

21 (Ge 15:18; Jos 1:4) Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the River

(Euphrates River.) to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt.

The people brought presents and served Solomon all the days of his life.

22 Solomon's provision for one day was thirty kors

[Likely about 51/2 tons, or 5 metric tons.] of fine flour and sixty kors

[Likely about 11 tons, or 10 metric tons.] of meal,

2 3ten fat oxen and twenty pasture-fed cattle, a hundred sheep in addition

to deer, roebucks, gazelle, and fatted poultry.

24 (1Ch 22:9; Ps 72:11) For he had dominion over all the region on this side

of the River [Euphrates River.] from Tiphsah to Gaza, over all the kings

on this side of the River,[Euphrates River. ] and he had peace on all borders

of his land.

25 (Mic 4:4; Zec 3:10) Judah and Israel lived safely, every man under his vine

and under his fig tree, from Dan to Beersheba all the days of Solomon.

26 (2Ch 1:14; 9:25) Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses

for his chariots and twelve thousand horsemen.

27 Those officers made provision for King Solomon and for all who came

to King Solomon's table, every man in his month, and they lacked nothing.

28 (Est 8:10; 8:14) Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries

were brought to the place where the officers were, every man according

to his charge.

29 (1Ki 3:12; 4:20) God gave Solomon wisdom and great depth of understanding

as well as compassion, as vast as the sand on the seashore.

30 (Ac 7:22; Ge 25:6) Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the people

of the East country and all the wisdom of Egypt.

31 (1Ki 3:12; 1Ch 2:6) For he was wiser than all other men, wiser than

Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Kalkol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol;

his fame spread throughout all the surrounding nations.

32 (Ecc 12:9) He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered

a thousand and five.

33 He spoke of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon to the hyssop

that springs out of the wall. He also spoke of beasts and

of fowl and of insects and fish.

34 (1Ki 10:1; 2Ch 9:23) People from all over came to hear the wisdom

of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.



1 Kings 4



His Princes



1 So king Solomon was king over all Israel.

2 And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok

the priest,

3 Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes;

Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.

4 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host:

and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:

5 and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers:

and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king's friend:

6 and Ahishar was over the household:

and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.

7 And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals

for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision.

8 And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:

9 the son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh,

and Elon-beth-hanan:

10 the son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh,

and all the land of Hepher:

11 the son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath

the daughter of Solomon to wife:

12 Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo,

and all Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean

to Abel-meholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:

13 the son of Geber, in Ramoth-gilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair

the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region

of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls

and brasen bars:

14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:

15 Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter

of Solomon to wife:

16 Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth:

17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:

18 Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:

19 Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of

Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan;

and he was the only officer which was in the land.

20 Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea

in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.

21 And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the

land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt:

they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.

22 And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour,

and threescore measures of meal,

23 ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep,

beside harts, and roebucks, and fallow deer, and fatted fowl.

24 For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from

Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he

had peace on all sides round about him.

25 And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under

his fig tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon.

26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots,

and twelve thousand horsemen.

27 And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that

came unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing.

28 Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto

the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.

29 And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness

of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.

30 And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east

country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.

31 For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman,

and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations

round about.

32 And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were

a thousand and five.

33 And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto

the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts,

and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.

34 And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon,

from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.