Day 200 of My 6th Bible Study Journey
Day 200, 19 July 2026
Today at Calvary Community Church
Pastor Barry Regier spoke on Living for Christ - When following Jesus
Is harder than than expected?
Final Greetings
12 (Heb 13:22; 2Co 1:19; Ac 20:24) With the help of Silas, whom I consider
to be a faithful brother to you, I have written briefly, exhorting you
and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand.
13 (Ac 12:12; 12:25) The church that is at Babylon, elect together with you,
greets you, and so does Mark, my son.
14 (Ro 16:16; Eph 6:23) Greet one another with a kiss of love.
Peace be with all you who are in Christ Jesus. Amen.
[12] By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I have written
briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God
wherein ye stand.
[13] The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you;
and so doth Marcus my son.
[14] Greet ye one another with a kiss of charity. Peace be with you all that
are in Christ Jesus. Amen.
Peter encourages you to stnad faithful in Jesus Christ.
1) Isaiah 28, 2 Kings 17, 2 Kings 18:1-12
Isaiah 28
Woe to the Leaders of Ephraim and Judah
1 (Hos 7:5; Isa 28:3-4) Woe to the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim,
whose glorious beauty is a fading flower
which is at the head of the fertile valley
of those who are overcome with wine!
2 (Isa 30:30; Eze 13:11) See, the Lord has a mighty and strong one,
as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm,
as a flood of mighty overflowing waters,
He has cast it down to the earth with His hand.
3 (Isa 26:6) The proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim
is trodden under foot;
4 (Mic 7:1; Na 3:12) and the fading flower of its glorious beauty,
which is at the head of the fertile valley,
shall be like a first-ripe fig before the summer,
which when one sees, while it is yet in his hand,
he eats it up.
5 (Isa 62:3; 41:16) In that day the Lord of Hosts
shall become a crown of glory
and a diadem of beauty
to the remnant of His people,
6 (1Ki 3:28; Jn 5:30) a spirit of justice
for him who sits in judgment,
and strength
to those who turn away the battle at the gate.
7 (Ps 107:27; Pr 20:1) But they also have erred through wine
and stagger from strong drink;
the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink,
they are confused by wine,
they stagger from strong drink;
they err while having visions,
they stumble when rendering judgment.
8 (Jer 48:26) For all the tables are full of vomit
and filthiness so that there is no clean place.
9 (Ps 131:2; Jer 6:10) "To whom shall He teach knowledge,
and to whom shall He interpret the message?
Those just weaned from the milk
and drawn from the breasts?
10 For He says,
'Precept upon precept, precept upon precept,
line upon line, line upon line,
here a little, there a little.'"
11 (1Co 14:21) For with stammering lips and foreign tongue
He will speak to this people,
12 (Mt 11:28-29; Isa 30:15) He who said to them,
"This is the rest. Give rest to the weary,"
and, "This is repose,"
yet they would not listen.
13 (Mt 21:44) So the word of the Lord will be to them,
"Precept upon precept, precept upon precept,
line upon line, line upon line,
here a little, there a little,"
that they might go and fall backward,
be broken, snared, and taken captive.
14 (Isa 1:10; 28:22) Therefore, hear the word of the Lord, Oscoffers,
who rule this people who are in Jerusalem,
15 (Isa 8:7-8; Da 11:22) because you have said,
"We have made a covenant with death,
and with hell we are in agreement.
The overflowing scourge shall not come to us
when it passes through,
for we have made lies our refuge
and under falsehood we have hid ourselves."
[1] Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious
beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them
that are overcome with wine!
[2] Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, which as a tempest of
hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall
cast down to the earth with the hand.
[3] The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet:
[4] And the glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall
be a fading flower, and as the hasty fruit before the summer; which when he
that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up.
[5] In that day shall the LORD of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a
diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people,
[6] And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for
strength to them that turn the battle to the gate.
[7] But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out
of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they
are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they
err in vision, they stumble in judgment.
[8] For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that there is no
place clean.
[9] Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand
doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.
[10] For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line,
line upon line; here a little, and there a little:
[11] For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people.
[12] To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to
rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.
[13] But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept
upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a
little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared,
and taken.
[14] Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this
people which is in Jerusalem.
[15] Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell
are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it
shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under
falsehood have we hid ourselves:
A Cornerstone in Zion
16 (Ps 118:22; Mt 21:42; Ro 9:33) Therefore, thus says the Lord God:
See, I lay in Zion a stone,
a tested stone,
a precious cornerstone, firmly placed;
he who believes shall not act hastily.
17 (2Ki 21:13; Isa 28:2) I shall make justice the measuring line
and righteousness the plummet;
then the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies
and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
18 (Isa 7:7; 28:15) Your covenant with death shall be annulled,
and your agreement with hell shall not stand;
when the overflowing scourge passes through,
then you shall be trodden down by it.
19 As often as it passes through, it shall seize you;
for morning by morning it shall pass through,
anytime by day or night.
It shall be terror only
to understand the report.
20 The bed is too short to stretch out,
and the covering is too small to wrap oneself in it.
21 (Jos 10:10; 10:12) For the Lord shall rise up as at Mount Perazim,
He shall be wrathful as in the Valley of Gibeon
to do His work, His unusual work,
and bring to pass His task, His exceptional task.
22 (Isa 10:22-23 ) Now therefore, do not continue as mockers,
lest your bonds be made stronger;
for I have heard from the Lord God of Hosts
of determined destruction upon the whole earth.
23 Give ear and hear my voice;
listen and hear my speech.
24 Does the plowman plow all day to sow?
Does he continually turn and break the clods of his ground?
25 Does he not level its surface
and sow dill and scatter the cumin
and plant wheat in rows,
barley in its place
and the rye within its area?
26 For his God instructs
and teaches him appropriately.
27 (Am 1:3) For the dill is not threshed with a threshing instrument,
nor is a cartwheel driven over the cumin;
but the dill is beaten out with a staff,
and the cumin with a rod.
28 Grain for bread is crushed;
so he does not continue to thresh it forever,
nor break it with the wheel of his cart,
nor crush it with his horsemen.
29 (Isa 9:6; Ro 11:33) This also comes from the Lord of Hosts,
who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in wisdom.
[16] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a
foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure
foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
[17] Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet:
and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall
overflow the hiding place.
[18] And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement
with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through,
then ye shall be trodden down by it.
[19] From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by
morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation
only to understand the report.
[20] For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and
the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.
[21] For the LORD shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in
the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring
to pass his act, his strange act.
[22] Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for I
have heard from the Lord GOD of hosts a consumption, even determined upon
the whole earth.
[23] Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
[24] Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods
of his ground?
[25] When he hath made plain the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the
fitches, and scatter the cummin, and cast in the principal wheat and the
appointed barley and rie in their place?
[26] For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him.
[27] For the fitches are not threshed with a threshing instrument, neither
is a cart wheel turned about upon the cummin; but the fitches are beaten out
with a staff, and the cummin with a rod.
[28] Bread corn is bruised; because he will not ever be threshing it, nor
break it with the wheel of his cart, nor bruise it with his horsemen.
[29] This also cometh forth from the LORD of hosts, which is wonderful in
counsel, and excellent in working.
2 Kings 17:1-4
Hoshea, King of Israel
2Kgs 18:9-12
1 (2Ki 15:30) In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea son of Elah
became king in Samaria over Israel for nine years.
2 He did evil in the sight of the Lord, only not as the kings of Israel
who were before him.
3 (Hos 10:14) Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against him.
Hoshea became his servant and gave him gifts.
4 But the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea,
for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt
and offered up no gift to the king of Assyria as he had done year by year.
So the king of Assyria detained him, and then put him in prison.
[1] In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah
to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years.
[2] And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as the
kings of Israel that were before him.
[3] Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his
servant, and gave him presents.
[4] And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent
messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of
Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him
up, and bound him in prison.
2 Kings 17:5
Israel Exiled to Assyria
5 Then the king of Assyria went throughout all the land, went up to Samaria,
and besieged it for three years.
[5] Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to
Samaria, and besieged it three years.
2 Kings 17:6-41
6 (Dt 28:64; 1Ch 5:26) In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria
seized Samaria and exiled Israel to Assyria. He put them in Halah,
in Habor by the River of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
7 (Jos 23:16; Ex 20:2) This happened because the children of Israel had sinned
against the Lord their God, who had brought them up from the land of Egypt
from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had feared other gods
8 (Lev 18:3; Dt 18:9) and walked in the statutes of the nations,
whom the Lord dispossessed before the children of Israel,
and walked in the statutes which the kings of Israel had made.
9 (2Ki 18:8) The children of Israel ascribed things to the Lord their God
that were not so, and they built for themselves high places
in all their cities from the watchtower to the fortified city.
10 (1Ki 14:23; Ex 34:13; 2Ki 16:4) They set up standing stones
and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.
11 There they burned incense on all the high places, as the nations did
whom the Lord had carried away before them. And they did wicked things
to provoke the Lord to anger,
12 for they served idols, of which the Lord had said to them,
"You shall not do this thing."
13 (1Sa 9:9; Jer 18:11) But the Lord warned Israel and Judah
by all the prophets and by all the seers, saying,
"Turn from your evil ways, and keep My commandments and My statutes,
according to all the law which I commanded your fathers
and which I sent to you by My servants the prophets."
14 (Dt 31:27; Ac 7:51) But they would not listen. They stiffened their necks,
like the neck of their fathers, who did not believe in the Lord their God.
15 (Dt 12:30-31; 32:21) They rejected His statutes and His covenant
that He had made with their fathers and the decrees He had given them.
They followed idols, and became idolaters, and followed the surrounding
nations, concerning whom the Lord commanded them, that they should not
do like them.
16 (1Ki 12:28; 14:15) They forsook all the commandments of the Lord
their God, made themselves cast images (two calves), made an Asherah pole,
worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.
17 (2Ki 21:6; 1Ki 21:20; 2Ki 16:3) They caused their sons and daughters
to pass through the fire, used divination and omens, and sold themselves
to do evil in the sight of the Lord to anger Him.
18 (1Ki 11:13; 11:32) Therefore the Lord was very angry with Israel
and removed them from His presence. None remained except the tribe of Judah.
19 (1Ki 14:22-23; 2Ki 16:3) Judah also did not keep the commandments
of the Lord their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made.
20 (2Ki 15:29; 13:3) The Lord rejected all the seed of Israel, afflicted them,
and gave them into the hand of plunderers
until He had cast them out of His presence.
21 (1Ki 11:11; 11:31) For He had torn Israel from the house of David,
and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king. Jeroboam diverted Israel
from following the Lord and caused them to sin greatly.
22 For the children of Israel walked in all the sins which Jeroboam
committed. They did not turn aside from them
23 (2Ki 17:6; 17:13) until the Lord removed Israel from His presence
as He had said by all His servants the prophets. So Israel was exiled
from their land to Assyria until this day.
[6] In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and
carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by
the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
[7] For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD
their God, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under
the hand of Pharoah king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,
[8] And walked in the statutes of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from
before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had
made.
[9] And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right
against the LORD their God, and they built them high places in all their
cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
[10] And they set them up images and groves in every high hill, and under
every green tree:
[11] And there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the heathen
whom the LORD carried away before them; and wrought wicked things to provoke
the LORD to anger:
[12] For they served idols, whereof the LORD had said unto them, Ye shall
not do this thing.
[13] Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the
prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and
keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I
commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets.
[14] Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to
the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the LORD their God.
[15] And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with
their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they
followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round
about them, concerning whom the LORD had charged them, that they should not
do like them.
[16] And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made them
molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the
host of heaven, and served Baal.
[17] And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the
fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil
in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
[18] Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of
his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only.
[19] Also Judah kept not the commandments of the LORD their God, but walked
in the statutes of Israel which they made.
[20] And the LORD rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and
delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his
sight.
[21] For he rent Israel from the house of David; and they made Jeroboam the
son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam drave Israel from following the LORD, and
made them sin a great sin.
[22] For the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he
did; they departed not from them;
[23] Until the LORD removed Israel out of his sight, as he had said by all
his servants the prophets. So was Israel carried away out of their own land
to Assyria unto this day.
Assyria Resettles Samaria
24 (2Ki 18:34; 17:30-31) Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon,
Kuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and put them in the cities of Samaria
instead of the children of Israel.
They possessed Samaria and lived in its cities.
25 (2Ki 17:32; 17:34) Right at the beginning of their settling there,
they did not fear the Lord, so the Lord sent lions among them,
and they killed some of them.
26 So they said to the king of Assyria, "The nations which you have exiled
and settled in the cities of Samaria do not know the law of the god
of the land. Therefore He has sent lions among them; they are killing them,
because they do not know the requirements of the god of the land."
27 Then the king of Assyria commanded, "Escort back one of the priests
whom you exiled from there and let him go and dwell there.
Let him teach them the law of the god of the land."
28 Then one of the priests whom they had exiled from Samaria
came and lived in Bethel. He taught them how they should fear the Lord.
29 (1Ki 12:31; Mic 4:5) But each nation was making its own gods,
and they put them in the houses of the high places that the people
of Samaria had made, each nation in the cities where they were living.
30 The men of Babylon made Sukkoth Benoth, the men of Kuthah made Nergal,
the men of Hamath made Ashima,
31 (2Ki 17:24; 17:17) the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak. The Sepharvites
were burning their children in fire to Adrammelek and Anammelek,
the gods of Sepharvaim.
32 (1Ki 12:31; 2Ki 17:29) They feared the Lord and made from amongst
themselves priests of the high places, who were working for them
in the houses of the high places.
33 They feared the Lord, and they were serving their own gods,
after the manner of the nations whom they exiled from there.
34 (Ge 32:28; 35:10) To this day they continue to practice
their former customs. They do not fear the Lord, nor are they doing
according to the statutes, requirements, the law or commandment
that the Lord commanded the children of Jacob, whom He named Israel.
35 (Jdg 6:10) The Lord had made a covenant and commanded them, saying,
"You shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them.
You shall not serve them or sacrifice to them.
36 (Ex 6:6; Dt 6:13) Rather, the Lord, who brought you up
out of the land of Egypt with great power and an outstretched arm,
Him you shall fear, to Him you shall bow down, and to Him you shall sacrifice.
37 The statutes, the ordinances, the law, and the commandment, which He wrote
for you, you shall observe to do forever. And you shall not fear other gods.
38 (Dt 4:23; 6:12) The covenant that I have made with you, you shall not
forget. You shall not fear other gods.
39 (2Ki 17:36) Rather the Lord your God you shall fear,
and He will deliver you from the hand of all your enemies."
40 But they did not listen; rather they were practicing their former customs.
41 (Zep 1:5; Mt 6:24) So these nations feared the Lord and were serving
their carved images, both their children and their grandchildren,
as their fathers did, and so they are doing to this day.
[24] And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and
from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the
cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed
Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.
[25] And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they
feared not the LORD: therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which slew
some of them.
[26] Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which
thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner
of the God of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold,
they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land.
[27] Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carry thither one of the
priests whom ye brought from thence; and let them go and dwell there, and
let him teach them the manner of the God of the land.
[28] Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came
and dwelt in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.
[29] Howbeit every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses
of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their
cities wherein they dwelt.
[30] And the men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the men of Cuth made
Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,
[31] And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their
children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.
[32] So they feared the LORD, and made unto themselves of the lowest of them
priests of the high places, which sacrificed for them in the houses of the
high places.
[33] They feared the LORD, and served their own gods, after the manner of
the nations whom they carried away from thence.
[34] Unto this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the LORD,
neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after
the law and commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom
he named Israel;
[35] With whom the LORD had made a covenant, and charged them saying, Ye
shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor
sacrifice to them:
[36] But the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great
power and a stretched out arm, him shall ye fear, and him shall ye worship,
and to him shall ye do sacrifice.
[37] And the statutes, and the ordinances, and the law, and the commandment,
which he wrote for you, ye shall observe to do for evermore; and ye shall
not fear other gods.
[38] And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither
shall ye fear other gods.
[39] But the LORD your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you out of
the hand of all your enemies.
[40] Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.
[41] So these nations feared the LORD, and served their graven images, both
their children, and their children's children: as did their fathers, so do
they unto this day.
2 Kings 18:1-12
Hezekiah, King of Judah
2Ch 29:1-2; 31:1, 20-21; 2Ki 17:3-7
1 In the third year of Hoshea son of Elah, king of Israel,
Hezekiah the son of Ahaz, king of Judah, became king.
2 He was twenty-five years old when he became king,
and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Abi
daughter of Zechariah.
3 (2Ki 20:3) He did what was right in the sight of the Lord,
according to everything that David his father had done.
4 (2Ch 31:1; Nu 21:8-9) He removed the high places, broke down the sacred
pillars, cut down the Asherah poles, and crushed the bronze serpent that Moses
had made, for until those days the children of Israel had made offerings to it.
They called it Nehushtan.
5 (2Ki 19:10; 23:25) He trusted in the Lord God of Israel. Afterwards,
there was no one like him among all the kings of Judah
or among those who were before him.
6 (Dt 10:20; Jos 23:8) He clung to the Lord. He did not depart from
following him, but kept His commandments, which the Lord commanded Moses.
7 (1Sa 18:14; 2Ki 16:7; Ge 39:2-3) The Lord was with him. Wherever he went,
he prospered. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.
8 (2Ki 17:9; Isa 14:29) He struck the Philistines as far as Gaza
and its territory, from watchtower to fortified city.
9 In the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea
son of Elah, king of Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up
against Samaria and besieged it.
10 He seized it at the end of three years. In the sixth year of Hezekiah,
that is, the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken.
11 (1Ch 5:26; 2Ki 17:6) Then the king of Assyria exiled Israel to Assyria
and put them in Halah and in Habor by the River of Gozan
and in the cities of the Medes,
12 because they did not obey the voice of the Lord their God,
but transgressed His covenant and all that Moses the servant of the Lord
commanded, and would not obey or do them.
[1] Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of
Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign.
[2] Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned
twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Abi, the
daughter of Zachariah.
[3] And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to
all that David his father did.
[4] He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the
groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto
those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it
Nehushtan.
[5] He trusted in the LORD God of Israel; so that after him was none like
him among all the kings of Judah, nor any that were before him.
[6] For he clave to the LORD, and departed not from following him, but kept
his commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses.
[7] And the LORD was with him; and he prospered whithersoever he went
forth: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not.
[8] He smote the Philistines, even unto Gaza, and the borders thereof, from
the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
[9] And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the
seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of
Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it.
[10] And at the end of three years they took it: even in the sixth year of
Hezekiah, that is the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was
taken.
[11] And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel unto Assyria, and put
them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the
Medes:
[12] Because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD their God, but
transgressed his covenant, and all that Moses the servant of the LORD
commanded, and would not hear them, nor do them.
2) Our Daily Bread for 19 July 2026 Titled
The God Who Saves By Amy Boucher Pye
Daniel 6:16-23
16 (Job 5:19; Ps 37:39-40) Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel
and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spoke and said to Daniel,
"Your God whom you serve continually, He will deliver you."
Daniel Saved From the Lions
17 (La 3:53) A stone was brought and laid upon the mouth of the den,
and the king sealed it with his own signet and with the signet of his lords
so that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel.
18 (Est 6:1; Da 2:1) Then the king went to his palace
and passed the night fasting, and no instruments of music
were brought before him. And his sleep fled from him.
19 Then the king arose very early in the morning
and went in haste to the den of lions.
20 (Da 3:17; 6:16; Ge 18:14) When he came to the den, he cried
with a voice full of sorrow to Daniel. And the king spoke
and said to Daniel, "Daniel, servant of the living God,
has your God whom you serve continually been able
to deliver you from the lions?"
21 (Da 2:4; 6:6) Then Daniel said to the king, "O king, live forever!
22 (Da 3:28; 2Ti 4:17) My God has sent His angel and has shut the lions'
mouths so that they have not hurt me, because innocence was found in me
before Him; and also before you, O king, I have done no harm."
23 (1Ch 5:20; Da 3:25) Then the king was exceeding glad for him
and commanded that they take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel
was taken up out of the den, and no manner of harm was found on him,
because he believed in his God.
[16] Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the
den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou
servest continually, he will deliver thee.
[17] And a stone was brought and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the
king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that
the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.
[18] Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither
were instruments of musick brought before him: and his sleep went from him.
[19] Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto
the den of lions.
[20] And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto
Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the
living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee
from the lions?
[21] Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.
[22] My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they
have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and
also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
[23] Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they
should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den,
and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.
Sentenced to life in prison, Vic shared with friends his sense of longing.
When they said that Jesus would fill the empty spaces in Vic's life, he mocked
their statements. To Vic, Jesus being a man who died yet still lived today
seemed fantastical. Although skeptical, sometime later he began listening to a
Christian radio station and even reading the Bible. Eventually he asked God
to reveal Himself to him.
Vic's anxieties and fears began to fade. He reflected, "Physically, I was
incarcerated in a prison with two massive cage-like fences keeping me in, but
mentally I was free and protected like Daniel when he was in the den with the
lions." Shortly thereafter, he received Jesus as his Saviour.
Vic read the Old Testament story of Daniel, an exile from Judah who was thrown
into a den with lions. Daniel had refused to stop praying to God three times a
day, even when the king signed an edict disallowing all prayer for thirty days
except to himself (Daniel 6:6-10). The king was "greatly distressed" and
regretted having to punish him with a certain death by the lions (vv. 14, 16).
But God, revealing His power and authority, kept Daniel safe,
and "the king was overjoyed" (v. 23).
Whatever our circumstances, including great hardship, God never leaves us.
We need only to turn to Him.
Reflect & Pray
How can you find safety and security in God?
How can you look to Him for help and strength today?
Freeing God, thank You for canceling my debt of sin
through the death of Your Son, Jesus. I look to You for my salvation.
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) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland
Deut 8:18
18 But you must remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you
the ability to get wealth, so that He may establish His covenant which
He swore to your fathers, as it is today.
18 But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee
power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto
thy fathers, as it is this day.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are lonely
PSALMS 25:15-21
15 My eyes are ever toward the Lord,
for He will lead my feet from the net.
16 Turn to me, and be gracious to me,
for I am isolated and afflicted.
17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged;
bring me out of my distresses.
18 Look on my pain and misery,
and forgive all my sins.
19 Consider my enemies, for they are many,
and they hate me with violent hatred.
20 Watch over my life, and deliver me!
Let me not suffer shame,
for I seek refuge in You.
21 Truth and integrity will preserve me
while I wait for You.
15 Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD;
For he shall pluck my feet out of the net.
16 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me;
For I am desolate and afflicted.
17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged:
O bring thou me out of my distresses.
18 Look upon mine affliction and my pain;
And forgive all my sins.
19 Consider mine enemies; for they are many;
And they hate me with cruel hatred.
20 O keep my soul, and deliver me:
Let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee.
21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me;
For I wait on thee.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2022 edition?)
Where do Muslims live?
Canada is a land of immigrants. And Muslims are coming in increasing numbers
to our shores. Where do they live? How can we pray for these areas? Use this as
your more effectively for Muslims in Canada.
Data for those population figures is extrapolated for the 2011 National
Household Survey and population growth projections by Pew Forum. These have
also been adjusted by +40% as reliable sources state that on 60% of Muslims
self-identify on government surveys and forms. These estimates are still on
the conservative end of the spectrum. Percentages represent that of the total
Canadian population, not provincial
BC - 136493 - 7.5%
AB - 195240 - 11%
SK - 17279 - 1%
MB - 21349 - 1.2%
ON - 1001542 - 55%
QC - 418946 - 23%
NB - 4543 - 0.003%
NS - 14629 - 0.1%
PEI - 1127 - 0.0006%
NFLD - 2065 - 0.001%
Yukon - 69 - 0.00004%
NWT - 473 - 0.0003%
NU - 86 - 0.00005%
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
And
Thank you for praying through the
5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.
"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,
I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to
cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.
Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians
and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the
love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.
One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by
light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.
As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and
confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution
to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.
Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.
Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father
to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.
I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.
God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through
the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom
and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."
13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,
through the power of the Holy Spirit.
[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that
ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
ROMANS 15:13
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
19th Day of the Month
a) Pray the the Holy Spirit will influence our governmental leaders
as they make vital decisions that shape Canadian Society
(
1 Tim 2:1-2
)
b) Pray for the province of Prince Edward Island
I) Pray for the leaders of Prince Edward Island,
that God's Spirit would influence
then to act justly,
serve with integrity
and honour high moral standards. ( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good
and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers,
intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet
and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4 who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge
of the truth.
)
II) Pray for the churches of the province,
that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use
the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord to stans faithful in Him and to help others in their faith
journey.
Pray to the Lord and and pray to obey Lord Jesus Christ in want he wants
you to do for your nation.
Pray to the Lord: "Freeing God, thank You for canceling my debt of sin
through the death of Your Son, Jesus. I look to You for my salvation."
Pray to the Lord and pray to give your emenies over to God.
Pray to the Lord and pray to honour His Covenant.
Pray to the Lord and pray for integrity and uprightness to preserve you.
Pray for Muslims in Canada to know Jesus as Saviour.
Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
Pray the the Holy Spirit will influence our governmental leaders
as they make vital decisions that shape Canadian Society.
Pray that Bibles will be readily available for all
Azeri people who
want to learn God's Word.
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.
Today at Calvary Community Church
Pastor Barry Regier spoke on Living for Christ - When following Jesus
Is harder than than expected?
Final Greetings
12 (Heb 13:22; 2Co 1:19; Ac 20:24) With the help of Silas, whom I consider
to be a faithful brother to you, I have written briefly, exhorting you
and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand.
13 (Ac 12:12; 12:25) The church that is at Babylon, elect together with you,
greets you, and so does Mark, my son.
14 (Ro 16:16; Eph 6:23) Greet one another with a kiss of love.
Peace be with all you who are in Christ Jesus. Amen.
[12] By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I have written
briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God
wherein ye stand.
[13] The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you;
and so doth Marcus my son.
[14] Greet ye one another with a kiss of charity. Peace be with you all that
are in Christ Jesus. Amen.
Peter encourages you to stnad faithful in Jesus Christ.
1) Isaiah 28, 2 Kings 17, 2 Kings 18:1-12
Isaiah 28
Woe to the Leaders of Ephraim and Judah
1 (Hos 7:5; Isa 28:3-4) Woe to the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim,
whose glorious beauty is a fading flower
which is at the head of the fertile valley
of those who are overcome with wine!
2 (Isa 30:30; Eze 13:11) See, the Lord has a mighty and strong one,
as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm,
as a flood of mighty overflowing waters,
He has cast it down to the earth with His hand.
3 (Isa 26:6) The proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim
is trodden under foot;
4 (Mic 7:1; Na 3:12) and the fading flower of its glorious beauty,
which is at the head of the fertile valley,
shall be like a first-ripe fig before the summer,
which when one sees, while it is yet in his hand,
he eats it up.
5 (Isa 62:3; 41:16) In that day the Lord of Hosts
shall become a crown of glory
and a diadem of beauty
to the remnant of His people,
6 (1Ki 3:28; Jn 5:30) a spirit of justice
for him who sits in judgment,
and strength
to those who turn away the battle at the gate.
7 (Ps 107:27; Pr 20:1) But they also have erred through wine
and stagger from strong drink;
the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink,
they are confused by wine,
they stagger from strong drink;
they err while having visions,
they stumble when rendering judgment.
8 (Jer 48:26) For all the tables are full of vomit
and filthiness so that there is no clean place.
9 (Ps 131:2; Jer 6:10) "To whom shall He teach knowledge,
and to whom shall He interpret the message?
Those just weaned from the milk
and drawn from the breasts?
10 For He says,
'Precept upon precept, precept upon precept,
line upon line, line upon line,
here a little, there a little.'"
11 (1Co 14:21) For with stammering lips and foreign tongue
He will speak to this people,
12 (Mt 11:28-29; Isa 30:15) He who said to them,
"This is the rest. Give rest to the weary,"
and, "This is repose,"
yet they would not listen.
13 (Mt 21:44) So the word of the Lord will be to them,
"Precept upon precept, precept upon precept,
line upon line, line upon line,
here a little, there a little,"
that they might go and fall backward,
be broken, snared, and taken captive.
14 (Isa 1:10; 28:22) Therefore, hear the word of the Lord, Oscoffers,
who rule this people who are in Jerusalem,
15 (Isa 8:7-8; Da 11:22) because you have said,
"We have made a covenant with death,
and with hell we are in agreement.
The overflowing scourge shall not come to us
when it passes through,
for we have made lies our refuge
and under falsehood we have hid ourselves."
[1] Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious
beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them
that are overcome with wine!
[2] Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, which as a tempest of
hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall
cast down to the earth with the hand.
[3] The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet:
[4] And the glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall
be a fading flower, and as the hasty fruit before the summer; which when he
that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up.
[5] In that day shall the LORD of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a
diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people,
[6] And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for
strength to them that turn the battle to the gate.
[7] But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out
of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they
are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they
err in vision, they stumble in judgment.
[8] For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that there is no
place clean.
[9] Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand
doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.
[10] For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line,
line upon line; here a little, and there a little:
[11] For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people.
[12] To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to
rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.
[13] But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept
upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a
little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared,
and taken.
[14] Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this
people which is in Jerusalem.
[15] Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell
are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it
shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under
falsehood have we hid ourselves:
A Cornerstone in Zion
16 (Ps 118:22; Mt 21:42; Ro 9:33) Therefore, thus says the Lord God:
See, I lay in Zion a stone,
a tested stone,
a precious cornerstone, firmly placed;
he who believes shall not act hastily.
17 (2Ki 21:13; Isa 28:2) I shall make justice the measuring line
and righteousness the plummet;
then the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies
and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
18 (Isa 7:7; 28:15) Your covenant with death shall be annulled,
and your agreement with hell shall not stand;
when the overflowing scourge passes through,
then you shall be trodden down by it.
19 As often as it passes through, it shall seize you;
for morning by morning it shall pass through,
anytime by day or night.
It shall be terror only
to understand the report.
20 The bed is too short to stretch out,
and the covering is too small to wrap oneself in it.
21 (Jos 10:10; 10:12) For the Lord shall rise up as at Mount Perazim,
He shall be wrathful as in the Valley of Gibeon
to do His work, His unusual work,
and bring to pass His task, His exceptional task.
22 (Isa 10:22-23 ) Now therefore, do not continue as mockers,
lest your bonds be made stronger;
for I have heard from the Lord God of Hosts
of determined destruction upon the whole earth.
23 Give ear and hear my voice;
listen and hear my speech.
24 Does the plowman plow all day to sow?
Does he continually turn and break the clods of his ground?
25 Does he not level its surface
and sow dill and scatter the cumin
and plant wheat in rows,
barley in its place
and the rye within its area?
26 For his God instructs
and teaches him appropriately.
27 (Am 1:3) For the dill is not threshed with a threshing instrument,
nor is a cartwheel driven over the cumin;
but the dill is beaten out with a staff,
and the cumin with a rod.
28 Grain for bread is crushed;
so he does not continue to thresh it forever,
nor break it with the wheel of his cart,
nor crush it with his horsemen.
29 (Isa 9:6; Ro 11:33) This also comes from the Lord of Hosts,
who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in wisdom.
[16] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a
foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure
foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
[17] Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet:
and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall
overflow the hiding place.
[18] And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement
with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through,
then ye shall be trodden down by it.
[19] From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by
morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation
only to understand the report.
[20] For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and
the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.
[21] For the LORD shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in
the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring
to pass his act, his strange act.
[22] Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for I
have heard from the Lord GOD of hosts a consumption, even determined upon
the whole earth.
[23] Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
[24] Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods
of his ground?
[25] When he hath made plain the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the
fitches, and scatter the cummin, and cast in the principal wheat and the
appointed barley and rie in their place?
[26] For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him.
[27] For the fitches are not threshed with a threshing instrument, neither
is a cart wheel turned about upon the cummin; but the fitches are beaten out
with a staff, and the cummin with a rod.
[28] Bread corn is bruised; because he will not ever be threshing it, nor
break it with the wheel of his cart, nor bruise it with his horsemen.
[29] This also cometh forth from the LORD of hosts, which is wonderful in
counsel, and excellent in working.
2 Kings 17:1-4
Hoshea, King of Israel
2Kgs 18:9-12
1 (2Ki 15:30) In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea son of Elah
became king in Samaria over Israel for nine years.
2 He did evil in the sight of the Lord, only not as the kings of Israel
who were before him.
3 (Hos 10:14) Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against him.
Hoshea became his servant and gave him gifts.
4 But the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea,
for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt
and offered up no gift to the king of Assyria as he had done year by year.
So the king of Assyria detained him, and then put him in prison.
[1] In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah
to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years.
[2] And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as the
kings of Israel that were before him.
[3] Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his
servant, and gave him presents.
[4] And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent
messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of
Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him
up, and bound him in prison.
2 Kings 17:5
Israel Exiled to Assyria
5 Then the king of Assyria went throughout all the land, went up to Samaria,
and besieged it for three years.
[5] Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to
Samaria, and besieged it three years.
2 Kings 17:6-41
6 (Dt 28:64; 1Ch 5:26) In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria
seized Samaria and exiled Israel to Assyria. He put them in Halah,
in Habor by the River of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
7 (Jos 23:16; Ex 20:2) This happened because the children of Israel had sinned
against the Lord their God, who had brought them up from the land of Egypt
from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had feared other gods
8 (Lev 18:3; Dt 18:9) and walked in the statutes of the nations,
whom the Lord dispossessed before the children of Israel,
and walked in the statutes which the kings of Israel had made.
9 (2Ki 18:8) The children of Israel ascribed things to the Lord their God
that were not so, and they built for themselves high places
in all their cities from the watchtower to the fortified city.
10 (1Ki 14:23; Ex 34:13; 2Ki 16:4) They set up standing stones
and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.
11 There they burned incense on all the high places, as the nations did
whom the Lord had carried away before them. And they did wicked things
to provoke the Lord to anger,
12 for they served idols, of which the Lord had said to them,
"You shall not do this thing."
13 (1Sa 9:9; Jer 18:11) But the Lord warned Israel and Judah
by all the prophets and by all the seers, saying,
"Turn from your evil ways, and keep My commandments and My statutes,
according to all the law which I commanded your fathers
and which I sent to you by My servants the prophets."
14 (Dt 31:27; Ac 7:51) But they would not listen. They stiffened their necks,
like the neck of their fathers, who did not believe in the Lord their God.
15 (Dt 12:30-31; 32:21) They rejected His statutes and His covenant
that He had made with their fathers and the decrees He had given them.
They followed idols, and became idolaters, and followed the surrounding
nations, concerning whom the Lord commanded them, that they should not
do like them.
16 (1Ki 12:28; 14:15) They forsook all the commandments of the Lord
their God, made themselves cast images (two calves), made an Asherah pole,
worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.
17 (2Ki 21:6; 1Ki 21:20; 2Ki 16:3) They caused their sons and daughters
to pass through the fire, used divination and omens, and sold themselves
to do evil in the sight of the Lord to anger Him.
18 (1Ki 11:13; 11:32) Therefore the Lord was very angry with Israel
and removed them from His presence. None remained except the tribe of Judah.
19 (1Ki 14:22-23; 2Ki 16:3) Judah also did not keep the commandments
of the Lord their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made.
20 (2Ki 15:29; 13:3) The Lord rejected all the seed of Israel, afflicted them,
and gave them into the hand of plunderers
until He had cast them out of His presence.
21 (1Ki 11:11; 11:31) For He had torn Israel from the house of David,
and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king. Jeroboam diverted Israel
from following the Lord and caused them to sin greatly.
22 For the children of Israel walked in all the sins which Jeroboam
committed. They did not turn aside from them
23 (2Ki 17:6; 17:13) until the Lord removed Israel from His presence
as He had said by all His servants the prophets. So Israel was exiled
from their land to Assyria until this day.
[6] In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and
carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by
the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
[7] For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD
their God, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under
the hand of Pharoah king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,
[8] And walked in the statutes of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from
before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had
made.
[9] And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right
against the LORD their God, and they built them high places in all their
cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
[10] And they set them up images and groves in every high hill, and under
every green tree:
[11] And there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the heathen
whom the LORD carried away before them; and wrought wicked things to provoke
the LORD to anger:
[12] For they served idols, whereof the LORD had said unto them, Ye shall
not do this thing.
[13] Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the
prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and
keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I
commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets.
[14] Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to
the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the LORD their God.
[15] And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with
their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they
followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round
about them, concerning whom the LORD had charged them, that they should not
do like them.
[16] And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made them
molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the
host of heaven, and served Baal.
[17] And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the
fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil
in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
[18] Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of
his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only.
[19] Also Judah kept not the commandments of the LORD their God, but walked
in the statutes of Israel which they made.
[20] And the LORD rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and
delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his
sight.
[21] For he rent Israel from the house of David; and they made Jeroboam the
son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam drave Israel from following the LORD, and
made them sin a great sin.
[22] For the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he
did; they departed not from them;
[23] Until the LORD removed Israel out of his sight, as he had said by all
his servants the prophets. So was Israel carried away out of their own land
to Assyria unto this day.
Assyria Resettles Samaria
24 (2Ki 18:34; 17:30-31) Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon,
Kuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and put them in the cities of Samaria
instead of the children of Israel.
They possessed Samaria and lived in its cities.
25 (2Ki 17:32; 17:34) Right at the beginning of their settling there,
they did not fear the Lord, so the Lord sent lions among them,
and they killed some of them.
26 So they said to the king of Assyria, "The nations which you have exiled
and settled in the cities of Samaria do not know the law of the god
of the land. Therefore He has sent lions among them; they are killing them,
because they do not know the requirements of the god of the land."
27 Then the king of Assyria commanded, "Escort back one of the priests
whom you exiled from there and let him go and dwell there.
Let him teach them the law of the god of the land."
28 Then one of the priests whom they had exiled from Samaria
came and lived in Bethel. He taught them how they should fear the Lord.
29 (1Ki 12:31; Mic 4:5) But each nation was making its own gods,
and they put them in the houses of the high places that the people
of Samaria had made, each nation in the cities where they were living.
30 The men of Babylon made Sukkoth Benoth, the men of Kuthah made Nergal,
the men of Hamath made Ashima,
31 (2Ki 17:24; 17:17) the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak. The Sepharvites
were burning their children in fire to Adrammelek and Anammelek,
the gods of Sepharvaim.
32 (1Ki 12:31; 2Ki 17:29) They feared the Lord and made from amongst
themselves priests of the high places, who were working for them
in the houses of the high places.
33 They feared the Lord, and they were serving their own gods,
after the manner of the nations whom they exiled from there.
34 (Ge 32:28; 35:10) To this day they continue to practice
their former customs. They do not fear the Lord, nor are they doing
according to the statutes, requirements, the law or commandment
that the Lord commanded the children of Jacob, whom He named Israel.
35 (Jdg 6:10) The Lord had made a covenant and commanded them, saying,
"You shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them.
You shall not serve them or sacrifice to them.
36 (Ex 6:6; Dt 6:13) Rather, the Lord, who brought you up
out of the land of Egypt with great power and an outstretched arm,
Him you shall fear, to Him you shall bow down, and to Him you shall sacrifice.
37 The statutes, the ordinances, the law, and the commandment, which He wrote
for you, you shall observe to do forever. And you shall not fear other gods.
38 (Dt 4:23; 6:12) The covenant that I have made with you, you shall not
forget. You shall not fear other gods.
39 (2Ki 17:36) Rather the Lord your God you shall fear,
and He will deliver you from the hand of all your enemies."
40 But they did not listen; rather they were practicing their former customs.
41 (Zep 1:5; Mt 6:24) So these nations feared the Lord and were serving
their carved images, both their children and their grandchildren,
as their fathers did, and so they are doing to this day.
[24] And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and
from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the
cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed
Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.
[25] And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they
feared not the LORD: therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which slew
some of them.
[26] Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which
thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner
of the God of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold,
they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land.
[27] Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carry thither one of the
priests whom ye brought from thence; and let them go and dwell there, and
let him teach them the manner of the God of the land.
[28] Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came
and dwelt in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.
[29] Howbeit every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses
of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their
cities wherein they dwelt.
[30] And the men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the men of Cuth made
Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,
[31] And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their
children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.
[32] So they feared the LORD, and made unto themselves of the lowest of them
priests of the high places, which sacrificed for them in the houses of the
high places.
[33] They feared the LORD, and served their own gods, after the manner of
the nations whom they carried away from thence.
[34] Unto this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the LORD,
neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after
the law and commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom
he named Israel;
[35] With whom the LORD had made a covenant, and charged them saying, Ye
shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor
sacrifice to them:
[36] But the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great
power and a stretched out arm, him shall ye fear, and him shall ye worship,
and to him shall ye do sacrifice.
[37] And the statutes, and the ordinances, and the law, and the commandment,
which he wrote for you, ye shall observe to do for evermore; and ye shall
not fear other gods.
[38] And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither
shall ye fear other gods.
[39] But the LORD your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you out of
the hand of all your enemies.
[40] Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.
[41] So these nations feared the LORD, and served their graven images, both
their children, and their children's children: as did their fathers, so do
they unto this day.
2 Kings 18:1-12
Hezekiah, King of Judah
2Ch 29:1-2; 31:1, 20-21; 2Ki 17:3-7
1 In the third year of Hoshea son of Elah, king of Israel,
Hezekiah the son of Ahaz, king of Judah, became king.
2 He was twenty-five years old when he became king,
and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Abi
daughter of Zechariah.
3 (2Ki 20:3) He did what was right in the sight of the Lord,
according to everything that David his father had done.
4 (2Ch 31:1; Nu 21:8-9) He removed the high places, broke down the sacred
pillars, cut down the Asherah poles, and crushed the bronze serpent that Moses
had made, for until those days the children of Israel had made offerings to it.
They called it Nehushtan.
5 (2Ki 19:10; 23:25) He trusted in the Lord God of Israel. Afterwards,
there was no one like him among all the kings of Judah
or among those who were before him.
6 (Dt 10:20; Jos 23:8) He clung to the Lord. He did not depart from
following him, but kept His commandments, which the Lord commanded Moses.
7 (1Sa 18:14; 2Ki 16:7; Ge 39:2-3) The Lord was with him. Wherever he went,
he prospered. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.
8 (2Ki 17:9; Isa 14:29) He struck the Philistines as far as Gaza
and its territory, from watchtower to fortified city.
9 In the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea
son of Elah, king of Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up
against Samaria and besieged it.
10 He seized it at the end of three years. In the sixth year of Hezekiah,
that is, the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken.
11 (1Ch 5:26; 2Ki 17:6) Then the king of Assyria exiled Israel to Assyria
and put them in Halah and in Habor by the River of Gozan
and in the cities of the Medes,
12 because they did not obey the voice of the Lord their God,
but transgressed His covenant and all that Moses the servant of the Lord
commanded, and would not obey or do them.
[1] Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of
Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign.
[2] Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned
twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Abi, the
daughter of Zachariah.
[3] And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to
all that David his father did.
[4] He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the
groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto
those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it
Nehushtan.
[5] He trusted in the LORD God of Israel; so that after him was none like
him among all the kings of Judah, nor any that were before him.
[6] For he clave to the LORD, and departed not from following him, but kept
his commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses.
[7] And the LORD was with him; and he prospered whithersoever he went
forth: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not.
[8] He smote the Philistines, even unto Gaza, and the borders thereof, from
the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
[9] And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the
seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of
Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it.
[10] And at the end of three years they took it: even in the sixth year of
Hezekiah, that is the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was
taken.
[11] And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel unto Assyria, and put
them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the
Medes:
[12] Because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD their God, but
transgressed his covenant, and all that Moses the servant of the LORD
commanded, and would not hear them, nor do them.
2) Our Daily Bread for 19 July 2026 Titled
The God Who Saves By Amy Boucher Pye
Daniel 6:16-23
16 (Job 5:19; Ps 37:39-40) Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel
and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spoke and said to Daniel,
"Your God whom you serve continually, He will deliver you."
Daniel Saved From the Lions
17 (La 3:53) A stone was brought and laid upon the mouth of the den,
and the king sealed it with his own signet and with the signet of his lords
so that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel.
18 (Est 6:1; Da 2:1) Then the king went to his palace
and passed the night fasting, and no instruments of music
were brought before him. And his sleep fled from him.
19 Then the king arose very early in the morning
and went in haste to the den of lions.
20 (Da 3:17; 6:16; Ge 18:14) When he came to the den, he cried
with a voice full of sorrow to Daniel. And the king spoke
and said to Daniel, "Daniel, servant of the living God,
has your God whom you serve continually been able
to deliver you from the lions?"
21 (Da 2:4; 6:6) Then Daniel said to the king, "O king, live forever!
22 (Da 3:28; 2Ti 4:17) My God has sent His angel and has shut the lions'
mouths so that they have not hurt me, because innocence was found in me
before Him; and also before you, O king, I have done no harm."
23 (1Ch 5:20; Da 3:25) Then the king was exceeding glad for him
and commanded that they take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel
was taken up out of the den, and no manner of harm was found on him,
because he believed in his God.
[16] Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the
den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou
servest continually, he will deliver thee.
[17] And a stone was brought and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the
king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that
the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.
[18] Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither
were instruments of musick brought before him: and his sleep went from him.
[19] Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto
the den of lions.
[20] And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto
Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the
living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee
from the lions?
[21] Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.
[22] My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they
have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and
also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
[23] Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they
should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den,
and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.
Sentenced to life in prison, Vic shared with friends his sense of longing.
When they said that Jesus would fill the empty spaces in Vic's life, he mocked
their statements. To Vic, Jesus being a man who died yet still lived today
seemed fantastical. Although skeptical, sometime later he began listening to a
Christian radio station and even reading the Bible. Eventually he asked God
to reveal Himself to him.
Vic's anxieties and fears began to fade. He reflected, "Physically, I was
incarcerated in a prison with two massive cage-like fences keeping me in, but
mentally I was free and protected like Daniel when he was in the den with the
lions." Shortly thereafter, he received Jesus as his Saviour.
Vic read the Old Testament story of Daniel, an exile from Judah who was thrown
into a den with lions. Daniel had refused to stop praying to God three times a
day, even when the king signed an edict disallowing all prayer for thirty days
except to himself (Daniel 6:6-10). The king was "greatly distressed" and
regretted having to punish him with a certain death by the lions (vv. 14, 16).
But God, revealing His power and authority, kept Daniel safe,
and "the king was overjoyed" (v. 23).
Whatever our circumstances, including great hardship, God never leaves us.
We need only to turn to Him.
Reflect & Pray
How can you find safety and security in God?
How can you look to Him for help and strength today?
Freeing God, thank You for canceling my debt of sin
through the death of Your Son, Jesus. I look to You for my salvation.
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) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland
Deut 8:18
18 But you must remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you
the ability to get wealth, so that He may establish His covenant which
He swore to your fathers, as it is today.
18 But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee
power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto
thy fathers, as it is this day.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are lonely
PSALMS 25:15-21
15 My eyes are ever toward the Lord,
for He will lead my feet from the net.
16 Turn to me, and be gracious to me,
for I am isolated and afflicted.
17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged;
bring me out of my distresses.
18 Look on my pain and misery,
and forgive all my sins.
19 Consider my enemies, for they are many,
and they hate me with violent hatred.
20 Watch over my life, and deliver me!
Let me not suffer shame,
for I seek refuge in You.
21 Truth and integrity will preserve me
while I wait for You.
15 Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD;
For he shall pluck my feet out of the net.
16 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me;
For I am desolate and afflicted.
17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged:
O bring thou me out of my distresses.
18 Look upon mine affliction and my pain;
And forgive all my sins.
19 Consider mine enemies; for they are many;
And they hate me with cruel hatred.
20 O keep my soul, and deliver me:
Let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee.
21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me;
For I wait on thee.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2022 edition?)
Where do Muslims live?
Canada is a land of immigrants. And Muslims are coming in increasing numbers
to our shores. Where do they live? How can we pray for these areas? Use this as
your more effectively for Muslims in Canada.
Data for those population figures is extrapolated for the 2011 National
Household Survey and population growth projections by Pew Forum. These have
also been adjusted by +40% as reliable sources state that on 60% of Muslims
self-identify on government surveys and forms. These estimates are still on
the conservative end of the spectrum. Percentages represent that of the total
Canadian population, not provincial
BC - 136493 - 7.5%
AB - 195240 - 11%
SK - 17279 - 1%
MB - 21349 - 1.2%
ON - 1001542 - 55%
QC - 418946 - 23%
NB - 4543 - 0.003%
NS - 14629 - 0.1%
PEI - 1127 - 0.0006%
NFLD - 2065 - 0.001%
Yukon - 69 - 0.00004%
NWT - 473 - 0.0003%
NU - 86 - 0.00005%
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
And
Thank you for praying through the
5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.
"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,
I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to
cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.
Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians
and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the
love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.
One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by
light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.
As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and
confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution
to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.
Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.
Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father
to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.
I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.
God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through
the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom
and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."
13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,
through the power of the Holy Spirit.
[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that
ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
ROMANS 15:13
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
19th Day of the Month
a) Pray the the Holy Spirit will influence our governmental leaders
as they make vital decisions that shape Canadian Society
(
1 Tim 2:1-2
)
b) Pray for the province of Prince Edward Island
I) Pray for the leaders of Prince Edward Island,
that God's Spirit would influence
then to act justly,
serve with integrity
and honour high moral standards. ( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good
and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers,
intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet
and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4 who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge
of the truth.
)
II) Pray for the churches of the province,
that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use
the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord to stans faithful in Him and to help others in their faith
journey.
Pray to the Lord and and pray to obey Lord Jesus Christ in want he wants
you to do for your nation.
Pray to the Lord: "Freeing God, thank You for canceling my debt of sin
through the death of Your Son, Jesus. I look to You for my salvation."
Pray to the Lord and pray to give your emenies over to God.
Pray to the Lord and pray to honour His Covenant.
Pray to the Lord and pray for integrity and uprightness to preserve you.
Pray for Muslims in Canada to know Jesus as Saviour.
Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
Pray the the Holy Spirit will influence our governmental leaders
as they make vital decisions that shape Canadian Society.
Pray that Bibles will be readily available for all
Azeri people who
want to learn God's Word.
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.