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4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Mark 4:23-29



23 (Mk 4:9; Mt 11:15) "If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."

24 (Mt 7:2) He said to them, "Take heed what you hear.

The measure you give will be measured for you,

and to you who hear will more be given.

25 (Mt 13:12; Lk 8:18) For to him who has will more be given.

And from him who has not will be taken, even what he has."



The Parable of the Growing Seed



26 (Mt 13:24) He said, "The kingdom of God is like a man

who scatters seed on the ground.

27 (Ecc 11:5) He sleeps and rises night and day,

and the seed sprouts and grows; he does not know how.

28 For the earth bears fruit by itself: first the blade,

then the head, then the full seed in the head.

29 (Joel 3:13) But when the grain is ripe,

immediately he applies the sickle because the harvest has come."



23 "If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. "

24 And he said unto them, "Take heed what ye hear:

with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you:

and unto you that hear shall more be given.

25 For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not,

from him shall be taken even that which he hath.

26 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should

cast seed into the ground;

27 and should sleep, and rise night and day,

and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.

28 For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade,

then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.

29 But when the fruit is brought forth,

immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come."



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



God's Gift of Salvation



Ps 51:1-13



PSALMS 51



For the Music Director. A Psalm of David,

when Nathan the Prophet came to him,

after he had gone in to Bathsheba.



1 Have mercy on me, O God,

according to Your lovingkindness;

according to the abundance of Your compassion,

blot out my transgressions.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2 ) Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,

and cleanse me from my sin.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) For I acknowledge my transgressions,

and my sin is ever before me.

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Against You, You only, have I sinned,

and done this evil in Your sight,

so that You are justified when You speak,

and You are blameless when You judge.

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) I was brought forth in iniquity,

and in sin my mother conceived me.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) You desire truth in the inward parts,

and in the hidden part You make me to know wisdom.

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3 ) Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean;

wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Make me to hear joy and gladness,

that the bones that You have broken may rejoice.

9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Hide Your face from my sins,

and blot out all my iniquities.

10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Create in me a clean heart, O God,

and renew a right spirit within me.

11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Do not cast me away from Your presence,

and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,

and uphold me with Your willing spirit.

13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,

and sinners will return to You.



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?)



Manitoba



Quick facts on Muslims in Manitoba



Manitoba 2015 population 1 282 000



est Muslim Population 21 349



CNMM Networks: Winnipeg



The Muslim population of Manitoba, understandably centred in Winnipeg, is very

diverse and represents some 48 different cultural and ethnic backgrounds.

Conservative estimates put their number at 21000 , with some suggesting

it might be twice that size.

Some outreach among Muslims has started, yet in comparison to the size

of this community, there is the need and opportunity for far more engagement.

Continued influx of new immigrants and refugees continues to see the growth

of this Muslim centre in Manitoba.

We rejoice in the Arabic fellowship meeting there and the energetic workers

among Muslims in Winnipeg.



Let us intercede in unity for:



- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population

- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim

communities around them, as well as training new workers

- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipling new Muslim

background believers and for effectiveness in outreach

- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground

in the face of opposition to her new faith.

- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged

with great support



Adding further



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



Under the Keep Praying page



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

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

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

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

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

decorated and festivals will be held.



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

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

Islam.



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

which means Blessed Eid!"



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

know, and Muslims around the world:



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

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

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

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

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

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.

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

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

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

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

18 Even on My menservants and maidservants

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

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

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

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

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



Footnotes

Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

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

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

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

house."



Ideas for prayer



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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



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

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

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

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



http://www.ehc.ca



5th Day of the Month



a) Pray for Canada's First Nation peoples,

that the Lord will draw them to Himself

(PS 145:13-18

13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,

and Your dominion endures throughout all generations.

14 The Lord upholds all who fall,

and raises up all who are bowed down.

15 The eyes of all wait upon You,

and You give them their food in due season.

16 You open Your hand

and satisfy the desire of every living thing.

17 The Lord is righteous in all His ways

and loving in all His works.

18 The Lord is near to all those who call upon Him,

to all who call upon Him in truth.

)



Mem

13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,

And thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.

Samek

14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall,

And raiseth up all those that be bowed down.

Ain

15 The eyes of all wait upon thee;

And thou givest them their meat in due season.

Pe

16 Thou openest thine hand,

And satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

Zade

17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways,

And holy in all his works.

Qoph

18 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him,

To all that call upon him in truth.



b) Pray for the Lord to search your life ,

reveal anything offensive and cleanse you from unrighteousness

( ps 139:24 " and see if there is any rebellious way in me,

and lead me in the ancient way. "



24 And see if there be any wicked way in me,

And lead me in the way everlasting.



1:John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us

our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. "



9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins,

and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and thank him for Resurrection Sunday.



Pray to the Lord and pray not to be in conflict .



Pray to the Lord: "You're alive, Jesus,

and You possess the resurrection power I need!"



Pray to the Lord and pray to Him for He will your emenies for you.



Pray to the Lord and pray to plant seed for the Lord.



Pray to the Lord and pray to teach the ways ofthe Lord.



Agree in prayer with us for:

- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population

- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim

communities around them, as well as training new workers

- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipling new Muslim

background believers and for effectiveness in outreach

- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground

in the face of opposition to her new faith.

- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged

with great support



Pray for Canada's First Nation peoples,

that the Lord will draw them to Himself



Pray for the Lord to search your life ,

reveal anything offensive and cleanse you from unrighteousness





Pray for the few known indigenous believers of the

Maldives

who are at risk of imprisonment or expulsion for their faith.



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

Judges 20

[1] Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was

gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, with the land of

Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh.

[2] And the chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel,

presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred

thousand footmen that drew sword.

[3] (Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were

gone up to Mizpeh.) Then said the children of Israel, Tell us, how was this

wickedness?

[4] And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain, answered and

said, I came into Gibeah that belongeth to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to

lodge.

[5] And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about

upon me by night, and thought to have slain me: and my concubine have they

forced, that she is dead.

[6] And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout

all the country of the inheritance of Israel: for they have committed

lewdness and folly in Israel.

[7] Behold, ye are all children of Israel; give here your advice and

counsel.

[8] And all the people arose as one man, saying, We will not any of us go to

his tent, neither will we any of us turn into his house.

[9] But now this shall be the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go

up by lot against it;

[10] And we will take ten men of an hundred throughout all the tribes of

Israel, and an hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to

fetch victual for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of

Benjamin, according to all the folly that they have wrought in Israel.

[11] So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together

as one man.

[12] And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin,

saying, What wickedness is this that is done among you?

[13] Now therefore deliver us the men, the children of Belial, which are in

Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel. But

the children of Benjamin would not hearken to the voice of their brethren

the children of Israel:

[14] But the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the

cities unto Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.

[15] And the children of Benjamin were numbered at that time out of the

cities twenty and six thousand men that drew sword, beside the inhabitants

of Gibeah, which were numbered seven hundred chosen men.

[16] Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded;

every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss.

[17] And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred

thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war.

[18] And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and

asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle

against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah shall go up

first.

[19] And the children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped against

Gibeah.

[20] And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men

of Israel put themselves in array to fight against them at Gibeah.

[21] And the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed

down to the ground of the Israelites that day twenty and two thousand men.

[22] And the people the men of Israel encouraged themselves, and set their

battle again in array in the place where they put themselves in array the

first day.

[23] (And the children of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until

even, and asked counsel of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up again to battle

against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the LORD said, Go up

against him.)

[24] And the children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin

the second day.

[25] And Benjamin went forth against them out of Gibeah the second day, and

destroyed down to the ground of the children of Israel again eighteen

thousand men; all these drew the sword.

[26] Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came

unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted

that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before

the LORD.

[27] And the children of Israel inquired of the LORD, (for the ark of the

covenant of God was there in those days,

[28] And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in

those days,) saying, Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children

of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease? And the LORD said, Go up; for to

morrow I will deliver them into thine hand.

[29] And Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah.

[30] And the children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on

the third day, and put themselves in array against Gibeah, as at other

times.

[31] And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were

drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill,

as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of

God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel.

[32] And the children of Benjamin said, They are smitten down before us, as

at the first. But the children of Israel said, Let us flee, and draw them

from the city unto the highways.

[33] And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and put

themselves in array at Baal-tamar: and the liers in wait of Israel came

forth out of their places, even out of the meadows of Gibeah.

[34] And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all

Israel, and the battle was sore: but they knew not that evil was near them.

[35] And the LORD smote Benjamin before Israel: and the children of Israel

destroyed of the Benjamites that day twenty and five thousand and an hundred

men: all these drew the sword.

[36] So the children of Benjamin saw that they were smitten: for the men of

Israel gave place to the Benjamites, because they trusted unto the liers in

wait which they had set beside Gibeah.

[37] And the liers in wait hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah; and the liers in

wait drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge of the

sword.

[38] Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers

in wait, that they should make a great flame with smoke rise up out of the

city.

[39] And when the men of Israel retired in the battle, Benjamin began to

smite and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons: for they said,

Surely they are smitten down before us, as in the first battle.

[40] But when the flame began to arise up out of the city with a pillar of

smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the flame of the city

ascended up to heaven.

[41] And when the men of Israel turned again, the men of Benjamin were

amazed: for they saw that evil was come upon them.

[42] Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the way

of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and them which came out of

the cities they destroyed in the midst of them.

[43] Thus they inclosed the Benjamites round about, and chased them, and

trode them down with ease over against Gibeah toward the sunrising.

[44] And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these were men of

valour.

[45] And they turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon:

and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men; and pursued hard

after them unto Gidom, and slew two thousand men of them.

[46] So that all which fell that day of Benjamin were twenty and five

thousand men that drew the sword; all these were men of valour.

[47] But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness unto the rock

Rimmon, and abode in the rock Rimmon four months.

[48] And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and

smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city, as the

beast, and all that came to hand: also they set on fire all the cities that

they came to.



JUDGES 21



Wives for the Benjamites



1 (Jdg 20:1; 21:18) In Mizpah the men of Israel had taken an oath:

"No one among us will give his daughter to a Benjamite as his wife."

2 (Jdg 20:26; 20:18) So the people came to Bethel and sat there before

God until evening. They raised their voices and wept, sobbing loudly.

3 They said, "Why, Lord God of Israel, has this happened in Israel,

that today a tribe is missing from Israel?"

4 (2Sa 24:25) In the morning the people got up early and built an altar

there. They offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.

5 (Jdg 5:23) The children of Israel said, "Who from all the tribes of Israel

did not go up with the assembly to the Lord?" For they vowed a solemn

oath regarding whoever did not go up to the Lord at Mizpah stating,

"He must be killed."

6 (Jdg 21:15) The children of Israel lamented for Benjamin their brother,

and said, "One tribe is cut off from Israel today.

7 (Jdg 21:1) What can we do to find wives for those who are left?

For we swore by the Lord not to give them our daughters as wives."

8 (1Sa 31:11-13) So they said, "Is there anyone from among the tribes

of Israel who did not go up to the Lord at Mizpah?" Then they learned

that no one from the camp of Jabesh Gilead had come to the assembly.

9 When the people were counted, indeed, there was not a man there

from among the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead.

10 (Jdg 5:23; 21:5) So the assembly sent twelve thousand valorous men there

and commanded them, "Go and strike down the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead

with the edge of the sword, including women and children.

11 (Nu 31:17-18) This is what you will do: You will kill every man

and every woman who has slept with a man."

12 (Jos 18:1) So among the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead they found

400 virgins who had never slept with a man, and they brought them

to the camp at Shiloh in the land of Canaan.

13 (Dt 20:10; Jdg 20:47) Then the whole assembly sent someone to speak

to the Benjamites who were at Rimmon Rock, and they declared peace.

14 So the Benjamites returned at that time, and they gave to them the women

who were still alive from among the women of Jabesh Gilead.

Yet they did not find enough for them.

15 (Jdg 21:6) The people felt sorry for Benjamin, for the Lord had made a gap

among the tribes of Israel.

16 The elders of the assembly said, "What can we do to find wives for those

who are left? The Benjamite women were destroyed."

17 They said, "There must be an inheritance for the remnant of Benjamin,

so that a tribe will not be wiped out from Israel.

18 (Jdg 21:1) Yet we cannot give them our daughters for wives,

for the children of Israel swore, 'Cursed be anyone who gives

a wife to Benjamin.' "

19 They said, "Wait! There is an annual festival of the Lord in Shiloh,

which is north of Bethel, east of the main road that goes up from Bethel

to Shechem, and south of Lebonah."

20 So they commanded the Benjamites, "Go and hide in the vineyards.

21 (Ex 15:20; Jdg 11:34) Watch, and then when the daughters of Shiloh

come out to dance in the dances, come out from the vineyards

and have every man grab a wife for himself from among

the daughters of Shiloh. Then go to the land of Benjamin.

22 (Jdg 21:1; 21:18) When their fathers or their brothers come to us

to complain, we will say to them, 'Be favorable to them for our sakes,

because we did not take for each man a wife in the battle;

for you have not given women to them at the time,

thereby making yourselves guilty.' "

23 (Jdg 20:48) So the Benjamites did this. They carried away wives

for each man from among the dancers that they caught. Then they

returned to their inheritance, rebuilt the cities, and lived in them.

24 At that time, the children of Israel departed from there each man

to his tribe and to his family. They went out from

there to their own inheritance.

25 (Jdg 17:6; 18:1) In those days there was no king in Israel;

everyone did what was right in his own eyes.

Judges 21

[1] Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any

of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife.

[2] And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even

before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore;

[3] And said, O LORD God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that

there should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel?

[4] And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built

there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.

[5] And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of

Israel that came not up with the congregation unto the LORD? For they had

made a great oath concerning him that came not up to the LORD to Mizpeh,

saying, He shall surely be put to death.

[6] And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and

said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.

[7] How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have sworn by

the LORD that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?

[8] And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not

up to Mizpeh to the LORD? And, behold, there came none to the camp from

Jabesh-gilead to the assembly.

[9] For the people were numbered, and, behold, there were none of the

inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead there.

[10] And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the

valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of

Jabesh-gilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the children.

[11] And this is the thing that ye shall do, Ye shall utterly destroy every

male, and every woman that hath lain by man.

[12] And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred

young virgins, that had known no man by lying with any male: and they

brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.

[13] And the whole congregation sent some to speak to the children of

Benjamin that were in the rock Rimmon, and to call peaceably unto them.

[14] And Benjamin came again at that time; and they gave them wives which

they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh-gilead: and yet so they sufficed

them not.

[15] And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that the LORD had

made a breach in the tribes of Israel.

[16] Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for

them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?

[17] And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that be escaped of

Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.

[18] Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters: for the children

of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin.

[19] Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the LORD in Shiloh yearly

in a place which is on the north side of Bethel, on the east side of the

highway that goeth up from Bethel to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.

[20] Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie

in wait in the vineyards;

[21] And see, and, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in

dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife

of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.

[22] And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to

complain, that we will say unto them, Be favourable unto them for our sakes:

because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give

unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty.

[23] And the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to

their number, of them that danced, whom they caught: and they went and

returned unto their inheritance, and repaired the cities, and dwelt in them.

[24] And the children of Israel departed thence at that time, every man to

his tribe and to his family, and they went out from thence every man to his

inheritance.

[25] In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was

right in his own eyes.



2) Our Daily Bread for 5 April 2026 entitled Resurrection Power

by Patricia Rayborn



Mark 16:1-8



The Resurrection of Jesus

Mt 28:1-8; Lk 24:1-12; Jn 20:1-10



1 (Mk 15:40; 15:47) When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene,

and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices,

so that they might go and anoint Him.

2 (Mt 28:1; Lk 24:1) Very early in the morning, on the first day

of the week, they came to the tomb at the rising of the sun.

3 They said among themselves, "Who will roll the stone away

from the door of the tomb for us?"

4 (Lk 24:2; Jn 20:1) But when they looked, they saw that the stone

had been rolled away. For it was very large.

5 (Jn 20:11-12; Mt 28:3) And entering the tomb, they saw a young man

sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white robe.

And they were frightened.

6 He said to them, "Do not be frightened. You are looking for Jesus

of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen. He is not here.

See the place where they laid Him.

7 (Mk 14:28; Mt 26:32) But go your way, tell His disciples and Peter

that He is going before you to Galilee. There you will see Him,

as He told you."

8 They went out quickly and fled from the tomb, for they trembled

and were amazed. And they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.



[1] And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of

James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint

him.

[2] And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto

the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.

[3] And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from

the door of the sepulchre?

[4] And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it

was very great.

[5] And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the

right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.

[6] And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth,

which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where

they laid him.

[7] But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you

into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.

[8] And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they

trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they

were afraid.



At one hundred dollars, Loretta's utility bill was much higher than usual.

"But the Lord will provide," she told her son. That same day she received a

text from her youngest brother: "Loretta, you're always encouraging me, and I

want to thank you. Look in your mail for something from me." That afternoon

in her mail, she found a gift card from her brother for one hundred dollars.

A miracle? Not to some, perhaps. To Loretta, however, the "coincidence' felt

miraculous. She always expects the living God to provide for her.



Her outlook highlights a lesson in the resurrection story of Jesus. After the

Sabbath, three women bought spices to anoint Jesus' body in the tomb. But

walking there after sunrise, the women expected not a miracle but a problem:

"Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?" (Mark 16:1-3).



Embedded in their question was a curious doubt, especially from these

women - including Mary Magdalene - who had traveled with Jesus and witnessed

His power. All of them, however, were looking that morning for a dead Jesus.



Instead, "He has risen! He is not here," they were told (v. 6). That

declaration explains what we can expect from the living Jesus: His miraculous

resurrection power. He is alive. When we face "heavy stones" that need moving,

He will be with us and help us. He's not in a tomb. He is risen, indeed!



Reflect & Pray



How have you witnessed God working in an amazing way?

What does it mean to you to live out Jesus' resurrection power?



You're alive, Jesus, and You possess the resurrection power I need!



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?

Judges 19

[1] And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel,

that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who

took to him a concubine out of Bethlehemjudah.

[2] And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him

unto her father's house to Bethlehemjudah, and was there four whole months.

[3] And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly unto her,

and to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses:

and she brought him into her father's house: and when the father of the

damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.

[4] And his father in law, the damsel's father, retained him; and he abode

with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there.

[5] And it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose early in the

morning, that he rose up to depart: and the damsel's father said unto his

son in law, Comfort thine heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward go

your way.

[6] And they sat down, and did eat and drink both of them together: for the

damsel's father had said unto the man, Be content, I pray thee, and tarry

all night, and let thine heart be merry.

[7] And when the man rose up to depart, his father in law urged him:

therefore he lodged there again.

[8] And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart: and the

damsel's father said, Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they tarried

until afternoon, and they did eat both of them.

[9] And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his

servant, his father in law, the damsel's father, said unto him, Behold, now

the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day

groweth to an end, lodge here, that thine heart may be merry; and to morrow

get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home.

[10] But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed,

and came over against Jebus, which is Jerusalem; and there were with him two

asses saddled, his concubine also was with him.

[11] And when they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant

said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn in into this city

of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.

[12] And his master said unto him, We will not turn aside hither into the

city of a stranger, that is not of the children of Israel; we will pass over

to Gibeah.

[13] And he said unto his servant, Come, and let us draw near to one of

these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Ramah.

[14] And they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them

when they were by Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin.

[15] And they turned aside thither, to go in and to lodge in Gibeah: and

when he went in, he sat him down in a street of the city: for there was no

man that took them into his house to lodging.

[16] And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at

even, which was also of mount Ephraim; and he sojourned in Gibeah: but the

men of the place were Benjamites.

[17] And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the

street of the city: and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence

comest thou?

[18] And he said unto him, We are passing from Bethlehemjudah toward the

side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I: and I went to Bethlehemjudah, but I

am now going to the house of the LORD; and there is no man that receiveth me

to house.

[19] Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread

and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man which is

with thy servants: there is no want of any thing.

[20] And the old man said, Peace be with thee; howsoever let all thy wants

lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.

[21] So he brought him into his house, and gave provender unto the asses:

and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink.

[22] Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the

city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the

door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth

the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.

[23] And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, Nay, my

brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come

into mine house, do not this folly.

[24] Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will

bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto

you: but unto this man do not so vile a thing.

[25] But the men would not hearken to him: so the man took his concubine,

and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all the

night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go.

[26] Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the

door of the man's house where her lord was, till it was light.

[27] And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house,

and went out to go his way: and, behold, the woman his concubine was fallen

down at the door of the house, and her hands were upon the threshold.

[28] And he said unto her, Up, and let us be going. But none answered. Then

the man took her up upon an ass, and the man rose up, and gat him unto his

place.

[29] And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on

his concubine, and divided her, together with her bones, into twelve pieces,

and sent her into all the coasts of Israel.

[30] And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done

nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of

Egypt unto this day: consider of it, take advice, and speak your minds.



JUDGES 20



The Children of Israel Punish the Benjamites



1 (Jdg 11:11; 21:5) All the children of Israel from Dan to Beersheba,

and also from the land of Gilead, went out and gathered together in

an assembly as one man before the Lord at Mizpah.

2 (Jdg 8:10; 20:15) The leaders of all the people from all the tribes

of Israel presented themselves in an assembly of the people of God,

who numbered four hundred thousand infantrymen bearing swords.

3(The Benjamites heard that the children of Israel had gone up to Mizpah.)

The children of Israel said, "Tell how this evil happened!"

4 So the Levite, the husband of the murdered woman, answered,

"My concubine and I came to Gibeah, in Benjamin, to spend the night.

5 (Jdg 19:22; 19:25-26) Then the leaders of Gibeah rose up against me.

At night they surrounded the house where I was staying.

They wanted to kill me; instead they ravished my concubine so that she died.

6 (Jdg 19:29; Jos 7:15) I seized my concubine, cut her into pieces,

and sent her throughout all the territory of Israel,

because they committed an infamous and disgraceful act in Israel.

7 (Jdg 19:30) Now, all of you are children of Israel.

Give your advice and counsel here."

8 All the people arose as one man and said, "Not a man among us will go

to his tent, and no one will turn aside to his house.

9 Now this is what we will do to Gibeah. We will go against it by lot.

10 We will take ten men out of every hundred, from every tribe of Israel,

a hundred from every thousand, and a thousand from every ten thousand,

to bring provisions for the troops. Then when they come to Gibeah

in Benjamin, they may repay them for all the evil

that they committed in Israel."

11 So all the men of Israel gathered at the city, united like one man.

12 (Dt 13:14) The tribes of Israel sent men throughout the whole tribe

of Benjamin, saying, "What is this evil that has been committed among you?

13 (Dt 13:13; 17:12) Now hand over the wicked men in Gibeah,

so that we can kill them and purge the evil from Israel."

Yet the Benjamites were not willing to listen

to their fellow children of Israel.

14 The Benjamites gathered from their cities at Gibeah in order to go

out and wage war against the children of Israel.

15 (Nu 26:41) That day, the Benjamites mustered twenty-six thousand armed men

from the cities and seven hundred specially chosen men from Gibeah.

16 (Jdg 3:15; 1Ch 12:2) Out of all these people there were seven hundred

specially chosen men who were left-handed, all of whom could sling

a stone at a hair and not miss.

17 The men of Israel, apart from Benjamin, gathered four hundred thousand

armed men who drew the sword; all of them were men of war.

18 (Nu 27:21; Jdg 20:23) The children of Israel arose, went up to Bethel,

and asked God, "Who should go up first to wage war against the Benjamites?"

The Lord said, "Judah first."

19T he children of Israel got up in the morning and camped against Gibeah.

20 The men of Israel went out for battle with Benjamin,

and the men of Israel lined up for battle at Gibeah.

21 (Jdg 20:25) Then the Benjamites came out from Gibeah

and struck twenty-two thousand Israelite men down to the ground.

22 The people, the men of Israel, rallied and lined up for battle again

in the place where they had lined up on the first day.

23 (Jdg 20:26-27) Then the children of Israel went up

and wept before the Lord until evening. They asked the Lord,

"Should we advance and fight our brother-tribesmen the Benjamites again?"

The Lord said, "Advance against them."

24 So the children of Israel advanced against the Benjamites for the second day.

25 (Jdg 20:21) And on the second day, the Benjamites went out from Gibeah

to meet them and again struck eighteen thousand men down to the ground,

every one of them armed.

26 (Jdg 20:23; 20:18) Then all the children of Israel, all the people, went up

to Bethel where they wept and sat before the Lord.

They fasted that day until evening and offered burnt offerings and peace

offerings before the Lord.

27 (Jos 18:1; Jdg 20:18) The children of Israel asked the Lord

(because the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,

28 (Dt 18:5; Jos 24:33) and Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron,

stood before it then), "Should we go out again to wage war with our

brother-tribesmen the Benjamites, or should we not?"

The Lord said, "Go up, for tomorrow I will give them into your hands."

29 (Jos 8:4) So Israel set an ambushing force around Gibeah.

30 The children of Israel went up against the Benjamites on the third day

and lined up at Gibeah as before.

31 The Benjamites went out to engage the people and were drawn away

from the city. They began to strike the people down as before. On the

main roads that go up to Bethel and Gibeah and in the field,

they struck down about thirty children of Israel.

32 The Benjamites said, "They are struck down before us like

at the beginning." But the children of Israel said, "Let us retreat

and draw them away from the city toward the main roads."

33 So all the men of Israel rose up out of their place

and assumed their battle positions at Baal Tamar.

Then the men of Israel in ambush charged out of their places,

out of the meadows of Gibeah.

34 (Jos 8:14; Job 21:13) Ten thousand specially chosen men

from all of Israel came against Gibeah. The battle was fierce,

and the Benjamites did not know that disaster was upon them.

35 The Lord defeated Benjamin before Israel, and that day the children

of Israel struck down 25100 Benjamites, every one of them armed.

36 The Benjamites saw that they were defeated.

Now the men of Israel had withdrawn from Benjamin, because they relied

on the men in ambush whom they had set against Gibeah.

37 (Jos 8:19) So the ambushing force rushed on and attacked Gibeah.

They struck down the whole city with the edge of the sword.

38 The men of Israel had made an agreement with the ambushing force

that when they sent up a large amount of smoke from the city,

39 (Jdg 20:32) the children of Israel would turn around in battle.

When the Benjamites had begun to strike the children of Israel down,

about thirty men, they said, "Surely they are struck down before us like

at the beginning."

40 (Jos 8:20) Yet when the smoke began to rise up from the city in a column,

the Benjamites looked behind them and suddenly noticed the whole city

going up in smoke to the sky.

41 Then the men of Israel turned around, and the men of Benjamin

were horrified because they saw that disaster had come on them.

42 So they fled from the men of Israel toward the direction

of the wilderness, but the battle overtook them. Whoever came out

of the cities destroyed them in their midst.

43 They surrounded the Benjamites, chased them without rest,

and trampled them down near Gibeah toward the east.

44 Eighteen thousand men from Benjamin fell; all these were men of valor.

45 (Jos 15:32; Jdg 21:13) The rest turned and fled toward the wilderness

to Rimmon Rock, and they cut down five thousand men on the main roads.

They pursued them relentlessly until they reached Gidom

and killed two thousand of them.

46 So the Benjamites who fell that day numbered 25000, every one

of them armed, valorous men.

47 However, six hundred men turned and fled toward the wilderness,

to Rimmon Rock. They dwelled at Rimmon Rock for four months.

48 Yet the men of Israel turned back against the Benjamites

and struck them with the edge of the sword-city inhabitants, animals,

and everything that could be found. Indeed, they set on fire every city

that could be found.

Day 95, 5 April 2025 - Happy Resurrection Sunday



Today at Calvary Community Church

Pastor Barry Regier Spoke on He is Risen - When it looks like Evil is

Winning



When Faithfuless feels small ...



20 (Ge 6:3; 6:5) who in times past were disobedient, when God waited patiently

in the days of Noah while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is,

eight souls, were saved through water.

[20] Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God

waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that

is, eight souls were saved by water.



Jesus is still at work



18 (1Pe 4:1; Heb 9:26; Ro 4:25) For Christ also has once suffered for sins,

the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God, being put to death

in the flesh, but made alive by the Spirit,

[18] For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust,

that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but

quickened by the Spirit:



19 (1Pe 4:6) by whom He also went and preached to the spirits in prison,

[19] By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;



20 (Ge 6:3; 6:5) who in times past were disobedient, when God waited patiently

in the days of Noah while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is,

eight souls, were saved through water.

[20] Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God

waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that

is, eight souls were saved by water



God's pattern ... death -> rescue -> new life



1 Peter 3:20-21



20 (Ge 6:3; 6:5) who in times past were disobedient, when God waited patiently

in the days of Noah while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is,

eight souls, were saved through water.

[20] Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God

waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that

is, eight souls were saved by water.



21 (1Pe 1:3; Mk 16:16) Figuratively this is like baptism, which also saves us

now. It is not washing off the dirt from the body, but a response to God from

a good conscience through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

[21] The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the

putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience

toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:



Resurrection change everything



1 Peter 3:22



22 (Ro 8:38; Mk 16:19) who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand

of God, with angels and authorities and powers being made subject to Him.

[22] Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and

authorities and powers being made subject unto him.



John 11:25-26



25 (Jn 1:4; 1Th 4:14) Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life.

He who believes in Me, though he may die, yet shall he live.

26 And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?"



[25] Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that

believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

[26] And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest

thou this?



1 Corinthians 15:3-8



3 (1Pe 2:24; 1Co 11:23; Gal 1:4) For I delivered to you first of all

that which I also received: how Christ died for our sins according

to the Scriptures,

4 (Ps 16:10-11; Hos 6:2) was buried, rose again the third day

according to the Scriptures,

5 (Mk 16:14; Ac 10:41) and was seen by Cephas, and then by the twelve.

6 (Ac 7:60; 1Co 15:18) Then He was seen by over five hundred brothers

at once, of whom the greater part remain to this present time,

though some have passed away.

7 (Lk 24:50) Then He was seen by James and then by all the apostles.

8 (1Co 9:1; Ac 9:17) Last of all, He was seen by me also,

as by one born at the wrong time.



[3] For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how

that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

[4] And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according

to the scriptures:

[5] And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:

[6] After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom

the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.

[7] After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.

[8] And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.



1 Peter 3:18



18 (1Pe 4:1; Heb 9:26; Ro 4:25) For Christ also has once suffered for sins,

the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God, being put to death

in the flesh, but made alive by the Spirit,

[18] For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust,

that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but

quickened by the Spirit:



Why does this matter?



1) Judges 19, Judges 20, Judges 21



JUDGES 19



A Levite and His Concubine



1 (Jdg 18:1; 17:8) In those days, when there was no king in Israel,

there was a certain Levite living as resident foreigner in a remote

part of the hill country of Ephraim. He took a concubine for himself

from Bethlehem in Judah.

2 Yet his concubine became angry with him and went away from him

to her father's house at Bethlehem in Judah. She was there for four months.

3 (Ge 34:3; 50:21) Her husband got up and went after her in order to speak

tenderly to her and bring her back. His servant and two donkeys were with

him. When he came to her father's house, the girl's father saw him

and was happy to meet with him.

4 His father-in-law, the girl's father, prevailed upon him to stay with him

for three days. So they ate and drank and spent the night there.

5 (Ge 18:5; Jdg 19:8) On the fourth day they woke up early in the morning.

He got ready to go, but the girl's father said to his son-in-law,

"Strengthen yourself with a little food, and then you can go."

6 (Jdg 16:25; 19:9) So the two of them sat down to eat and drink together.

Then the girl's father said to the man,

"Please spend the night and let your heart be merry."

7 The man got up to go, but his father-in-law urged him until he turned back

and spent the night there.

8 He got up early in the morning on the fifth day to go. The girl's father said,

"Please, strengthen yourself and wait until later in the day."

So the two of them ate.

9 Then the man got up to go: he, his concubine, and his servant.

His father-in-law, the girl's father, said to him, "Look! It is getting dark.

Spend the night! Settle in and spend the night here, let your heart be merry.

You can get up early tomorrow and go home."

10 (Jos 15:8; 15:63) Yet the man did not want to spend the night,

so he got up and left and approached Jebus (that is, Jerusalem).

Two saddled donkeys and his concubine were with him.

11 When they were near Jebus, it was getting very late.

The servant said to his master, "Come, let us turn aside

to this Jebusite city and spend the night in it."

12 His master said to him, "We must not turn aside to a city of foreigners,

who are not children of Israel. We will continue on to Gibeah."

13 He said to his servant, "Come, let us go to one of these places.

We will spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah."

14 They continued and went on. The sun went down

when they were near Gibeah in Benjamin.

15 (Jdg 19:18) So they turned aside there to go and spend the night

in Gibeah. They went in and sat in the city square,

but no one took them in to spend the night.

16 (Jdg 19:1; Ps 104:23) Just then, an old man came in at evening time from

his work in the field. The man was from the hill country of Ephraim

and lived as a resident foreigner in Gibeah,

but the townspeople were Benjamites.

17 He looked up and saw the traveler in the city square.

The old man said, "Where are you going, and where do you come from?"

18 (Jdg 18:31) He said to him, "We are traveling from Bethlehem in Judah

to a remote part of the hill country of Ephraim. I am from there.

I went to Bethlehem in Judah, and now I am going to the house of the Lord.

No one has taken me into his home.

19 Yet there is enough straw and fodder for our donkeys, with bread and wine

for me, your maidservant, and the young man who is with your servant.

We do not lack anything."

20 (Jdg 6:23) The old man said, "Do not worry. I will take care of whatever

you need. Just do not spend the night in the city square."

21 (Ge 18:4; 43:24) So he brought him into his house and gave food

to his donkeys. They washed their feet, ate, and drank.

22 (Ge 19:4-5; Dt 13:13) While they were enjoying themselves, the men

of the city, who were wicked men, surrounded the house and pounded

on the door. They said to the old man, the master of the house,

"Bring out the man who came to your house, so we can have relations with him."

23 (Ge 34:7; Jdg 20:6) The master of the house went out to them and said,

"No, my brothers, do not commit this evil act, not after this man has come

into my house. Do not commit this disgrace.

24 (Ge 19:8; Dt 21:14) Here are my virgin daughter and the man's concubine.

Let me bring them out to you. Ravish them and do to them what you please.

But do not commit this vile act against this man."

25 The men were unwilling to listen to him, so the man seized his concubine

and brought her out to them in the street. They knew her and abused her all

night until morning. As the dawn began to break, they let her go.

26 The woman came back at daybreak and fell down at the door of the man's

house where her master was, lying there until it was light.

27 Her master got up in the morning and opened the doors of the house.

He went out to go on his way, but there was the woman, his concubine,

fallen at the door of the house with her hands on the threshold.

28 (Jdg 20:5) He said to her, "Get up, let us be going," but there was

no answer. So the man put her on a donkey and went home.

29 (1Sa 11:7) When he got home, he took a knife and seized his concubine,

then cut her body into twelve pieces. Then he sent her throughout

all the territory of Israel.

30 (Jdg 20:7; Pr 13:10) Everyone who saw this said, "Nothing like this has

been done or seen since the day the children of Israel came out of the land

of Egypt until today. Consider it, take counsel, and speak up!"

4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Philip 4:19



19 (Ro 2:4) But my God shall supply your every need according

to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.



19 But my God shall supply all your need according

to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.



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



God's Reconciling Peace



Ps 85:8-13



8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) I will hear what God the Lord will speak,

for He will speak peace to His people and to His saints,

but let them not turn again to folly.

9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Surely His salvation is near to them who fear Him,

that glory may dwell in our land.

10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Mercy and truth have met together;

righteousness and peace have kissed.

11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Truth springs from the ground,

and righteousness looks down from the sky.

12 Yes, the Lord gives that which is good,

and our land shall yield its increase.

13 Righteousness shall go before Him

and prepare a way for His footsteps.



8 I will hear what God the LORD will speak:

For he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints:

But let them not turn again to folly.

9 Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him;

That glory may dwell in our land.

10 Mercy and truth are met together;

Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

11 Truth shall spring out of the earth;

And righteousness shall look down from heaven.

12 Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good;

And our land shall yield her increase.

13 Righteousness shall go before him;

And shall set us in the way of his steps.



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?)



Manitoba



Quick facts on Muslims in Manitoba



Manitoba 2015 population 1 282 000



est Muslim Population 21 349



CNMM Networks: Winnipeg



The Muslim population of Manitoba, understandably centred in Winnipeg, is very

diverse and represents some 48 different cultural and ethnic backgrounds.

Conservative estimates put their number at 21000 , with some suggesting

it might be twice that size.

Some outreach among Muslims has started, yet in comparison to the size

of this community, there is the need and opportunity for far more engagement.

Continued influx of new immigrants and refugees continues to see the growth

of this Muslim centre in Manitoba.

We rejoice in the Arabic fellowship meeting there and the energetic workers

among Muslims in Winnipeg.



Let us intercede in unity for:



- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population

- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim

communities around them, as well as training new workers

- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipling new Muslim

background believers and for effectiveness in outreach

- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground

in the face of opposition to her new faith.

- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged

with great support



Adding further



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



Under the Keep Praying page



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

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

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

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

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

decorated and festivals will be held.



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

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

Islam.



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

which means Blessed Eid!"



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

know, and Muslims around the world:



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

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

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

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

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

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.

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

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

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

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

18 Even on My menservants and maidservants

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

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

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

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

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



Footnotes

Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

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

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

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

house."



Ideas for prayer



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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

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

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

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



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



http://www.ehc.ca



4nd Day of the Month



a) Pray for the preservation of godly values in Canada

(Prov 14:34 - Righteousness exalts a nation,

but sin is a reproach to any people.



34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:

But sin is a reproach to any people.



)



b) Pray the political leaders will be awakened by God to the right

use of power and the right stewardship of their positions.



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray to know the purity of God's Word.



Pray to the Lord: "Dear Jesus, I long to help others the

way You want me to. Please help me point them to You,

and lead me to live for Your pleasure."



Pray to the Lord and pray to sow righteousness and reap mercy.



Pray to the Lord and pray to the Lord who supplies your needs.



Pray to the Lord and pray for the salvation of the Lord to spread throughout

the land.



Agree in prayer with us for:

- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population

- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim

communities around them, as well as training new workers

- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipling new Muslim

background believers and for effectiveness in outreach

- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground

in the face of opposition to her new faith.

- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged

with great support



Pray for the preservation of godly values in Canada



Pray the political leaders will be awakened by God to the right

use of power and the right stewardship of their positions.



Praise God for churches in

Uganda that are extending the love of Christ to their Muslim neighbours.



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

JUDGES 17



Micah's Idols

1 There was a man from the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Micah.

2 (Ne 13:25; Ru 3:10) He said to his mother,

"The eleven hundred shekels of silver

[About 28 pounds, or 13 kilograms.] that were taken from you, on which you

put a curse, even speaking the curse in my ears-here

is the silver with me. I took it."

Then his mother said, "May the Lord bless my son!"

3(Ex 20:4; 20:23) Then he returned the 1100 silver coins to his mother.

His mother said, "I certainly consecrated the silver to the Lord,

for my son to make a carved idol and a metal idol, so now I return it to you."

4 When he returned the silver to his mother, she took two hundred shekels

of silver [About 5 pounds, or 2.3 kilograms.] and gave them to a silversmith

to make a carved idol and a metal idol.

And they were put in the house of Micah.

5 (Ge 31:19; Jdg 8:27) This man Micah owned a shrine. He made an ephod

and household idols, and he hired one of his sons to be a priest for him.

6 (Dt 12:8; Jdg 18:1I) n those days there was no king in Israel.

Everyone did what was right in his eyes.

7 (Ru 1:1-2; Mic 5:2) There was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah.

He was a Levite from Judah, and he stayed as a resident foreigner there.

8 The man went from the city of Bethlehem in Judah to stay wherever

he could find a place. He came to the hill country of Ephraim,

to the house of Micah, to do his work.

9 Micah said to him, "Where do you come from?"

He said to him, "I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah,

and I am going to stay wherever I can find a place."

10 Micah said to him, "Live with me, and be a father and a priest for me.

I will give you ten silver coins [About 4 ounces, or 115 grams.] a year,

a set of clothes, and food." So the Levite went in.

11T he Levite decided to live with the man, and the young man became

like one of his sons.

12 (Jdg 18:30) Micah ordained the Levite, and the young man

became his priest and lived in the house of Micah.

13 Then Micah said, "Now I know that the Lord will do good for me,

for I have a Levite to be my priest."



Judges 17

[1] And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah.

[2] And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that

were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine

ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed

be thou of the LORD, my son.

[3] And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his

mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver unto the LORD

from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now

therefore I will restore it unto thee.

[4] Yet he restored the money unto his mother; and his mother took two

hundred shekels of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a

graven image and a molten image: and they were in the house of Micah.

[5] And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim,

and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.

[6] In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which

was right in his own eyes.

[7] And there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah of the family of Judah,

who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.

[8] And the man departed out of the city from Bethlehemjudah to sojourn

where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of

Micah, as he journeyed.

[9] And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am

a Levite of Bethlehemjudah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place.

[10] And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a

priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit

of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in.

[11] And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was

unto him as one of his sons.

[12] And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest,

and was in the house of Micah.

[13] Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I

have a Levite to my priest.



JUDGES 18



The Danites Settle in Laish



1 (Jdg 17:6; 19:1) In those days there was no king in Israel.

And in those days the tribe of the Danites was looking for an inheritance

in which to live, for no territory had come into their possession

among the tribes of Israel up to that time.

2 (Jdg 13:25; Jos 2:1) So the children of Dan sent out from their families

five valorous men from Zorah and Eshtaol in order to spy out

and explore the land. They said to them, "Go, explore the land."

They came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah,

and they spent the night there.

3 When they were at the house of Micah, they noticed the speech

of the young Levite. They turned aside and said to him,

"Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place?

What is your business here?"

4 (Jdg 17:10) He told them what Micah had done for him, saying,

"He hired me, and I became his priest."

5 (1Ki 22:5) They said to him, "Please ask God if we may know whether

our mission will be a success as we go to do it."

6 (1Ki 22:6) The priest said to them, "Go in peace.

The Lord is watching the way you are going."

7 (Jos 19:47; Jdg 18:27-28) The five men went away and came to Laish.

They saw the people who were there, living securely according

to the culture of the Sidonians. There were no rulers in the land

who might put them to shame for anything. They were far from

the Sidonians and had no ties with anyone.

8 (Jdg 18:2; 18:11) When they came back to their brothers

in Zorah and Eshtaol, their brothers asked them, "What do you have to say?"

9 (Nu 13:30; Jos 2:23-24) They said, "Get up! Let us go up against them,

for we have seen the land. It is very good. You are silent,

but do not hesitate to go to take the land.

10 (Jdg 18:7; 18:27) When you go, you will come to a secure people

and to an expansive land. For God has given it into your hands:

a place where there is no lack of anything on the earth."

11 So six hundred fully armed men set out from the family of the Danites,

from Zorah and Eshtaol.

12 (Jdg 13:25; Jos 15:60) They went up and set up camp in Kiriath Jearim

in Judah. Therefore they call that place Mahaneh Dan to this day.

It is west of Kiriath Jearim.

13 From there they passed the hill country of Ephraim

and came to the house of Micah.

14 (Jdg 17:5) The five men who went to spy out the land of Laish

said to their brothers, "Did you know that in these houses are an ephod,

household idols, a carved image, and a metal idol? Now think about

what to do."

15 (Ge 43:27) So they turned aside there and came to the house of the young

Levite, to the house of Micah, and greeted him.

16 The six hundred men armed with their weapons of war,

who were the children of Dan, stood at the entrance to the gate.

17 (Jdg 18:14; 17:4-5) The five men who went to spy out the land went in

and took the carved idol, ephod, household idols, and the metal idol.

The priest was standing at the entrance

to the gate with the 600 fully armed men.

18 When these men went into the house of Micah and took the carved idol,

ephod, household idols, and the metal idol,

the priest said to them, "What are you doing?"

19 (Jdg 17:10; Job 21:5) They said to him, "Quiet! Put your hand

over your mouth and go with us. Be a father and priest for us. Is it better

to be a priest for one man's house or for a tribe and a family in Israel?"

20 So the priest's heart was glad. He took the ephod, the household

idols, and the carved image and went among the people.

21 So they turned and left, putting the children, livestock,

and valuables in front of them.

22 They had gone far from the house of Micah, but the neighbors

of Micah assembled and caught up to the children of Dan.

23 They called out to the children of Dan. So they turned and said to Micah,

"What is wrong that have you assembled together?"

24 He said, "You took the gods that I made, and the priest, and then you left.

What do I have left? So what is this that you say to me, 'What is wrong?' "

25 The children of Dan said to him, "Do not let us hear your voice again.

Otherwise bitter men might meet you and you will forfeit your life

and the lives of your family."

26 So the children of Dan went their way. And when Micah saw

that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his house.

27 (Jos 19:47; Jdg 18:7) They took what Micah had made and his priest,

and came to Laish to a quiet and secure people.

They struck them down with the edge of the sword

and burned the city with fire.

28 (2Sa 10:6; Nu 13:21) There was no one to save them because the city was far

from Sidon and had no contact with anyone. It was in the valley by Beth Rehob.

They rebuilt the city and lived there.

29 (Ge 14:14; Jos 19:47) They called the city Dan, after their father Dan,

who was born to Israel (Laish was the former name of the city).

30 (Ex 2:22; Jdg 13:1) The children of Dan set up the carved idol

for themselves. Jonathan the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh,

and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan

until the time of exile from the land.

31 (Jos 18:1; Jdg 19:18) So they displayed Micah's graven image

that he had made, for the whole time that the house of God was in Shiloh.

Judges 18

[1] In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe

of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day all

their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel.

[2] And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts,

men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to

search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came

to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there.

[3] When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young

man the Levite: and they turned in thither, and said unto him, Who brought

thee hither? and what makest thou in this place? and what hast thou here?

[4] And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath

hired me, and I am his priest.

[5] And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may

know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.

[6] And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the LORD is your way

wherein ye go.

[7] Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that

were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians,

quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put

them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no

business with any man.

[8] And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their

brethren said unto them, What say ye?

[9] And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen

the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are ye still? be not slothful to

go, and to enter to possess the land.

[10] When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and to a large land:

for God hath given it into your hands; a place where there is no want of any

thing that is in the earth.

[11] And there went from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah

and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men appointed with weapons of war.

[12] And they went up, and pitched in Kirjath-jearim, in Judah: wherefore

they called that place Mahaneh-dan unto this day: behold, it is behind

Kirjath-jearim.

[13] And they passed thence unto mount Ephraim, and came unto the house of

Micah.

[14] Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish,

and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an

ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore

consider what ye have to do.

[15] And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the

Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and saluted him.

[16] And the six hundred men appointed with their weapons of war, which were

of the children of Dan, stood by the entering of the gate.

[17] And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and came in

thither, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the

molten image: and the priest stood in the entering of the gate with the six

hundred men that were appointed with weapons of war.

[18] And these went into Micah's house, and fetched the carved image, the

ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image. Then said the priest unto

them, What do ye?

[19] And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth,

and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to

be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe

and a family in Israel?

[20] And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the

teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people.

[21] So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and

the carriage before them.

[22] And when they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men that

were in the houses near to Micah's house were gathered together, and

overtook the children of Dan.

[23] And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces,

and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?

[24] And he said, Ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest,

and ye are gone away: and what have I more? and what is this that ye say

unto me, What aileth thee?

[25] And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among

us, lest angry fellows run upon thee, and thou lose thy life, with the lives

of thy household.

[26] And the children of Dan went their way: and when Micah saw that they

were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house.

[27] And they took the things which Micah had made, and the priest which he

had, and came unto Laish, unto a people that were at quiet and secure: and

they smote them with the edge of the sword, and burnt the city with fire.

[28] And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had

no business with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Beth-rehob.

And they built a city, and dwelt therein.

[29] And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their

father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city was Laish at

the first.

[30] And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son

of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe

of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.

[31] And they set them up Micah's graven image, which he made, all the time

that the house of God was in Shiloh.



2) Our Daily Bread for 4 April 2026 titled Serving God Out

of Love by Anne Cetas



Matthew 6:1-4,19-21



Teaching About Charitable Giving



1 (Mt 23:5; 6:16) "Be sure that you not do your charitable deeds before men

to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father

who is in heaven.

2 (Mt 6:5; 6:16; Jn 5:44) "Therefore, when you do your charitable deeds,

do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues

and in the streets, that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you,

they have their reward.

3 But when you do your charitable deeds, do not let your left hand know

what your right hand is doing,

4 (Mt 6:6; 6:18) that your charitable deeds may be in secret.

And your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly.



[1] Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them:

otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.

[2] Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before

thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they

may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

[3] But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand

doeth:

[4] That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret

himself shall reward thee openly.



Treasures in Heaven

Lk 12:33-34



19 (Heb 13:5; Lk 12:21) "Do not store up for yourselves treasures

on earth where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.

20 (Lk 12:33; Mt 19:21)But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where

neither moth nor rust destroy and where thieves do not break in nor steal,

21 (Lk 12:34) for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.



[19] Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust

doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

[20] But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor

rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

[21] For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.



My dad was a hard worker on our farm and in the factory, but he wasn't a

handyman. Sometimes when our tractor or furnace or plumbing failed, a

neighbour or friend would fix it. Dad offered to pay even though he knew he

couldn't afford as much as they deserved. But they wouldn't accept anything;

they just loved to help. "Thanks," he'd say, "until you're better paid." I'm

still not sure what he meant. Maybe he or someone else did something for them

later.



Believers in Jesus who serve others because of their love for Him will one day

be rewarded. Perhaps that's a form of "until you're better paid." Jesus told

His followers to "store up for yourselves treasures in heaven" (Matthew 6:20).

Doing good to others may be one way to store up some of those "treasures." He

said we shouldn't announce it "with trumpets"; if we do, that’s all the reward

we'll get (v. 2). We can be confident He sees us. The book of Hebrews

reinforces this idea: "God . . . will not forget your work and the love you

have shown him as you have helped his people and continue

to help them" (6:10).



We don't serve for rewards but rather because Jesus loves us, and in response

we express our love and praise for Him. What a blessing it will be to hear God

say, "Well done, good and faithful servant!" (Matthew 25:21, 23).



Reflect & Pray



What treasures have you stored up?

What gifts has God given you to share with others?



Dear Jesus, I long to help others the

way You want me to. Please help me point them to You,

and lead me to live for Your pleasure.



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"?

Day 94, 4 Apr 2025



1) Judges 16, Judges 17, Judges 18



JUDGES 16



Samson and Delilah

1 (Jos 15:47) Samson went to Gaza. There he saw a prostitute

and spent the night with her.

2 (1Sa 23:26; Ps 118:10-12) The people of Gaza were told,

"Samson has come here!" So they surrounded him and laid in wait

for him all night at the city gate. They kept quiet all night, thinking,

"In the morning light we will kill him."

3 Samson lay until midnight, then at midnight he got up.

He grabbed the doors of the city gate and the two gateposts

and pulled them out along with the bar. He put them on his shoulder

and brought them to the top of the mountain near Hebron.

4 After this Samson loved a woman in the Valley of Sorek,

whose name was Delilah.

5 (Jos 13:3; Jdg 14:15) The Philistine rulers came up to her and said,

"Trick him! Find out about how his strength is so great

and how we can overcome him, bind him, and humiliate him.

Each one of us will give you eleven hundred silver coins."

[About 28 pounds, or 13 kilograms.]

6 So Delilah said to Samson, "Please tell me how your strength is so great

and how you could be bound in order to be subdued."

7 Samson said to her, "If they bind me with seven fresh bowstrings that

have not been dried, then I will become weak and be like an ordinary man."

8 So the Philistine rulers brought her seven fresh bowstrings

that had not been dried, and she bound him with them.

9 They lay in wait in her inner room. She said to him,

"The Philistines are upon you, Samson." Then he split apart the bowstrings

like a single thread is split apart at the touch of fire.

So the source of his strength did not become known.

10 (Jdg 16:13) Delilah said to Samson, "You have deceived me.

You have told me lies. Now, please tell me how you can be bound."

11 He said to her, "If they bind me with new ropes that have never

been used, then I will become weak and be like an ordinary man."

12 So Delilah took new ropes and bound him with them.

Then she said to him, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson."

For men were lying in wait, remaining in the room.

But he split apart the ropes on his arms like a thread.

13 Delilah said to Samson, "Up to now you have deceived me.

You have told me lies. Tell how you can be bound."

He said to her, "If you weave seven locks of my hair into the fabric

on the loom and fasten it with the pin, then I will become weak

and be like an ordinary man."

14 So Delilah lulled him to sleep and wove seven locks of his hair

into the fabric on the loom. She fastened it with the pin and said to him,

"The Philistines are upon you, Samson." He awakened from his sleep

and tore away from the loom pin and the fabric.

15 (Jdg 14:16) She said to him, "How can you say, 'I love you,'

when your heart is not with me? You have deceived me these

three times and have not told me how your strength is so great."

16 Every day she nagged him with her words and pleaded with him

until he was tired to death.

17 (Jdg 13:5; Nu 6:5) So he told her all his secrets and said to her,

"No razor has touched my head, for I have been a Nazirite to God

from my mother's womb. If I were shaven, my strength would leave me,

and I would become weak and be like all other men."

18 (Jdg 16:5) Delilah saw that he had told her all his secrets,

so she sent for the Philistine rulers, saying, "Come up this time,

for he has told me all his secrets." So the Philistine rulers came up to her

and brought the money in their hands.

19 (Pr 7:26-27) Delilah lulled Samson to sleep on her knees

and called for a man to shave off the seven locks of his hair.

Then she began to humiliate him, and his strength left him.

20 (Jos 7:12; 1Sa 16:14) She said, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson."

Then he awakened from his sleep and thought,

"I will go out as before and shake myself free of them."

He did not know that the Lord had left him.

21 (Ex 11:5; Isa 47:2) The Philistines seized him and gouged out his eyes.

They took him down to Gaza, bound him with bronze chains,

and he ground grain in prison.

22 Yet after it had been shaven, the hair on his head began to grow back.



Judges 16

[1] Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her.

[2] And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they

compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city,

and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we

shall kill him.

[3] And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors

of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and

all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an

hill that is before Hebron.

[4] And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of

Sorek, whose name was Delilah.

[5] And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her,

Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we

may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will

give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.

[6] And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great

strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.

[7] And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that

were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.

[8] Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withs

which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.

[9] Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And

she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the

withs, as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his

strength was not known.

[10] And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me

lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.

[11] And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never

were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.

[12] Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said

unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And there were liers in wait

abiding in the chamber. And he brake them from off his arms like a thread.

[13] And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me

lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If

thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.

[14] And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines be

upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the

pin of the beam, and with the web.

[15] And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine

heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not

told me wherein thy great strength lieth.

[16] And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and

urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death;

[17] That he told her all his heart, and said unto her. There hath not come

a rasor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother's

womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become

weak, and be like any other man.

[18] And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and

called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once, for he

hath shewed me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up unto

her, and brought money in their hand.

[19] And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and

she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to

afflict him, and his strength went from him.

[20] And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of

his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake

myself. And he wist not that the LORD was departed from him.

[21] But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him

down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the

prison house.

[22] Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.



The Death of Samson



23 (1Sa 5:2-5) The Philistine rulers gathered to offer a great sacrifice

to Dagon their god and to celebrate.

They said, "Our god has given Samson our enemy into our hands."

24 (Da 5:4) The people saw him and praised their god, for they said,

"Our god has given into our hands

our enemy,

the one who ruined our land

and killed many of us."

25 (Jdg 9:27; 19:6) When their hearts were merry, they said,

"Call for Samson, so he can entertain us." So they called for Samson

from the prison, and he entertained them.

They placed him between the pillars.

26 Samson said to the young man who held his hand,

"Let me rest and touch the pillars on which the temple is set,

then I can lean against them."

27 (Dt 22:8; Jos 2:8) The temple was full of men and women,

and all the Philistine rulers were there. There were about 3000 men and women

on the roof watching Samson entertain.

28 (Jer 15:15) Samson called out to the Lord, "Lord God, remember me, I pray!

Please strengthen me just this once, God, so that I may get full revenge

on the Philistines for my two eyes!"

29 Then Samson grasped the two middle pillars on which the temple was set

and leaned against them, one with his right hand and one with his left.

30 Samson said, "Let me die with the Philistines!" He pushed with all

his strength, and the temple fell upon the rulers

and all the people who were in it.

At his death he killed more than he had killed in his life.

31 (Jdg 15:20; 13:2) Then his brothers and all his family came down,

carried him, brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol

in the grave of his father Manoah. He had judged Israel for twenty years.



[23] Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a

great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god

hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.

[24] And when the people saw him, they praised their god: for they said, Our

god hath delivered into our hands our enemy, and the destroyer of our

country, which slew many of us.

[25] And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call

for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the

prison house; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars.

[26] And Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that

I may feel the pillars whereupon the house standeth, that I may lean upon

them.

[27] Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the

Philistines were there; and there were upon the roof about three thousand

men and women, that beheld while Samson made sport.

[28] And Samson called unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, remember me, I

pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may

be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.

[29] And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house

stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of

the other with his left.

[30] And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself

with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the

people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more

than they which he slew in his life.

[31] Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took

him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the

burying place of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years.

Today at Calvary community Church

, Paster Barry Regier spoke on Jesus Bore our shame.



Genesis 2:25



25 They were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.



[25] And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.



1 Peter 3:18



18 (1Pe 4:1; Heb 9:26; Ro 4:25) For Christ also has once suffered for sins,

the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God, being put to death

in the flesh, but made alive by the Spirit,



[18] For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust,

that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but

quickened by the Spirit:



Hebrews 12:2



2 (Heb 1:3; Lk 24:26) Let us look to Jesus, the author and finisher of our

faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising

the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.



[2] Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy

that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set

down at the right hand of the throne of God.



Romans 10:11



11 (Ro 9:33; Isa 28:16) For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes

in Him will not be ashamed." (Isa 28:16.)



[11] For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be

ashamed.



Romans 8:1



Life in the Spirit



1 (1Co 1:30; 2Co 5:17) There is therefore now no condemnation for those

who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh, but according

to the Spirit.



[1] There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ

Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.



Galatians 2:20



20 (Ro 8:37; Gal 1:4) I have been crucified with Christ.

It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.

And the life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God,

Or by the faith of the Son of God. who loved me and gave Himself for me.



[20] I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ

liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith

of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.



Pray to the Lord to Carry you shame.

2) Our Daily Bread for 3 April 2026 titled

Why Good Friday by Alyson Kieda



1 John 4:7-12



God Is Love



7 (1Jn 2:29) Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God,

and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.

8 (2Co 13:11; 1Jn 4:16) Anyone who does not love does not know God,

for God is love.

9 (Jn 3:16; 1Jn 4:10; 5:11) In this way the love of God was revealed to us,

that God sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live

through Him.

10 (1Jn 2:2; 1Pe 3:18; 1Jn 3:1) In this is love: not that we loved God, but

that He loved us and sent His Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins.

11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we must also love one another.

12 (Jn 1:18; 1Ti 6:16; 1Jn 2:5) No one has seen God at any time. If we love

one another, God dwells in us, and His love is perfected in us.



[7] Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that

loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

[8] He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

[9] In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent

his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

[10] Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent

his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

[11] Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

[12] No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth

in us, and his love is perfected in us.



What's so good about Good Friday? Why isn't the day called Bad or Sad Friday?

After all, it's meant to be a day of sorrowful reflection, not a day of

celebration. Sometimes, this day takes other names, such as Holy Friday.

In Germany, it's called Karfreitag, or Sorrowful Friday. So where did we get

the tradition of calling it "Good"? Some believe it may have originated from

the older tradition of calling it "God's Friday."



No matter the origin of the name, it's still appropriate to call the Friday on

which Jesus died "good." Out of Christ's sacrificial love, He died for our

sins. That's why Good Friday is good. And the great news is that three days

later He rose from the grave in victory.



New Testament scholar D.A. Carson wrote, "It was not nails that held Jesus to

that wretched cross; it was his unqualified resolution, out of love for his

Father, to do his Father's will - and it was his love for sinners like me."

We read in 1 John 4: "This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved

us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins" (v. 10).



The good news of Good Friday is that God loves us and wants to have

a relationship with us! Because of that love, we're called to love

others (vv. 7, 11). When we do, we show our love for Him.



Reflect & Pray



What does Good Friday mean to you? How can you honour Jesus on this day?



Dear God, thank You for loving me! Please help me to tell others about You.



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?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Luke 16:10-12



10 (Mt 25:21; Lk 19:17) "He who is faithful in what is least is faithful

also in much. And he who is dishonest in the least is dishonest also

in much.

11 So if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth,

who will commit to your trust the true riches?

12 And if you have not been faithful in that which is another man's,

who will give you that which is your own?"



10 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much:

and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.

11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon,

who will commit to your trust the true riches?

12 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's,

who shall give you that which is your own?



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



God's Reconciling Peace



Col 3:12-17



12 (Eph 4:2; Lk 1:78) So embrace, as the elect of God, holy and beloved,

a spirit of mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, and longsuffering.

13 (Eph 4:32; Mk 11:25; Eph 4:2) Bear with one another

and forgive one another. If anyone has a quarrel against anyone,

even as Christ forgave you, so you must do.

14 (Eph 4:3; 1Co 13:1-13) And above all these things, embrace love,

which is the bond of perfection.

15 (Jn 14:27; Eph 5:20) Let the peace of God,

to which also you are called in one body,

rule in your hearts. And be thankful.

16 (Eph 5:19; Col 1:28; Ro 10:17 ) Let the word of Christ dwell

in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing

one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,

singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

17 (1Co 10:31; Eph 5:20 ) And whatever you do in word or deed,

do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,

giving thanks to God the Father through Him.



12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies,

kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

13 forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have

a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

14 And above all these things put on charity,

which is the bond of perfectness.

15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye

are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom;

teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,

singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,

giving thanks to God and the Father by him.



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?)



Manitoba



Quick facts on Muslims in Manitoba



Manitoba 2015 population 1 282 000



est Muslim Population 21 349



CNMM Networks: Winnipeg



The Muslim population of Manitoba, understandably centred in Winnipeg, is very

diverse and represents some 48 different cultural and ethnic backgrounds.

Conservative estimates put their number at 21000 , with some suggesting

it might be twice that size.

Some outreach among Muslims has started, yet in comparison to the size

of this community, there is the need and opportunity for far more engagement.

Continued influx of new immigrants and refugees continues to see the growth

of this Muslim centre in Manitoba.

We rejoice in the Arabic fellowship meeting there and the energetic workers

among Muslims in Winnipeg.



Let us intercede in unity for:



- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population

- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim

communities around them, as well as training new workers

- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipling new Muslim

background believers and for effectiveness in outreach

- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground

in the face of opposition to her new faith.

- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged

with great support



Adding further



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



Under the Keep Praying page



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

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

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

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

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

decorated and festivals will be held.



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

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

Islam.



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

which means Blessed Eid!"



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

know, and Muslims around the world:



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

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

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

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

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

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.

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

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

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

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

18 Even on My menservants and maidservants

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

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

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

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

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



Footnotes

Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

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

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

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

house."



Ideas for prayer



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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



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

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

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



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



http://www.ehc.ca



3nd Day of the Month



a) Pray for the province of Alberta as follows:

I) Pray for the leaders of Alberta, that God's Spirit would influence then to

act justly, serve with integrity and honour high moral standards. (

1 Tim 2:1-4

1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,

prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,

2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,

that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,

3 (1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and acceptable in

the sight of God our Savior,

4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved and to come

to the knowledge of the truth.



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



b) Pray for the Holy Spirit to bring conviction of sin

and Canadian to faith in Christ.

( John 16:8 - When He comes, He will convict the world of sin

and of righteousness and of judgment:



8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin,

and of righteousness, and of judgment:



Matthew 9:36 - But when He saw the crowds, He was moved with

compassion for them, because they fainted and were scattered,

like sheep without a shepherd



36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with

compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered

abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. )



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray not to look outside the Faith for solutions.



Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, thank You for loving me!

Please help me to tell others about You."



Pray to the Lord and pray to live the Christian life with Jesus.



Pray to the Lord and pray to be faithdul in all you do.



Pray to the Lord and pray to be community in The Lord.



Agree in prayer with us for:

- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population

- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim

communities around them, as well as training new workers

- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipling new Muslim

background believers and for effectiveness in outreach

- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground

in the face of opposition to her new faith.

- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged

with great support



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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



Pray for the Holy Spirit to bring conviction of sin

and Canadian to faith in Christ.



Pray for comfort on behalf of Christian families in Mindanao

in the Philippines

whose loved ones have been martyred.



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

Judges 14

[1] And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the

daughters of the Philistines.

[2] And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have

seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore

get her for me to wife.

[3] Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman

among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest

to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his

father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well.

[4] But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the LORD, that he

sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines

had dominion over Israel.

[5] Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and

came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against

him.

[6] And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he

would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his

father or his mother what he had done.

[7] And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.

[8] And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the

carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the

carcase of the lion.

[9] And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his

father and mother, and he gave them, and they did eat: but he told not them

that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion.

[10] So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast;

for so used the young men to do.

[11] And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty

companions to be with him.

[12] And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if

ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find

it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments:

[13] But if ye cannot declare it me, then shall ye give me thirty sheets and

thirty change of garments. And they said unto him, Put forth thy riddle,

that we may hear it.

[14] And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the

strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expound the

riddle.

[15] And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson's

wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we

burn thee and thy father's house with fire: have ye called us to take that

we have? is it not so?

[16] And Samson's wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and

lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people,

and hast not told it me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told it my

father nor my mother, and shall I tell it thee?

[17] And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and

it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she lay sore

upon him: and she told the riddle to the children of her people.

[18] And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun

went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And

he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out

my riddle.

[19] And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon,

and slew thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave change of

garments unto them which expounded the riddle. And his anger was kindled,

and he went up to his father's house.

[20] But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his

friend.



JUDGES 15



Samson's Revenge



1 (Ge 38:17) After a while, during the wheat harvest, Samson went to

visit his wife, taking a young goat. He said, "I'm going in to my wife

in her bedroom," but her father would not let him go in.

2 (Jdg 14:20) Her father said, "I thought that you thoroughly hated her,

so I gave her to your best man. Is not her younger sister better than she?

Please, let her be your wife instead."

3 Samson said to them, "This time I cannot be blamed by the Philistines

when I do them harm."

4 Samson went and caught three hundred foxes. He took torches

and turned the foxes tail to tail and put a torch between each pair of tails.

5 He set fire to the torches and sent the foxes into standing grain

of the Philistines. He burned the harvested grain, standing grain,

vineyards, and olive trees.

6 (Jdg 14:15) The Philistines asked, "Who did this?" They said,

"Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite, because the Timnite

took the bride of Samson and gave her to his best man."

So the Philistines went up and burned her and her father with fire.

7 Samson said to them, "Because you have done this, I will take revenge

on you, and afterwards I will stop."

8 He struck them down with a mighty blow,

then went to live in a cave in Etam Rock.

9 (Jdg 15:17; 15:19) Then the Philistines went up and set up camp in Judah.

They deployed against Lehi.

10 The men of Judah said, "Why have you come up against us?"

They said, "It is to take Samson prisoner that we have come up,

to do to him what he did to us."

11 (Jdg 13:1; 14:4) So three thousand men from Judah went to the cave

in Etam Rock and said to Samson, "Do you not know that the Philistines

are ruling us? Why have you done this to us?"

He said to them, "As they did to me, so I have done to them."

12 They said to him, "We have come to take you prisoner,

to give you into the hands of the Philistines."

Samson said to them, "Swear to me that you will not attack me."

13 They said to him, "No, we will bind you securely and give

you into their hands, but we will not kill you." They bound him

with two new ropes and took him away from the rock.

14 (Jdg 14:19; 3:10) He came to Lehi, and the Philistines shouted

as they approached him. Then the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him.

The ropes on his arms became like burned flax and the ties

on his hands dissolved.

15 (Lev 26:8; Jos 23:10) Then he found a fresh jawbone of a donkey,

reached out his hand and took it, and with it struck down a thousand men.

16Samson said,

"With a jawbone of a donkey,

heaps upon heaps.

With a jawbone of a donkey

I have slain a thousand men."

17 When he finished speaking, he threw the jawbone away

and called that place Ramath Lehi.

18 He was very thirsty, and he called out to the Lord,

"You gave this great deliverance through Your servant,

but now may I die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?"

19 (Ge 45:27) So God split open the basin at Lehi, and water flowed out

of it. He drank, was refreshed, and revived. Because of this he called

the place En Hakkore, which is in Lehi to this day.

20 (Jdg 13:1; 16:31) Samson judged Israel for twenty years

in the days of the Philistines.



Judges 15

[1] But it came to pass within a while after, in the time of wheat harvest,

that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my

wife into the chamber. But her father would not suffer him to go in.

[2] And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her;

therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than

she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her.

[3] And Samson said concerning them, Now shall I be more blameless than the

Philistines, though I do them a displeasure.

[4] And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and

turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between two tails.

[5] And when he had set the brands on fire, he let them go into the standing

corn of the Philistines, and burnt up both the shocks, and also the standing

corn, with the vineyards and olives.

[6] Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they answered,

Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and

given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and

her father with fire.

[7] And Samson said unto them, Though ye have done this, yet will I be

avenged of you, and after that I will cease.

[8] And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down

and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.

[9] Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread

themselves in Lehi.

[10] And the men of Judah said, Why are ye come up against us? And they

answered, To bind Samson are we come up, to do to him as he hath done to us.

[11] Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the rock Etam, and

said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us?

what is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did

unto me, so have I done unto them.

[12] And they said unto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we may

deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said unto them,

Swear unto me, that ye will not fall upon me yourselves.

[13] And they spake unto him, saying, No; but we will bind thee fast, and

deliver thee into their hand: but surely we will not kill thee. And they

bound him with two new cords, and brought him up from the rock.

[14] And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and

the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon

his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from

off his hands.

[15] And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took

it, and slew a thousand men therewith.

[16] And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the

jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men.

[17] And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast

away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place Ramath-lehi.

[18] And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast

given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I

die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?

[19] But God clave an hollow place that was in the jaw, and there came water

thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived:

wherefore he called the name thereof En-hakkore, which is in Lehi unto this

day.

[20] And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.

Day 93, 3 April 2026 - good Friday



1) Judges 13 , Judges 14, Judges 15



JUDGES 13



The Birth of Samson



1 ()Jdg 2:11; 1Sa 12:9) Again the children of Israel did evil in the sight

of the Lord, so the Lord gave them into the hands of the Philistines

for forty years.

2 (Jos 19:41; 15:33) There was a certain man from Zorah,

from the tribe of Dan. His name was Manoah. His wife was infertile

and had borne no children.

3 (Lk 1:13; Jdg 6:11-12) The angel of the Lord appeared to the woman

and said to her, "Indeed, you are infertile and have borne no childen,

yet you will conceive and bear a son.

4 (Nu 6:2-3; Jdg 13:14) Now be careful, I pray, that you drink no wine

or strong drink and that you do not eat anything ritually unclean.

5 (Nu 6:5; 1Sa 1:11) For you will conceive and bear a son. No razor may

touch his head, for the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb.

He will begin to save Israel from the hand of the Philistines."

6 (Jdg 13:17-18; Dt 33:1) Then the woman went to her husband and said,

"A man of God came to me. He looked like a very fearsome angel of God.

I did not ask him where he was from, and he did not tell me his name.

7 He said to me, 'You will conceive and bear a son. So now, do not drink

wine or strong drink, and do not eat anything ritually unclean,

for the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb until the day he dies.' "

8 Then Manoah prayed to the Lord, "O my Lord, let the man of God whom

You sent come again to us, so that he can teach us what we should do

for the boy who will be born."

9 God listened to the voice of Manoah, and the angel of God came again

to the woman. She was sitting in the field;

but her husband Manoah was not with her.

10 The woman hurried and ran to tell her husband,

"The man who came to me the other day has appeared to me."

11 So Manoah got up and went after his wife.

He came to the man and said to him,

"Are you the man who spoke to my wife?"

He said, "I am."

12 Then Manoah said, "Now may your words come true! What will be the boy's way

of life and his work?"

13 The angel of the Lord said to Manoah, "Your wife must observe everything

that I said to her.

14 (Jdg 13:4) She must not consume anything that grows on the vine.

She must not drink wine or strong drink, and she must not eat anything

ritually unclean. She must observe everything that I commanded her."

15 Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, "Please let us detain you,

and let us prepare a young goat for you."

16 The angel of the Lord said to Manoah, "If I stay, I will not eat your

food, but if you want to make an offering to the Lord, you should offer it."

(For Manoah did not know that he was an angel of the Lord.)

17 Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, "What is your name,

so that we can honor you when your words come true?"

18 (Ge 32:29; Isa 9:6) The angel of the Lord said to him,

"Why do you ask my name? It is too wonderful."

19 (Jdg 6:19-21) Manoah took the young goat and the grain offering

and offered them to the Lord upon a rock. Then he did a wondrous

thing while Manoah and his wife watched.

20 (Lev 9:24; 1Ch 21:16) When the flame went up from the altar

toward the heavens, the angel of the Lord went up in the flames

from the altar. Seeing this, Manoah and his wife fell face down on the ground.

21 (Jdg 6:22) The angel of the Lord did not appear again to Manoah

and his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was an angel of the Lord.

22 (Ge 32:30; Dt 5:26) Manoah said to his wife,

"We are certainly going to die, for we have seen God."

23 (Ps 25:14) Yet his wife said to him, "If the Lord wanted to kill us,

He would not have taken the burnt offering and grain offering from us.

He would not have shown us these things, nor let us hear things such

as these at this time."

24 (1Sa 3:19; Lk 1:80) So the woman bore a son, and she called him Samson.

The boy grew, and the Lord blessed him.

25 (Jdg 3:10; Jos 15:33) The Spirit of the Lord began to move upon him

at Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.



Judges 13

[1] And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and

the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.

[2] And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites,

whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.

[3] And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her,

Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and

bear a son.

[4] Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink,

and eat not any unclean thing:

[5] For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no rasor shall come on

his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he

shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.

[6] Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto

me, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very

terrible: but I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name:

[7] But he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and

now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing: for the

child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death.

[8] Then Manoah intreated the LORD, and said, O my Lord, let the man of God

which thou didst send come again unto us, and teach us what we shall do unto

the child that shall be born.

[9] And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came

again unto the woman as she sat in the field: but Manoah her husband was not

with her.

[10] And the woman made haste, and ran, and shewed her husband, and said

unto him, Behold, the man hath appeared unto me, that came unto me the other

day.

[11] And Manoah arose, and went after his wife, and came to the man, and

said unto him, Art thou the man that spakest unto the woman? And he said, I

am.

[12] And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass. How shall we order the

child, and how shall we do unto him?

[13] And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Of all that I said unto the

woman let her beware.

[14] She may not eat of any thing that cometh of the vine, neither let her

drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing: all that I commanded

her let her observe.

[15] And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, I pray thee, let us detain

thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee.

[16] And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I

will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou

must offer it unto the LORD. For Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the

LORD.

[17] And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, What is thy name, that when

thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honour?

[18] And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my

name, seeing it is secret?

[19] So Manoah took a kid with a meat offering, and offered it upon a rock

unto the LORD: and the angel did wondrously; and Manoah and his wife looked

on.

[20] For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the

altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And

Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground.

[21] But the angel of the LORD did no more appear to Manoah and to his wife.

Then Manoah knew that he was an angel of the LORD.

[22] And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have

seen God.

[23] But his wife said unto him, If the LORD were pleased to kill us, he

would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands,

neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would as at this time

have told us such things as these.

[24] And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child

grew, and the LORD blessed him.

[25] And the Spirit of the LORD began to move him at times in the camp of

Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.



JUDGES 14



Samson's Wedding



1 (Ge 38:12-13; Jos 15:10) Samson went down to Timnah

and saw a woman from the daughters of the Philistines.

2 (Ge 34:4; 21:21) He came back up and told his father and mother,

"I have seen a woman in Timnah from the daughters of the Philistines;

now get her for me as a wife."

3 (Jdg 15:18; 1Sa 14:6) His father and mother said to him,

"Are there no women among your relatives, or all of our people,

that you are intending to take a wife

from among the uncircumcised Philistines?"

Yet Samson said to his father, "Get her for me, for she pleases me well."

4 (Jos 11:20; Jdg 13:1) His father and mother did not know that this was

from the Lord, for He was seeking an opportunity to act against the Philistines.

At that time the Philistines were ruling over Israel.

5 Samson went down with his father and mother to Timnah.

As they came to the vineyards of Timnah, suddenly a young

lion came roaring toward him.

6 (Jdg 3:10; 13:25) Then the Spirit of the Lord came mightily

upon him, and though unarmed, he tore the lion in two as one might

tear a young goat in two. However, he did not tell his father and his mother

what he had done.

7 So Samson went down and spoke with the woman, and she pleased Samson.

8 After a while, when he returned to take her, he turned aside to see

the carcass of the lion. And a swarm of bees and honey were in the carcass

of the lion.

9 He scooped it out into his hands and ate it as he went along.

He came to his father and mother and gave some to them,

and they also ate. Yet he did not tell them he had scooped

the honey out of a lion's carcass.

10 Then his father went down to the woman. Samson put on a feast there,

for this is what young men would do.

11 When the Philistines saw him,

they brought thirty companions to be with him.

12 (Ge 45:22; Eze 17:2) Samson said to them, "Let me tell you a riddle.

If you can explain it to me within the seven days of the feast,

then I will find thirty linen robes and thirty sets of clothes to give you.

13 However, if you are not able to explain it to me, then you will give me

thirty linen robes and thirty sets of clothes."

They said to him, "Tell us your riddle, so we can hear it."

14 He said to them,

"Out of the eater came something to eat,

and out of the strong came something sweet."

They could not explain the riddle after three days.

15 (Jdg 15:6; 16:5) On the fourth day they said to Samson's wife,

"Trick your groom into telling us the riddle, or we will burn you

and your father's house with fire. Have you invited us to steal

what we have? Is that not so?"

16 (Jdg 16:15) So Samson's wife wept all over him and said,

"You must hate me. You do not love me. You have told a riddle

to the young men and did not tell it to me."

Then he said to her, "I have not told it to my father and mother.

Why should I tell it to you?"

17 (Jdg 16:16) She wept on him for the seven days of the feast,

then on the seventh day he told it to her because she had nagged him.

Then she explained the riddle to her people.

18 So on the seventh day before sunset, the men of the city said to Samson,

"What is sweeter than honey,

and what is stronger than a lion?"

Then he said to them,

"If you had not plowed with my heifer,

you would not have solved my riddle."

19 (Jdg 3:10; 13:25) Then the Spirit of the Lord mightily came upon him,

and he went down to Ashkelon and struck down thirty of their men.

He took their clothes and gave them to the ones who had explained the riddle.

His anger burned and he went up to his father's house.

20 (Jdg 15:2; Jn 3:29) So Samson's wife was given to his companion,

who had been his best man.