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



God's Eternal Faithfulness



Ps 89:1-8



PSALMS 89



A Contemplative Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.



1 I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever;

with my mouth I will make known

Your faithfulness to all generations.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) For I have said,

"Mercy shall be built up forever;

Your faithfulness shall be

established in the heavens."

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) You have said,

"I have made a covenant with my chosen one;

I have sworn to David my servant:

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) 'Your offspring I will establish forever,

and build up your throne for all generations.' " Selah

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Let the heavens praise Your wonders, O Lord;

Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) For who in the skies can

be compared to the Lord?

Who among the heavenly sons is like the Lord?

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) God is greatly to be feared

in the assembly of the holy ones

and awesome to all those who surround Him.

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) O Lord God of Hosts,

who is a mighty Lord like You,

with Your faithfulness all around You?



1 I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever:

With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.

2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever:

Thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.

3 I have made a covenant with my chosen,

I have sworn unto David my servant,

4 Thy seed will I establish for ever,

And build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.

5 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD:

Thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.

6 For who in the heaven

Can be compared unto the LORD?

Who among the sons of the mighty

Can be likened unto the LORD?

7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints,

And to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.

8 O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee?

Or to thy faithfulness round about thee?



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

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

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

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

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

as we forgive our debtors.

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

but deliver us from evil.

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



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

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

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

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

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

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

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



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



Ontario



Quick facts on Muslims in Ontario



Ontario 2015 population 13 687 7000



est Muslim Population 1 001 542



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

Niagara, Kitchener, London, Windsor



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

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

Muslims are understandably located along the southern border stretching

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

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

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

are starting.

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

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

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

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

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

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

reports Muslims going door-to-door evangelism.

Agree in prayer for:



- net network leaders - the need is great

- the development of network leadership teams

- good connections with local pastors, congregations and individuals

whom God is calling into this ministry.

- wisdom facilitating outreach and training activities for mobilising

believers

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

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

towards Muslims, sharing Jesus with them.



Adding further



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



Under the Keep Praying page



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

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

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

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

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

decorated and festivals will be held.



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

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

Islam.



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

which means Blessed Eid!"



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

know, and Muslims around the world:



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

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

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

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

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

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.

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

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

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

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

18 Even on My menservants and maidservants

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

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

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

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

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



Footnotes

Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

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

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

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

house."



Ideas for prayer



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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



And



Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.



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

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

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



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

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

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

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

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



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

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

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



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

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

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



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

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

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

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."



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

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

through the power of the Holy Spirit.



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

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



ROMANS 15:13



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

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

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

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



http://www.ehc.ca



12th Day of the Month



a) Pray that the Lord will put a desire in the hearts of those in business

to follow God's principles and act honourably and ethically



(Proverb 11:1



1 A false balance is abomination to the Lord,

but a just weight is His delight.



1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD:

But a just weight is his delight.



)



b) Pray the the Spirit of the Lord will restrain the spirit of

hatred and destruction against humanity across the world.



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray not to have strife in the family.



Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, please help me to hang in there

and keep sowing when a loved one seems disinterested in the gospel."



Pray to the Lord and pray to know that Lord Jesus is Loving Father.



Pray to the Lord and pray that the rich with give

their generous share of tithes and offerings.



Pray to the Lord and pray to sign of the merices of the Lord.



Agree in prayer for Ontario:



- get network leaders - the need is great

- the development of network leadership teams

- good connections with local pastors, congregations and individuals

whom God is calling into this ministry.

- wisdom facilitating outreach and training activities for mobilising

believers

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

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

towards Muslims, sharing Jesus with them.



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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



Pray continually for Sikhs to find Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour.



Pray that the Lord will put a desire in the hearts of those in business

to follow God's principles and act honourably and ethically



Pray the the Spirit of the Lord will restrain the spirit of

hatred and destruction against humanity across the world.



Despite that Tunisia is

99% Sunni Muslim, may many acknowledge and honour its rich Christian history.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness



Remember eternity starts now -

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

2 Samuel 15





[13] And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of

Israel are after Absalom.

[14] And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem,

Arise, and let us flee; for we shall not else escape from Absalom: make

speed to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly, and bring evil upon us, and

smite the city with the edge of the sword.

[15] And the king's servants said unto the king, Behold, thy servants are

ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall appoint.

[16] And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king

left ten women, which were concubines, to keep the house.

[17] And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a

place that was far off.

[18] And all his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and

all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men which came after

him from Gath, passed on before the king.

[19] Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with

us? return to thy place, and abide with the king: for thou art a stranger,

and also an exile.

[20] Whereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up

and down with us? seeing I go whither I may, return thou, and take back thy

brethren: mercy and truth be with thee.

[21] And Ittai answered the king, and said, As the LORD liveth, and as my

lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be,

whether in death or life, even there also will thy servant be.

[22] And David said to Ittai, Go and pass over. And Ittai the Gittite passed

over, and all his men, and all the little ones that were with him.

[23] And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed

over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people

passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.

[24] And lo Zadok also, and all the Levites were with him, bearing the ark

of the covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went

up, until all the people had done passing out of the city.

[25] And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city:

if I shall find favour in the eyes of the LORD, he will bring me again, and

shew me both it, and his habitation:

[26] But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let

him do to me as seemeth good unto him.

[27] The king said also unto Zadok the priest, Art not thou a seer? return

into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and

Jonathan the son of Abiathar.

[28] See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until there come word

from you to certify me.

[29] Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem:

and they tarried there.

[30] And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went

up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that

was with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they

went up.

[31] And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with

Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel

into foolishness.

[32] And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the mount,

where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with

his coat rent, and earth upon his head:

[33] Unto whom David said, If thou passest on with me, then thou shalt be a

burden unto me:

[34] But if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy

servant, O king; as I have been thy father's servant hitherto, so will I now

also be thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of

Ahithophel.

[35] And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests?

therefore it shall be, that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the

king's house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.

[36] Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz Zadok's son,

and Jonathan Abiathar's son; and by them ye shall send unto me every thing

that ye can hear.

[37] So Hushai David's friend came into the city, and Absalom came into

Jerusalem.



2) Our Daily Bread for 13 May 2026 Titled

Waiting for the Harvest by Dave Branon



Galatians 6:7-10



Bear One Another's Burdens



7 (1Co 6:9; 2Co 9:6) Be not deceived. God is not mocked.

For whatever a man sows, that will he also reap.

8 (Jas 3:18; Job 4:8; Hos 8:7) For the one who sows to his own flesh

will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit

will from the Spirit reap eternal life.

9 (Heb 12:3; 1Co 15:58; Heb 12:5) And let us not grow weary in doing good,

for in due season we shall reap, if we do not give up.

10 (Eph 2:19; Jn 12:35) Therefore, as we have opportunity,

let us do good to all people, especially to those who are of

the household of faith.



[7] Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that

shall he also reap.

[8] For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but

he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

[9] And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap,

if we faint not.

[10] As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men,

especially unto them who are of the household of faith.



In 1962, Joanne Shetler and Anne Fetzer made an arduous trek by bus and foot

into the rugged mountains of the Philippines to share the gospel with people

who’d never heard of Jesus.



For five years, they translated Scripture into the people's language, but the

Balangao villagers weren't receptive. They did, however, help build a

primitive landing strip so new supplies could be flown in. One day, a plane

dubbed "magic from another world" by the people arrived. The pilot then flew a

deathly ill, pregnant village woman to a faraway clinic. When the plane later

returned with the recovered woman and her healthy newborn, the people began

asking about “this God” they’d been told about. Soon the village had a church

full of believers in Christ.



All of us who share the story of Jesus have times of discouragement when our

listeners don't seem to hear. The apostle Paul knew that can happen. After

explaining to the Galatians the importance of planting and harvesting the

gospel, he recognized that a sower may grow tired. So he challenged his

listeners not to "become weary in doing good" (Galatians 6:9).



The first five years of Joanne and Anne's work was surely discouraging. But

they kept sowing, and eventually they reaped a harvest. Let's not "give up"

(v. 9). Surely, the message of salvation will "reap eternal life" (v. .



Reflect & Pray



Why do you sometimes grow weary in sharing the gospel? What's your sure hope?



Dear God, please help me to hang in there

and keep sowing when a loved one seems disinterested in the gospel.





Discover The Power of Prayer in Evangelism.



3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association



Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools



Week 3 - Saved Now and Forever - Day 4 - Daddy!



Romans 8:15



'For you have not received the spirit of slavery again to fear. But you have

received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, "Abba, Father." '



15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have

received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.



"I've always been a Daddy's girl," Sandi said proudly, and her relationship

with her father proved it. She was never spoiled, but even as a grown woman,

Sandi maintained a closeness with her father, sharing intimately with him the

important issues of her life. And just her use of the name "Daddy" indicated

that he was, indeed a warm, approachable, affectionate man.

Many people are not so fortunate. Some fathers are stern and harsh;

others absent or uncaring, some even abusive. Few have the king of father

who presents a picture of the loving fatherhood of God.

But whatever our concept of fatherhood, God makes clear that he is everything

we always wanted our fathers to be - loving, forgiving, approachable,

totally accepting of us as we are, encouraging us to become all he has

created us to be.

In Romans 8, Paul calls God our "Abba Father". The Aramaic word for Father,

Abba, is an intimate term that might well be translated, Daddy.

God is our "Daddy," our "Abba" - not a distant, stern patriarch ready

to strike us down at the first sign of transgression, but a gentle,

loving Father who longs for us to climb into his lap and let him comfort us.

When we commit ourselves to Christ, Paul indicates, we do not receive a

"spirit of bondage to fear" but a "spirit of adoption." We are not called

to respond to God out of fear, but out of love and reverence.

We can relax and enjoy his presence, for we are his children,

and he is our loving Daddy.



Application



a) What concept of fatherhood do I have from my own experience with my father?

How does that correspond to Paul's description of God as "Daddy"?



b) How can this verse help change my perception of what it means to have

God as my Father?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



1 Tim 6:17-19



17 (Ro 11:20; 1Ti 4:10) Command those who are rich in this world that they

not be conceited, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God,

who richly gives us all things to enjoy.

18 (Ro 12:8; 12:13) Command that they do good, that they be rich

in good works, generous, willing to share,

19 (Lk 16:9; 1Ti 6:12) and laying up in store for themselves a good

foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of eternal life.



17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded,

nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly

all things to enjoy;

18 that they do good, that they be rich in good works,

ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

19 laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time

to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

2 Samuel 14





[25] But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for

his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there

was no blemish in him.

[26] And when he polled his head, (for it was at every year's end that he

polled it: because the hair was heavy on him, therefore he polled it:) he

weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the king's weight.

[27] And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose

name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.

[28] So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king's

face.

[29] Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, to have sent him to the king; but he

would not come to him: and when he sent again the second time, he would not

come.

[30] Therefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab's field is near mine,

and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. And Absalom's servants set

the field on fire.

[31] Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him,

Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire?

[32] And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come

hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from

Geshur? it had been good for me to have been there still: now therefore let

me see the king's face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me.

[33] So Joab came to the king, and told him: and when he had called for

Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground

before the king: and the king kissed Absalom.



2 SAMUEL 15



Absalom's Conspiracy



1 (1Ki 1:5; 1Sa 8:11) After this Absalom acquired for himself a chariot,

horses, and fifty men to run before him.

2 Absalom would go early and stand beside the way into the gate.

When any man who had a dispute concerning which he had come

to the king for a judgment approached, Absalom would call to him

and say, "Which city are you from?" And he would say, "Your servant

is from one of the tribes of Israel."

3 Then Absalom would say to him, "Look, your claim is good and right,

but there is no one to hear you on behalf of the king."

4 (Jdg 9:29) Absalom would continue, "If I were appointed a judge in the land,

then every man who had a claim could come and I would give him justice."

5 (2Sa 14:33) When a man would approach to bow before him, he would reach

out, embrace him, and kiss him.

6 (Ro 16:18) Absalom acted this way toward every Israelite who came

to the king for a judgment. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

7 After forty years, Absalom said to the king, "Please allow me to go fulfill

my vow that I made to the Lord in Hebron.

8 (Ge 28:20-21; 2Sa 13:37-38) For your servant made a vow when I was dwelling

in Geshur in Aram, saying: If indeed the Lord will bring me back to Jerusalem,

then I will serve the Lord."

9 The king said to him, "Go in peace." So he arose and went to Hebron.

10 But Absalom sent scouts throughout all of the tribes of Israel, saying,

"When you hear the sound of the horn, say: Absalom has become king in Hebron."

11 (1Sa 9:13; 22:15) Now two hundred men went with Absalom from Jerusalem,

invited and unsuspecting; they did not know anything.

12 (Jos 15:51; 2Sa 15:31) Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite,

the advisor of David, from his city Giloh, while he was offering

the sacrifices. Now the conspiracy was strong, for the number of people

with Absalom was continually growing.



[1] And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and

horses, and fifty men to run before him.

[2] And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it

was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for

judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And

he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

[3] And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but

there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.

[4] Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every

man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him

justice!

[5] And it was so, that when any man came nigh to him to do him obeisance,

he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.

[6] And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for

judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

[7] And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto the king,

I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the LORD, in

Hebron.

[8] For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If

the LORD shall bring me again indeed to Jerusalem, then I will serve the

LORD.

[9] And the king said unto him, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to

Hebron.

[10] But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As

soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shall say, Absalom

reigneth in Hebron.

[11] And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, that were

called; and they went in their simplicity, and they knew not any thing.

[12] And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counseller, from

his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy

was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.



David Flees Jerusalem



13 (Jdg 9:3; 2Sa 15:6) A messenger came to David and said,

"The hearts of the men of Israel are following Absalom."

14 (2Sa 19:9) David said to all of his servants who were with him

in Jerusalem, "Get up. We must flee or there will be no escape from

Absalom for us. Hurry up and leave, or he will soon reach us

and bring disaster upon us, striking the city with the edge of the sword."

15 The king's servants said to the king,

"Whatever our lord the king decides, we are your servants."

16 (2Sa 16:21-22; 20:3) So the king left with his entire house after him,

but he left behind ten women, concubines, to watch over the house.

17 So the king left with all of the people after him, and they came to a stop

at the furthest house.

18 (2Sa 8:18; 1Sa 30:14) Now all his servants passed on beside him,

all the Kerethites, all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men

who had followed him from Gath, passed on before the king.

19 (2Sa 18:2) The king said to Ittai the Gittite, "Why are you also going

with us? Go back and dwell with the king, for you are a foreigner and,

moreover, exiled from your own place.

20 (1Sa 23:13; 2Sa 2:60 You came only yesterday. Shall I cause you to go

roaming around with us today? I am going where I go.

Go back, and take back your brothers with you. Mercy and truth be with you."

21 (Ru 1:16-17; Pr 17:17) Ittai answered the king and said,

"As the Lord lives and as lives my lord the king, only in the place

where my lord the king is, whether for death or for life,

there alone will your servant be."

22 So David said to Ittai, "Go on, pass by." So Ittai the Gittite passed by,

along with all of his men and all of the children

and elderly who were with him.

23 (2Sa 16:2; 1Ki 2:37) The whole land wept with a loud voice as

all the people passed by. Now the king was crossing over the brook Kidron,

and all of the people were crossing over on the road to the wilderness.

24 (Nu 4:15; 2Sa 8:17) And also Zadok and all of the Levites with him

were carrying the ark of the covenant of God. They set down the ark of God,

and Abiathar came up until all of the people had finished

passing from the city.

25 (Ex 15:13; Jer 25:30) The king said to Zadok, "Take the ark of God back

to the city. If I have found favor in the eyes of the Lord, He will bring me

back and allow me to see both it and its resting place.

26 (1Sa 3:18; 2Sa 22:20) But if He should say now, 'I take no delight in you,'

here I am. May He do to me what seems good to Him."

27 (1Sa 9:9; 2Sa 17:17) The king also said to Zadok the priest,

"Are you not a seer? Return to the city in peace with your two sons,

your son Ahimaaz and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.

28 (2Sa 17:16; 15:23) I will wait at the fords of the wilderness

until word from you comes to inform me."

29 So Zadok and Abiathar returned the ark of God to Jerusalem,

and they remained there.

30 (Est 6:12; 2Sa 19:4) David went up the ascent of the Mount of Olives,

weeping as he went. His head was covered and he went barefoot.

Then all of the people who were with him each covered his head

and went up, weeping as they went.

31 (2Sa 16:23; 17:14) Now it was reported to David that Ahithophel

was conspiring with Absalom, and David said,

"O Lord, make the advice of Ahithophel folly."

32 (Jos 16:2; 2Sa 1:2) When David came to the summit where he would

worship God, Hushai the Arkite approached him with his coat torn

and dirt on his head.

33 (2Sa 19:35) David said to him, "If you pass on with me, you will be

a burden to me.

34 But if you return to the city, you may say to Absalom,

'I am your servant, O king, as I was a servant of your father.

As I was then, so now I am your servant,' so as to counter the advice

of Ahithophel.

35 (2Sa 17:15-16) Will not Zadok and Abiathar the priests be with you there?

You shall report everything that you hear from the king's house to Zadok

and Abiathar the priests.

36 (2Sa 17:17; 15:27) Their two sons Ahimaaz the son of Zadok and Jonathan

the son of Abiathar will be there with them. You shall send word of everything

that you hear to me by their hand."

37 (2Sa 16:15-16; 1Ch 27:33) So Hushai, the friend of David,

came to the city as Absalom entered Jerusalem.

Day 133, 13 May 2026



1) 1 Chronicles 20:2-3 . 2 Samuel 13-15



1 CHRONICLES 20

Rabbah Captured



2Sa 11:1; 12:29-31



2 Then David took the crown of their king from his head

and found it weighed about a talent [About 75 pounds, or 34 kilograms.]

of gold with a precious stone set in it. And it was placed on David's head.

He also brought out a great abundance of plunder from the city.

3 He brought out the people who were it in, and put them to work with saws,

sharp iron tools, and axes. Thus David did to all the cities of the Ammonites,

and then he and all the people returned to Jerusalem.



2 And David took the crown of their king from off his head,

and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it;

and it was set upon David's head: and he brought also exceeding much spoil

out of the city.

3 And he brought out the people that were in it, and cut them with saws, and

with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all the cities

of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.



2 SAMUEL 13

Amnon and Tamar

1 (2Sa 3:2-3; 1Ch 3:9) After this, Absalom the son of David had a beautiful

sister whose name was Tamar, and Amnon the son of David fell in love with her.

2 It depressed Amnon to the point of falling ill that Tamar his sister was

a virgin, but it was impossible for Amnon to pursue her.

3 (1Sa 16:9) Now Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab the son of Shimeah,

the brother of David, and Jonadab was a very crafty individual.

4 He asked him, "Why are you, the son of the king, so sullen morning

after morning? Will you not tell me?"

Amnon told him, "I am in love with Tamar, the sister of Absalom my brother."

5 Jonadab instructed him, "Lie down on your bed and pretend to be ill. When

your father comes to see you, say to him, 'Please allow Tamar, my sister,

to come and prepare some food for me. She should make the food here,

so that when I see it, I may eat it from her hand.'"

6 (Ge 18:6) So Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill. When the king came

to see him, Amnon said to the king, "Please let my sister Tamar come here

to make a couple of cakes, so that I may be nourished from her hand."

7Then David sent word to Tamar at the house, "Please go to the house of Amnon

your brother, and prepare food for him."

8 So Tamar went to the house of Amnon her brother, where he was lying.

She took the dough, kneaded it, and made the cakes before him.

Then she baked them.

9 (Ge 45:1) Then she took the baking tray and served the cakes to him,

but he refused to eat. Amnon said, "Send everyone away." So they all left him.

10 Then Amnon said to Tamar, "Bring the food into the bedroom that I may

eat from your hand." So Tamar took the cakes that she had made and brought

them in the bedroom to Amnon her brother.

11 When she brought them close for him to eat, he took hold of her and said,

"Come, lie with me, my sister."

12 (Lev 20:17; Jdg 19:23) She pled with him, "No, my brother, do not violate

me, for such a thing is not to be done in Israel. Do not carry out this awful

thing.

13 As for me, where could I escape my disgrace? And you would be like

one of the fools in Israel. Now, please speak to the king, for he will not

withhold me from you."

14 (2Sa 12:11) But he refused to listen to her. So, being stronger than her,

he overpowered her and lay with her.

15 Then Amnon hated her greatly, so that the hatred with which he hated

her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. And Amnon

said to her, "Get up, go away."

16 She said to him, "No, because this great offense of dismissing me

is worse than the other which you did to me." But he refused to listen to her.

17 He called his personal servant and said, "Send this woman out from me,

and secure the door behind her."

18 (Ge 37:3; Jdg 5:30) Now she was wearing a long robe, because the virgin

daughters of the king were clothed in such garments. So his servant put her

out and secured the door behind her.

19 (Jos 7:6; Jer 2:37) So Tamar put ashes on her head and tore the long robe

that she was wearing. She put her hand on her head and left,

wailing as she went.

20 Absalom her brother said to her, "Has Amnon your brother been with you?

Keep silent for now, my sister. He is your brother. Do not take this thing

to heart." So Tamar stayed in the house of Absalom, her brother,

a desolate woman.

21 (Ge 34:7) When King David heard about these things, he was very angry.

22 (Ge 31:24; Lev 19:17-18) And Absalom would not speak with Amnon,

either pleasantly or angrily; but Absalom hated Amnon because

he had raped his sister Tamar.



[1] And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair

sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.

[2] And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she

was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do any thing to her.

[3] But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah

David's brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man.

[4] And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king's son, lean from day

to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my

brother Absalom's sister.

[5] And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself

sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, I pray thee, let

my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that

I may see it, and eat it at her hand.

[6] So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick: and when the king was come to

see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my sister come,

and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand.

[7] Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon's

house, and dress him meat.

[8] So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was laid down. And

she took flour, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake

the cakes.

[9] And she took a pan, and poured them out before him; but he refused to

eat. And Amnon said, Have out all men from me. And they went out every man

from him.

[10] And Amnon said unto Tamar, Bring the meat into the chamber, that I may

eat of thine hand. And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought

them into the chamber to Amnon her brother.

[11] And when she had brought them unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and

said unto her, Come lie with me, my sister.

[12] And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such

thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly.

[13] And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as for thee, thou

shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak

unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee.

[14] Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice: but, being stronger than

she, forced her, and lay with her.

[15] Then Amnon hated her exceedingly; so that the hatred wherewith he hated

her was greater than the love wherewith he had loved her. And Amnon said

unto her, Arise, be gone.

[16] And she said unto him, There is no cause: this evil in sending me away

is greater than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken

unto her.

[17] Then he called his servant that ministered unto him, and said, Put now

this woman out from me, and bolt the door after her.

[18] And she had a garment of divers colours upon her: for with such robes

were the king's daughters that were virgins apparelled. Then his servant

brought her out, and bolted the door after her.

[19] And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours

that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.

[20] And Absalom her brother said unto her, Hath Amnon thy brother been with

thee? but hold now thy peace, my sister: he is thy brother; regard not this

thing. So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom's house.

[21] But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth.

[22] And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for

Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.



Absalom Kills Amnon



23 (Ge 38:12-13; 1Sa 25:4) Two full years later, the sheepshearers of Absalom

were in Baal Hazor, near Ephraim, and Absalom invited all of the sons of

the king.

24 Then Absalom came to the king and requested, "Your servant

has sheepshearers; will the king and his servants kindly go

with your servant?"

25 The king said to Absalom, "No, my son, we must not all go

or we will be a burden to you." When he urged him, he refused to go,

but gave him his blessing.

26 (2Sa 3:27; 11:13-15) Absalom said, "If not, allow my brother Amnon to go

with us." But the king replied to him, "Why should he go with you?"

27 But Absalom urged him until he sent Amnon and all of the king's sons along

with him.

28 (Jdg 19:6; 19:9) Now, Absalom had commanded his servant,

"Look for Amnon to become carefree on account of the wine.

Then I will say to you, 'Strike Amnon, and kill him.' Do not be afraid,

for am not I myself commanding you? Be strong and brave."

29 (2Sa 18:9; 1Ki 1:33) So, the servants of Absalom did to Amnon that

which Absalom had commanded. Then the sons of the king arose,

each mounting his mule, and fled.

30 While they were on the way, the report reached David:

"Absalom struck down all of the sons of the king,

and there is not one of them remaining."

31 (2Sa 1:11; 12:16) Then the king arose, tore his garments, and lay

on the ground, while all of his servants who were standing nearby

tore their garments.

32 But Jonadab, the son of David's brother Shimeah, said, "My lord should not

think that they have killed all of the servants who are the king's sons.

Amnon alone is dead, for this has been determined from the day he raped Tamar,

his sister, by the very declaration of Absalom.

33 (2Sa 19:19) Now, my lord the king should not take this matter to heart,

thinking that all of the king's sons are dead. Instead Amnon alone is dead."

34 Absalom fled. Now when the servant who was keeping watch looked up,

he saw many people coming on the road beyond him, around the hill.

35 So Jonadab said to the king, "See, the king's sons are coming.

As your servant spoke, so it is."

36 As soon as he had finished speaking, the sons of the king arrived, lifted

their voices, and wept. The king and all of his servants also wept loudly.

37 (2Sa 3:3; 13:34) Now Absalom fled and went to Talmai the son of Ammihud,

king of Geshur, but David mourned over his son every day.

38 When Absalom fled and went to Geshur, he was there for three years.

39 (Ge 24:67; 37:35) Then King David longed to go out to Absalom,

for he was consoled over the death of Amnon.

[23] And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had

sheepshearers in Baal-hazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited

all the king's sons.

[24] And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant hath

sheepshearers; let the king, I beseech thee, and his servants go with thy

servant.

[25] And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all now go, lest

we be chargeable unto thee. And he pressed him: howbeit he would not go, but

blessed him.

[26] Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with

us. And the king said unto him, Why should he go with thee?

[27] But Absalom pressed him, that he let Amnon and all the king's sons go

with him.

[28] Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when

Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then

kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous and be valiant.

[29] And the servants of Absalom did unto Amnon as Absalom had commanded.

Then all the king's sons arose, and every man gat him up upon his mule, and

fled.

[30] And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that tidings came to

David, saying, Absalom hath slain all the king's sons, and there is not one

of them left.

[31] Then the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the earth; and

all his servants stood by with their clothes rent.

[32] And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother, answered and said, Let

not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men the king's sons;

for Amnon only is dead: for by the appointment of Absalom this hath been

determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.

[33] Now therefore let not my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to

think that all the king's sons are dead: for Amnon only is dead.

[34] But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his

eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people by the way of the hill

side behind him.

[35] And Jonadab said unto the king, Behold, the king's sons come: as thy

servant said, so it is.

[36] And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speaking, that,

behold, the king's sons came, and lifted up their voice and wept: and the

king also and all his servants wept very sore.

[37] But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of

Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.

[38] So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.

[39] And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was

comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.



2 SAMUEL 14



Absalom Returns to Jerusalem



1 (2Sa 13:39; 2:18) Now Joab the son of Zeruiah recognised

that the king's mind was on Absalom.

2 (2Ch 11:6; Am 1:1) So Joab sent a request to Tekoa and brought

from there a wise woman. He instructed her, "Act as if you are

observing mourning rites. Put on mourning garments,

and do not anoint yourself with oil, but act like a woman who has

been mourning over the dead like this for many days.

3 (2Sa 14:19; Ex 4:15) Then come to the king and speak to him in this manner."

Thus Joab put the words in her mouth.

4 (1Sa 25:23; 2Sa 1:2) As the Tekoan woman spoke to the king, she fell on her

face toward the ground and bowed low. Then she said, "Help me, O king."

5 The king said to her, "What troubles you?"

She responded, "Alas, I am a widow, and my husband is dead.

6 Furthermore, your servant had two sons. The two of them were fighting

in the field, but there was no one to separate them.

One struck the other and killed him.

7 (Nu 35:19; Mt 21:38) Now the entire family has risen up against

your maidservant, and they said, 'Deliver him who struck his brother,

so that we may kill him for the life of his brother whom he killed,

and we will destroy the heir also.' So they will extinguish my remaining

ember, and leave my husband neither name nor remnant

on the face of the earth."

8 Then the king said to the woman,

"Go to your house, and I will give orders concerning you."

9 (1Sa 25:24; 1Ki 2:33) The Tekoan woman responded to the king,

"May guilt rest upon me and the house of my father, my lord the king,

and may the king and his throne be blameless."

10 The king said, "Whoever speaks to you, bring him to me,

and he will not cause you harm again."

11 (1Sa 14:45; Nu 35:19) Then she said, "May the king remember the Lord

your God so that the avenger of blood will not continue to destroy,

lest they exterminate my son." He said, "As the Lord lives,

not one hair of your son will fall to the ground."

12 Then the woman said, "Allow your servant to speak

a word to my lord the king." So he said, "Speak."

13 (2Sa 12:7; 13:37-38) The woman said, "Why have you planned like

this against the people of God? The king's speaking this word is like

a self-conviction, for the king has not brought back his own banished one.

14 (Nu 35:15; 35:25) We will surely die and are like water spilled

on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again.

Yet God does not take away a life; He devises plans so that His banished

ones will not be cast out from Him.

15 "So now I have come to speak to my lord the king about this matter

because the people have made me afraid. So, I thought, 'I will speak

to the king. Perhaps the king will perform the request of his servant.

16 (1Sa 26:19) For the king may accept my request to deliver his servant

from the hand of the man who would destroy me

and my son from the inheritance of God.'

17 (1Sa 29:9; 2Sa 19:27) "So, your servant thought, 'May the word of my lord

the king provide rest. For like the angel of God, my lord the king discerns

good from evil. May the Lord your God be with you.' "

18 Then the king answered and said to the woman, "Please do not conceal

from me anything that I ask you." The woman said, "May my lord the king

please speak."

19 (2Sa 14:3; 1Sa 1:26) The king said,

"Is the hand of Joab with you in all of this?" The woman answered and said,

"As your soul lives, my lord the king, there is no turning right or left

from anything that you spoke, my lord the king, for your servant Joab

is the very one who commanded me and placed all of these words in my mouth.

20 (2Sa 14:17; 19:27) In order to change this situation, your servant Joab

did this thing; but my lord is wise, as with the wisdom of the angel of God,

so as to discern everything happening in the land."

21 (2Sa 14:11) Then the king said to Joab, "This is what I will do.

Go and bring back the young man Absalom."

22 Then Joab fell with his face to ground and bowed low and blessed the king.

Joab said, "Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your eyes,

my lord the king, since the king has granted the request of his servant."

23 Then Joab arose and went to Geshur, and he brought Absalom to Jerusalem.

24 The king said, "Let him turn to his own house.

He shall not come into my presence."

So Absalom turned to his house and did not come into the king's presence.



2 Samuel 14

[1] Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward

Absalom.

[2] And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto

her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning

apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long

time mourned for the dead:

[3] And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the

words in her mouth.

[4] And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she fell on her face to

the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king.

[5] And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am

indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.

[6] And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the

field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and

slew him.

[7] And, behold, the whole family is risen against thine handmaid, and they

said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him, for the life

of his brother whom he slew; and we will destroy the heir also: and so they

shall quench my coal which is left, and shall not leave to my husband

neither name nor remainder upon the earth.

[8] And the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I will give

charge concerning thee.

[9] And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king, My lord, O king, the

iniquity be on me, and on my father's house: and the king and his throne be

guiltless.

[10] And the king said, Whosoever saith ought unto thee, bring him to me,

and he shall not touch thee any more.

[11] Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy God,

that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more,

lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the LORD liveth, there shall not

one hair of thy son fall to the earth.

[12] Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word

unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on.

[13] And the woman said, Wherefore then hast thou thought such a thing

against the people of God? for the king doth speak this thing as one which

is faulty, in that the king doth not fetch home again his banished.

[14] For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which

cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth

he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him.

[15] Now therefore that I am come to speak of this thing unto my lord the

king, it is because the people have made me afraid: and thy handmaid said, I

will now speak unto the king; it may be that the king will perform the

request of his handmaid.

[16] For the king will hear, to deliver his handmaid out of the hand of the

man that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.

[17] Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be

comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good

and bad: therefore the LORD thy God will be with thee.

[18] Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I

pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord

the king now speak.

[19] And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And

the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can

turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath

spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the

mouth of thine handmaid:

[20] To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this

thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to

know all things that are in the earth.

[21] And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go

therefore, bring the young man Absalom again.

[22] And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and thanked

the king: and Joab said, To day thy servant knoweth that I have found grace

in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the request

of his servant.

[23] So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.

[24] And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see

my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king's face.



David Forgives Absalom



25 (Dt 28:35; Job 2:7) In all of Israel, there was no man as handsome

as Absalom. From the sole of his foot to the top of his head, there was not

a blemish on him.

26 (2Sa 18:9; Eze 44:20) When he cut the hair of his head

(and at the end of every year he cut it, for it was heavy on him),

he weighed the hair from his head at two hundred shekels,

[About 5 pounds, or 2.3 kilograms. ] according to the king's standard.

27 (2Sa 18:18; 13:1) There were born to Absalom three sons

and one daughter whose name was Tamar. She was a beautiful woman.

28 Absalom lived in Jerusalem for two full years without coming

into the king's presence.

29 Then Absalom sent a message to Joab, requesting that he send him

to the king, but he was not willing to come to him. So he sent

a second message, but still he was not willing to come.

30 (Jdg 15:4-5) Then he said to his servants, "See, Joab's field is

next to mine, and he has barley there. Go, set it on fire."

So the servants of Absalom set the field on fire.

31 Then Joab arose, came to Absalom at his house, and said to him,

"Why have your servants set my plot of land on fire?"

32 (1Sa 20:8; Pr 28:13) Absalom said to Joab, "I sent a message to you,

saying: Come, so that I may send you to the king, asking,

'Why have I come from Geshur? It would be better for me to be there still.'

Now, let me go before the king, and if there is still guilt with me,

may he put me to death."

33 (Ge 33:4; Lk 15:20) So Joab came and reported this to him.

Then he summoned Absalom. So he came to the king, bowed low to him,

his face on the ground before the king; then the king kissed Absalom.

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



Ontario



Quick facts on Muslims in Ontario



Ontario 2015 population 13 687 7000



est Muslim Population 1 001 542



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

Niagara, Kitchener, London, Windsor



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

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

Muslims are understandably located along the southern border stretching

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

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

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

are starting.

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

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

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

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

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

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

reports Muslims going door-to-door evangelism.

Agree in prayer for:



- net network leaders - the need is great

- the development of network leadership teams

- good connections with local pastors, congregations and individuals

whom God is calling into this ministry.

- wisdom facilitating outreach and training activities for mobilising

believers

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

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

towards Muslims, sharing Jesus with them.



Adding further



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



Under the Keep Praying page



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

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

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

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

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

decorated and festivals will be held.



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

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

Islam.



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

which means Blessed Eid!"



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

know, and Muslims around the world:



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

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

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

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

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

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.

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

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

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

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

18 Even on My menservants and maidservants

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

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

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

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

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



Footnotes

Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

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

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

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

house."



Ideas for prayer



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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



And



Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.



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

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

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



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

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

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

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

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



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

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

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



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

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

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



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

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

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

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."



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

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

through the power of the Holy Spirit.



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

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



ROMANS 15:13



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

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

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



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



http://www.ehc.ca



12th Day of the Month



a) Pray that the Lord will put a desire in the hearts of those in business

to follow God's principles and act honourably and ethically



(Proverb 11:1



1 A false balance is abomination to the Lord,

but a just weight is His delight.



1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD:

But a just weight is his delight.



)



b) Pray the the Spirit of the Lord will restrain the spirit of

hatred and destruction against humanity across the world.



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray to Him for redemption and restoration.



Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, please help me to

learn more about You through the Scriptures."



Pray to the Lord and pray to know that God's love does not sepearte us.



Pray to the Lord and pray to have love.



Pray to the Lord and pray to know the ways of the Lord is perfect.



Agree in prayer for Ontario:



- get network leaders - the need is great

- the development of network leadership teams

- good connections with local pastors, congregations and individuals

whom God is calling into this ministry.

- wisdom facilitating outreach and training activities for mobilising

believers

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

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

towards Muslims, sharing Jesus with them.



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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



Pray continually for Sikhs to find Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour.



Pray that the Lord will put a desire in the hearts of those in business

to follow God's principles and act honourably and ethically



Pray the the Spirit of the Lord will restrain the spirit of

hatred and destruction against humanity across the world.



Pray for the protection of

Qatari

believers who must use extreme caution when gathering for worship.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness



Remember eternity starts now -

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

2) Our Daily Bread for 12 May 2026 titled Growing Our Knowledge of God

by Nancy Gavilanes



2 Timothy 2:14-19,22-24



An Approved Workman



14 (1Ti 5:21; 2Ti 2:23) Remind them of these things, commanding them before

the Lord that they not argue about words, which leads to nothing of value

and to the destruction of those who hear them.

15 (Mt 13:52) Study to show yourself approved by God, a workman who need

not be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

16 (Titus 3:9; 1Ti 6:20) But avoid profane foolish babblings, for they will

increase to more ungodliness,

17 (1Ti 1:20) and their word will spread like gangrene: Among them are

Hymenaeus and Philetus,

18 (1Co 15:12; 1Ti 1:19) who have erred concerning the truth,

saying that the resurrection has already occurred,

and who overthrow the faith of some.

19 (Jn 10:14; Isa 28:16) But the firm foundation of God stands,

having this seal, "The Lord knows those who are His," and,

"Let everyone who calls on the name of Christ depart from iniquity."



22 (1Ti 6:11; 1:5; 4:12) So flee youthful desires and pursue righteousness,

faith, love, and peace, with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

23 (Titus 3:9; 2Ti 2:14) But avoid foolish and unlearned debates, knowing

that they create strife.

24 (1Ti 3:2-3; Titus 3:2) The servant of the Lord must not quarrel,

but must be gentle toward all people, able to teach, patient,



[14] Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord

that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the

hearers.

[15] Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to

be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

[16] But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more

ungodliness.

[17] And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and

Philetus;

[18] Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is

past already; and overthrow the faith of some.

[19] Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The

Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of

Christ depart from iniquity.



[22] Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity,

peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

[23] But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender

strifes.

[24] And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all

men, apt to teach, patient,



As soon as I jumped into the pool, my goggles filled with water, and I could

barely see. Despite having no formal swimming instruction, I slowly persevered

for the two laps of a race I had entered on a whim. Years later, after taking

lessons and learning the proper breathing and swimming techniques, I enjoyed

learning all four competitive swim strokes.



What a difference it makes when we have the proper training. The same applies

to reading the Bible. When we understand the context and meaning of what

we're reading, we can properly apply it to our lives.



Paul wanted Timothy to stand firm in his faith, avoid quarrels, and not be

deceived by false teachers. In his final letter, the apostle urged Timothy to

study the Scriptures: "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that

needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."

(2 Timothy 2:15).



As I learned and practiced proper swimming techniques, I became a better

swimmer. In our spiritual walk, as we learn and understand the words and

concepts in the Bible, we grow in our knowledge of God - enabling us to

distinguish truth from falsehood and gain wisdom. As we read Scripture,

let’s continue to grow "so that [we] may be thoroughly equipped for every

good work" (3:17).



Reflect & Pray



How often do you read the Bible?

What have you learned lately as you read Scripture?



Dear God, please help me to learn more about You through the Scriptures.

Deepen your understanding of God's redemptive

story.

3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association



Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools



Week 3 - Saved Now and Forever - Day 3 - Inseparable From God's Love



Romans 8:38-39



38 (Eph 1:21; 1Pe 3:22) For I am persuaded that neither death nor life,

neither angels nor principalities nor powers, neither things present

nor things to come,

39 (Ro 5:8) neither height nor depth, nor any other created thing,

shall be able to separate us from the love of God,

which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.



[38] For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor

principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

[39] Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to

separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.



Separation is a fact of human life. Relationships disintegrate,

children grow up, loved ones die, husbands and wives divorce,

friends changes and drift apart. We may resist change and separation,

but we must deal with them nevertheless.

Separation sometimes is a natural result of growth and development;

sometimes it is a violent, cataclysmic shaking of an individual's life.

2 lifelong friends go separate ways to college or into future careers;

a church splits over doctrinal differences; a wife finds out a hidden

secret in her husband's past.

But with God, there is no separation, no death, no breaking of vows,

no growing beyond the relationship. Nothing, says Paul, can separate

us from the love of God. A skeleton in my closet, once revealed, may

cost me the trust of those I thought were my friends. But God knows

all my past, all my sin; he forgives, and it cannot separate me from him.

My present personal struggles may cause trouble in my job and result in

the loss of that income, but God understands what I'm going through,

and even when I'm angry at him, he can take it without drawing away

or striking back. My present problems cannot separate me from the Lord.

And God knows, too, the plan he has established for my future. I cannot

walk away from him, grow beyond my need for him, or outrun him into

tomorrow.

She may separate me from my awareness of God's presence in my life,

but it cannot set me beyond his reach. There is no power that is greater

than God's love, and no place I can go that will separate me

from that love.



Application



a) Have I ever felt separated from the love of God? Under what circumstances?



b) How can today's verse free me from anxiety about the past,

the present or the future?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



1 Cor 13:3



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

and have not love, it profits me nothing.



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

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

it profiteth me nothing.



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



God's Inexhaustible Strength



Ps 18:30-34



30 As for God, His way has integrity;

the word of the Lord is proven;

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

31 For who is God except the Lord?

Or who is a rock besides our God?

32 It is God who clothes me with strength,

and gives my way integrity.

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

and causes me to stand on my high places.

34 He trains my hands for war,

so that my arms bend a bow of bronze.



30 As for God, his way is perfect:

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

31 For who is God save the LORD?

Or who is a rock save our God?

32 It is God that girdeth me with strength,

And maketh my way perfect.

33 He maketh my feet like hinds' feet,

And setteth me upon my high places.

34 He teacheth my hands to war,

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



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

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

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

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

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

as we forgive our debtors.

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

but deliver us from evil.

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



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

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

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

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

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

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

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

Day 132, 12 May 2026



1)Psalms 32, 86, 122



PSALMS 32

A Psalm of David. A Contemplative Maskil.

1 Blessed is he

whose transgression is forgiven,

whose sin is covered.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Blessed is the man

against whom the Lord does not count iniquity,

and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) When I kept silent,

my bones wasted away

through my groaning all day long.

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) For day and night

Your hand was heavy on me;

my strength was changed

into the drought of summer. Selah

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) I acknowledged my sin to You,

and my iniquity I did not conceal.

I said, "I will confess

my transgressions to the Lord,"

and You forgave

the iniquity of my sin. Selah

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) For this cause everyone who is godly will pray to You

in a time when You may be found;

surely in the floods of great waters

they will not reach him.

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) You are my hiding place;

You will preserve me from trouble;

You will surround me with shouts of deliverance. Selah

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) I will instruct you and teach you

in the way you should go;

I will counsel you with my eye on you.

9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Do not be as the horse or as the mule

that are without understanding,

that must be restrained with bit and bridle,

or they will not come near you.

10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Many sorrows come to the wicked,

but lovingkindness will surround

the man who trusts in the Lord.

11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, you righteous one;

and shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart!



Psalm 32

[1] Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

[2] Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in

whose spirit there is no guile.

[3] When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day

long.

[4] For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into

the drought of summer. Selah.

[5] I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I

said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the

iniquity of my sin. Selah.

[6] For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when

thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not

come nigh unto him.

[7] Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou

shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.

[8] I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I

will guide thee with mine eye.

[9] Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding:

whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto

thee.

[10] Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD,

mercy shall compass him about.

[11] Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all

ye that are upright in heart.



Psalms 86



A Prayer of David.

1 Incline Your ear, O Lord, and answer me,

for I am oppressed and needy.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Preserve my soul, for I am godly;

You are my God; save Your servant

who trusts in You.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Have mercy on me, O Lord,

for to You I cry all day long.

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Gladden the soul of Your servant,

for to You, O Lord,

I lift my soul.

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) For You, Lord, are good, and forgiving,

abounding in kindness to all who call on You.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer,

and attend to my plea for mercy.

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) In the day of my trouble I will call upon You,

for You will answer me.

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Among the gods there is none like You, O Lord;

neither are there any works like Your works.

9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) All nations whom You have made

shall come and worship before You, O Lord,

and shall glorify Your name.

10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) For You are great and do wondrous deeds;

You are God alone.

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

that I will walk in Your truth;

bind my heart

to fear Your name.

12 I will give You thanks, O Lord my God, with all my heart,

and I will glorify Your name forever.

13 For great is Your mercy toward me,

and You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.

14 O God, insolent men have risen against me,

and bands of violent men have sought my life;

they have not set You before them.

15 But You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion and gracious,

slow to anger, and abundant in mercy and truth.

16 Turn to me and have mercy on me;

give Your strength to Your servant,

and save the humble son of Your female servant.

17 Show me a sign of Your favor,

that those who hate me may see it and be ashamed

because You, Lord, have helped and comforted me.



Psalms 86

[1] Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy.

[2] Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that

trusteth in thee.

[3] Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.

[4] Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my

soul.

[5] For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy

unto all them that call upon thee.

[6] Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my

supplications.

[7] In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me.

[8] Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there

any works like unto thy works.

[9] All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O

Lord; and shall glorify thy name.

[10] For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.

[11] Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to

fear thy name.

[12] I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will

glorify thy name for evermore.

[13] For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from

the lowest hell.

[14] O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent

men have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them.

[15] But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious,

longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

[16] O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy

servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.

[17] Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be

ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me.



PSALMS 122

A Song of Ascents. Of David.

1 I was glad when they said to me,

"Let us go into the house of the Lord."

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Our feet shall stand

within your gates, O Jerusalem.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Jerusalem is built as a city

that is designed for a multitude,

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8 )where the tribes go up,

the tribes of the Lord,

as a decree of Israel,

to give thanks unto the name of the Lord.

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) There are set thrones of judgment,

the thrones of the house of David.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:

"May they prosper who love you!

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Peace be within your walls

and security within your towers!"

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) For my brothers and companions' sake,

I will now say, "Peace be within you."

9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Because of the house of the Lord our God,

I will seek your good.



Psalm 122

[1] I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.

[2] Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.

[3] Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together:

[4] Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of

Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD.

[5] For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of

David.

[6] Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

[7] Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.

[8] For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within

thee.

[9] Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.

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



Ontario



Quick facts on Muslims in Ontario



Ontario 2015 population 13 687 7000



est Muslim Population 1 001 542



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

Niagara, Kitchener, London, Windsor



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

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

Muslims are understandably located along the southern border stretching

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

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

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

are starting.

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

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

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

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

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

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

reports Muslims going door-to-door evangelism.

Agree in prayer for:



- net network leaders - the need is great

- the development of network leadership teams

- good connections with local pastors, congregations and individuals

whom God is calling into this ministry.

- wisdom facilitating outreach and training activities for mobilising

believers

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

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

towards Muslims, sharing Jesus with them.



Adding further



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



Under the Keep Praying page



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

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

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

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

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

decorated and festivals will be held.



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

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

Islam.



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

which means Blessed Eid!"



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

know, and Muslims around the world:



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

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

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

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

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

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.

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

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

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

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

18 Even on My menservants and maidservants

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

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

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

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

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



Footnotes

Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

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

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

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

house."



Ideas for prayer



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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



And



Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.



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

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

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



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

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

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

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

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



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

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

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



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

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

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



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

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

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

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."



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

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

through the power of the Holy Spirit.



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

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



ROMANS 15:13



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

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

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



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



http://www.ehc.ca



11th Day of the Month



a) Pray for God's name to be glorified in your life, home, neighbourhood,

city or community, and in Canada.



(



Ps 86:12



12 I will give You thanks, O Lord my God, with all my heart,

and I will glorify Your name forever.



12 I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart:

And I will glorify thy name for evermore.



John 12:28



28 "Father, glorify Your name."

Then a voice came from heaven, saying,

"I have glorified it, and will glorify it again."



28 Father, glorify thy name.

Then came there a voice from heaven, saying,

I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.



)



b) Pray for the province of New Brunswick



I) Pray for the leaders of New Brunswick, that God's Spirit would influence

then to act justly, serve with integrity and honour high moral standards.

( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4 1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,

prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,

2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,

that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,

3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and acceptable in the sight of

God our Savior, 4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved

and to come to the knowledge of the truth.



II) Pray for the churches of the province,

that they would be lighthouses beaming forth

the illuminating truth of God's Word.



III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding

the Hope Campaign and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray to be humble and repentant in Power

and not be lead into temptation.



Pray to the Lord: "Eternal God, I praise You

because Your word endures forever!"



Pray to the Lord and pray to know that you have Power in the Name of the Lord

when you accept Him as Saviour.



Pray to the Lord and pray to Owe no man any thing, but to love one another.



Pray to the Lord and pray to know His merciful kindness and His Truth.



Agree in prayer for Ontario:



- get network leaders - the need is great

- the development of network leadership teams

- good connections with local pastors, congregations and individuals

whom God is calling into this ministry.

- wisdom facilitating outreach and training activities for mobilising

believers

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

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

towards Muslims, sharing Jesus with them.



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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



Pray continually for Sikhs to find Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour.



Pray a prayer of thanksgiving throughout

the day for God's unfailing love, Mercy, compassion,

faithfulness and provision.



Pray for God's name to be glorified in your life, home, neighbourhood,

city or community, and your nation.



Pray that church leaders who have been threatened or arrested in

NICARAGUA

will experience God’s peace and help.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness



Remember eternity starts now -

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

2 SAMUEL 12

Nathan Rebukes David



1Ch 20:1-3



1 (1Ki 20:35-41) The Lord sent Nathan to David. He came to him and said,

"There were two men in a certain city. One was wealthy,

but the other was poor.

2 The wealthy man had a very large flock and herd,

3 (2Sa 11:3) but the poor man had nothing except a single small ewe lamb

that he had acquired. He nourished it and raised it together with himself

and his sons. From his crumbs, it would eat; from his cup, it would drink;

and in his arms it would lie. It was like a daughter to him.

4 "There came a visitor to the wealthy man, but he was unwilling to take

from his own flock or herd to prepare a meal for the wanderer

who had come to him. Instead he took the poor man's ewe lamb

and prepared food for the wanderer who had come to him."

5 (1Sa 26:16) David became very angry because of this man. He said to Nathan,

"As the Lord lives, the man who did this deserves to die.

6 (Ex 22:1; Lk 19:8) And he shall restore the lamb fourfold,

because he did this thing, and because he had no pity."

7 (1Sa 16:13) Then Nathan told David, "You are this man! Thus says the Lord,

the God of Israel: I anointed you as king over Israel and I rescued you from

the hand of Saul.

8 I gave to you your master's house and your master's wives into your arms,

and I gave to you the house of Israel and Judah. If this were too little,

I would have continued to do for you much more.

9 (1Sa 15:19; 15:23) Why have you despised the word of the Lord by doing

evil in His sight? You struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword,

and you took his wife as a wife for yourself. You killed him with the sword

of the Ammonites.

10 (2Sa 18:14-15) Now the sword will never depart from your house,

because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite

to be your wife.

11 (Dt 28:30; 2Sa 16:21-22) "Thus says the Lord: See, I will raise up trouble

against you from within your own house. I will take your wives before

your eyes and will give them to your neighbour, and he will lie

with your wives in broad daylight.

12 (2Sa 16:22) Although you did it secretly, I will do this thing before

all of Israel, and under the sun."

13 (2Sa 24:10; Lev 20:10) Then David said to Nathan, "I have sinned

against the Lord." Nathan said to David, "Now the Lord has put away

your sin; you shall not die.

14 (Isa 52:5; Ro 2:24) Nevertheless, because by this deed you have utterly

scorned the Lord, the child who is born to you shall die."



2 Samuel 12

[1] And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto

him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.

[2] The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:

[3] But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had

bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his

children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in

his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.

[4] And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of

his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was

come unto him; but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that

was come to him.

[5] And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to

Nathan, As the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely

die:

[6] And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and

because he had no pity.

[7] And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of

Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the

hand of Saul;

[8] And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy

bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been

too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.

[9] Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in

his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken

his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children

of Ammon.

[10] Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because

thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be

thy wife.

[11] Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of

thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them

unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this

sun.

[12] For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel,

and before the sun.

[13] And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan

said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.

[14] Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the

enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee

shall surely die.



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 fromme.

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.

14 Deliver me from blood guiltiness, O God,

God of my salvation,

and my tongue will sing aloud of Your righteousness.

15 O Lord, open my lips,

and my mouth will declare Your praise.

16 For You do not desire sacrifice, or I would give it;

You do not delight in burnt offering.

17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;

a broken and a contrite heart,

O God, You will not despise.

18 Do good to Zion in Your good pleasure;

build the walls of Jerusalem.

19 Then You will be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness,

with burnt offering and whole burnt offering;

then they will offer young bulls on Your altar.



Psalm 51

[1] Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according

unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

[2] Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

[3] For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.

[4] Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight:

that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou

judgest.

[5] Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

[6] Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part

thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

[7] Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be

whiter than snow.

[8] Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken

may rejoice.

[9] Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

[10] Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

[11] Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from

me.

[12] Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free

spirit.

[13] Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be

converted unto thee.

[14] Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and

my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

[15] O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.

[16] For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest

not in burnt offering.

[17] The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite

heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

[18] Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of

Jerusalem.

[19] Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with

burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon

thine altar.



2 SAMUEL 12



15 (1Sa 25:38) Then Nathan went to his house. The Lord struck the child

that the wife of Uriah had born for David, and he became sick.

16 (2Sa 13:31) David entreated God on behalf of the child.

He fasted for a period, and he would go in and lie throughout the night

on the ground.

17 (2Sa 3:35) The elders of his house stood beside him to rouse him

from the ground, but he was not willing, nor would he consume

food with them.

18 The child died on the seventh day, and the servants of David

were afraid to tell him that the child had died. They said,

"When the child was alive, we would speak to him,

but he would not acknowledge our voices.

Now how can we say to him, 'The child is dead'? He may do harm."

19 When David noticed that his servants were whispering to one another,

he perceived that the child was dead.

So he asked his servants, "Is the child dead?"

They said, "He is dead."

20 (Job 1:20; Ru 3:3) So David arose from the ground, washed,

anointed himself, and changed his garments. Then he entered the house

of the Lord and worshipped. He then went in to his own house.

When he asked, they set down food for him and ate.

21 His servants said to him, "What is this thing you have done?

You fasted and wept for the sake of the living child,

but when the child died, you arose and ate food."

22 (Isa 38:1-3; 38:5) He explained, "As long as the child was alive,

I fasted and wept because I thought, 'Who knows?

The Lord may be gracious to me, so that the child may live.'

23 (Ge 37:35; Job 7:8-10) But now he is dead. Why should I fast?

Am I able to bring him back again? I will go to him,

but he will not return to me."



2 Samuel 12



[15] And Nathan departed unto his house. And the LORD struck the child that

Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.

[16] David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went

in, and lay all night upon the earth.

[17] And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up

from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.

[18] And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the

servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said,

Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not

hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that

the child is dead?

[19] But when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived that

the child was dead: therefore David said unto his servants, Is the child

dead? And they said, He is dead.

[20] Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and

changed his apparel, and came into the house of the LORD, and worshipped:

then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before

him, and he did eat.

[21] Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast

done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when

the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread.

[22] And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I

said, Who can tell whether GOD will be gracious to me, that the child may

live?

[23] But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back

again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.



The Birth of Solomon



24 (Mt 1:6) Then David comforted Bathsheba, his wife. He went to her

and lay with her, so that she conceived a son. They named him Solomon,

and the Lord loved him.

25 (Ne 13:26) So He sent a word by way of the prophet Nathan that he should

be named Jedidiah for the sake of the Lord.



[24] And David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay

with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD

loved him.

[25] And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name

Jedidiah, because of the LORD.

2) Our Daily Bread for 11 May 2026

God's Word Endures by John Blase



Isaiah 40:1-8



1 (Isa 51:12; 51:3) Comfort, O comfort, My people, says your God.

2 (Isa 61:7; Jer 16:18) Speak kindly to Jerusalem,

and cry to her

that her warfare has ended,

that her iniquity has been pardoned,

that she has received of the hand of the Lord

double for all her sins.

3 (Mal 3:1; Jn 1:23; Mal 4:5-6 ) The voice of him who cries out,

"Prepare the way of the Lord

in the wilderness,

make straight in the desert

a highway for our God.

4 (Isa 45:2; Eze 21:26 ) Let every valley be lifted up,

and every mountain and hill be made low,

and let the rough ground become a plain,

and the rough places a plain;

5 (Isa 1:20; 52:10) then the glory of the Lord shall be revealed,

and all flesh shall see it together,

for the mouth of the Lord has spoken it."

6 (Job 14:2; Ps 102:11) The voice said, "Cry out."

And he said, "What shall I cry out?"

All flesh is grass,

and all its loveliness is as the flower of the field.

7 The grass withers, the flower fades

because the Spirit of the Lord blows upon it;

surely the people are grass.

8 (Mt 5:18; 1Pe 1:25) The grass withers, the flower fades,

but the word of our God shall stand forever.



[1] Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.

[2] Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is

accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the

LORD's hand double for all her sins.

[3] The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of

the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

[4] Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made

low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:

[5] And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it

together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.

[6] The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass,

and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:

[7] The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD

bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.

[8] The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall

stand for ever.



In the early 1900s, successful steel businessman Charles Schwab decided to

build perhaps the most lavish mansion in New York City. Completed in 1906,

his Riverside Drive estate took its inspiration from French chateaus and

spanned an entire city block, with lush gardens, grand halls, and opulent

interiors. It stood in stark contrast to the rising apartment buildings that

would soon define Manhattan. Despite its grandeur, the estate struggled to

find a buyer after Schwab's death. The mansion was too large, too costly, and

out of step with real estate trends. Riverside Drive estate was demolished in

1948. Both the mansion and the man faded away.



It's easy for us to point to earthly realities like wealth, ambition, and

mansions as destined to fade away. The words of Isaiah 40 remind us,

" All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower

of the field" (v. 6). Isaiah wrote to people enduring God's discipline for

their faithlessness. After He had corrected them, God would comfort them

(vv. 1-2). What the prophet says about people, grass, and flowers is true

(vv. 6-7). But the truth of God Himself? It will outlast men and mansions

and wealth and ambition and accolades. Yes, "the word of our God shall

stand for ever" (v. .



It's good to keep in mind how fragile we are.

And it's wise to remember God's word is everlasting.



Reflect & Pray



What have you witnessed that has withered and faded away?

How does God's eternal nature and unfailing word encourage you?



Eternal God, I praise You because Your word endures forever!





Learn how to find enduring joy beyond circumstances that fade away.



3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association



Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools



Week 3 - Saved Now and Forever - Day 2 - The Right of Family



John 1:11-12



11 (Jn 3:32) He came to His own, and His own people did not receive Him.

12 (Gal 3:26; 1Jn 3:23) Yet to all who received Him, He gave the power

to become sons of God, to those who believed in His name,



11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power

to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:



"Dad, can I ask you something?" Jimmy leaned across the back of his

father's chair. His father lowered the newspaper and reached around,

settling Jimmy on his lap.

"Sure. Son," he answered. "You can ask me anything you want. The answer

might not be Yes, but you always have the right to ask."

For many who have grown up in homes where the father was absent, or when

present, abusive or silent, the scenario of Jimmy and his father may

seem unrealistic. Often we aren't given the right by our parents to ask

what we want, to communicate openly, to express our needs and desires.

But god clearly indicates that no matter what our human families have been

like, in his family there are no barriers to belonging,

to open communications. When we commit our lives to Christ and submit to his

lordship, we have the right to become the sons and daughters of God.

In Christ, we have the right to approach him, to pray, to seek wisdom,

to ask advice, to make requests, to verbalise our needs and desires. We don't

have to be afraid of sounding stupid or being rejected, because in Christ

we belong to him, and he loves us.

The KJV uses the word "power" in verse 12 - "to them gave he power to become

the sons of God." Power implies ability, that we are equipped by the Spirit

to be children of the King. We have the right and we have the power to become

who God has called us to be - his children.



Application



a) Under what circumstances in my life have I felt that I didn't

have the right to express my wishes or feelings?



b) How do today's verses give me confidence in approaching God?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Romans 13:7-8



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

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

and honor to whom honour is due.

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

for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.



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

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

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

another hath fulfilled the law.



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



God's Eternal Faithfulness



Ps 117



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

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

and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.



1 O praise the LORD,

All ye nations: Praise him, all ye people.

2 For his merciful kindness is great toward us:

And the truth of the LORD endureth for ever.

Praise ye the LORD.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

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

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

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

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

as we forgive our debtors.

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

but deliver us from evil.

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



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

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

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

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

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

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

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

Day 131, 11 May 2026



1)1 Chronicles 20

2 Samuel 11

2 Samuel 12:1-14

Psalms 51

2 Samuel 12:15-25



1 Chronicles 20

Rabbah Captured

(2Sa 11:1; 12:29-31)

1 (2Sa 11:1; Dt 3:11) Now at the beginning of the year when kings would go

out to war, Joab led the army and devastated the land of the Ammonites.

He came and besieged Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem.

So Joab struck Rabbah and overthrew it.

2 Then David took the crown of their king from his head

and found it weighed about a talent [About 75 pounds, or 34 kilograms.]

of gold with a precious stone set in it. And it was placed on David's head.

He also brought out a great abundance of plunder from the city.

3 He brought out the people who were it in, and put them to work with saws,

sharp iron tools, and axes. Thus David did to all the cities of the Ammonites,

and then he and all the people returned to Jerusalem.



[1] And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that

kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the

country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David

tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it.

[2] And David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it

to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it; and it was

set upon David's head: and he brought also exceeding much spoil out of the

city.

[3] And he brought out the people that were in it, and cut them with saws,

and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all the

cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to

Jerusalem.



Philistine Giants Killed

2Sa 21:15-22



4 (2Sa 21:18-22) Now after this, when war broke out in Gezer

with the Philistines, Sibbekai of Hushah killed Sippai,

who was one of the descendants of the giants, and they were humbled.

5 (2Sa 21:19) Again there was war with the Philistines, and Elhanan

the son of Jair killed Lahmi, the brother of Goliath the Gittite,

the shaft of whose wooden spear was like a weaver's beam.

6 Yet again there was war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature,

who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, 24 in number;

and he also was descended from the giants.

7 (1Sa 16:9; 1Ch 2:13) When he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea,

David's brother, killed him.

8 These were descended from the giants in Gath,

and they fell by the hand of David and his servants.



[4] And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the

Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that was of

the children of the giant: and they were subdued.

[5] And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of

Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff was

like a weaver's beam.

[6] And yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of great stature,

whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand, and six on

each foot: and he also was the son of the giant.

[7] But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother

slew him.

[8] These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of

David, and by the hand of his servants.



2 SAMUEL 11

David and Bathsheba

1 (1Ch 20:1; 1Ki 20:22; 20:26) In the spring of the year, the time

when the kings go out to battle, David sent out Joab and his officers,

all of Israel with him. They brought to ruin the Ammonites

and besieged Rabbah, but David remained in Jerusalem.

2 (Dt 22:8; Mt 5:28) One evening when David arose from his bed

and was walking on the roof of the king's house, from the roof

he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful.

3 (2Sa 23:39; 1Ch 3:5) So, David sent someone to inquire about the woman.

And it was asked, "Is this not Bathsheba the daughter of Eliam,

the wife of Uriah the Hittite?"

4 (Lev 18:19; Jas 1:14-15) So David sent messengers, and took her;

and she came to him, and he lay with her. When she had purified

herself from her uncleanness, she returned to her house.

5 (Dt 22:22) The woman conceived. So she sent a message

and reported to David, "I am pregnant."

6 Then David sent an order to Joab, "Send Uriah the Hittite to me."

So, Joab sent Uriah to David.

7 (Ge 37:14; 1Sa 17:22) When Uriah came to him, David asked

about the welfare of Joab, the people, and the fighting.

8 (Ge 18:4) Then David said to Uriah, "Go down to your house. Wash your feet."

So Uriah left the house of the king, and a gift from the king followed him.

9 But Uriah slept at the entrance of the house of the king with all

of the servants of his lord; he did not go down to his house.

10 When they reported to David, saying, "Uriah did not go down to his house,"

David said to Uriah, "Have you not come from a journey?

Why did you not go down to your house?"

11 (2Sa 7:2; 7:6) Uriah responded to David, "The ark, Israel, and Judah dwell

in make shift shelters. My lord Joab and the officers of my lord are camping

in the open field. But I may enter my house to eat, to drink,

and to sleep with my wife? As you live and as your soul lives,

I will not do this thing!"

12 So David said to Uriah, "Remain here another day, and I will send you back

tomorrow." Uriah remained in Jerusalem that day and the following day.

13 Now David invited him to eat in his presence, and he drank until he got

Uriah drunk. In the evening, he went to lie down in his lodging

with the servants of his lord, but he did not go down to his house.

14 (1Ki 21:8-10) That morning, David wrote a message to Joab

and sent it by way of Uriah.

15 (2Sa 12:9) He wrote in the message, "Send Uriah to the front of the line

where the fighting is heaviest then withdraw from him,

so that he may be struck down and die."

16 So as Joab was besieging the city, he stationed Uriah in a place

where he knew fierce men were.

17 When the men of the city came out, they fought with Joab,

and some people among those who served David fell;

Uriah the Hittite died among them.

18 Joab sent word to inform David of all of the events of the battle.

19 He instructed the messenger, "When you finish telling the king

all the details of the battle,

20 if his anger rises and he says to you, 'Why did you approach

so near to the city? Did you not know that they might shoot

from the city wall?

21 Who killed Abimelek the son of Jerub-Besheth?

Did not a woman throw an upper millstone on him from the city wall

so that he died at Thebez? Why did you approach so near to the city wall?'

You shall then say, 'Additionally your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead.' "

22 So the messenger departed and came to report to David everything that Joab

had sent with him.

23 The messenger reported to David, "The men prevailed over us

when they came out against us in the open field, but we drove them

back to the entrance of the gate.

24 Then the archers shot at your servants from upon the city wall,

and some of those who serve the king are dead.

Even your servant Uriah the Hittite died."

25 So David replied to the messenger, "Thus you shall report to Joab,

'Do not allow this thing to dismay you, for the sword devours one as well

as another. Sustain your attack against the city and bring it to ruin.'

Encourage him with this reply."

26 When the wife of Uriah heard that her husband was dead,

she mourned for her husband.

27 (2Sa 12:9; Ps 51:4-5) When the time of mourning was concluded,

David sent for her and brought her to his house. She became his wife

and bore him a son.

But the thing that David had done was displeasing to the Lord.



2 Samuel 11

[1] And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings

go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all

Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But

David tarried still at Jerusalem.

[2] And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his

bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw

a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.

[3] And David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this

Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?

[4] And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and

he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned

unto her house.

[5] And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with

child.

[6] And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent

Uriah to David.

[7] And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him how Joab did,

and how the people did, and how the war prospered.

[8] And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And

Uriah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him a mess of

meat from the king.

[9] But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of

his lord, and went not down to his house.

[10] And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down unto his

house, David said unto Uriah, Camest thou not from thy journey? why then

didst thou not go down unto thine house?

[11] And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in

tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the

open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to

lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this

thing.

[12] And David said to Uriah, Tarry here to day also, and to morrow I will

let thee depart. So Uriah abode in Jerusalem that day, and the morrow.

[13] And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he

made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants

of his lord, but went not down to his house.

[14] And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab,

and sent it by the hand of Uriah.

[15] And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of

the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.

[16] And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned

Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were.

[17] And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell

some of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died

also.

[18] Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;

[19] And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of

telling the matters of the war unto the king,

[20] And if so be that the king's wrath arise, and he say unto thee,

Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city when ye did fight? knew ye not

that they would shoot from the wall?

[21] Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a

piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why

went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead

also.

[22] So the messenger went, and came and shewed David all that Joab had sent

him for.

[23] And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us,

and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the

entering of the gate.

[24] And the shooters shot from off the wall upon thy servants; and some of

the king's servants be dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.

[25] Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let

not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as

another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and

encourage thou him.

[26] And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she

mourned for her husband.

[27] And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his

house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David

had done displeased the LORD.

2) Our Daily Bread for 10 May 2026 titled

Jesus Revealed in Us by Amy Boucher Pye



2 Corinthians 4:7-12



7 (2Co 5:1; La 4:2) But we have this treasure in earthen vessels,

the excellency of the power being from God and not from ourselves.

8 (2Co 7:5) We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed;

we are perplexed, but not in despair;

9 (Heb 13:5) persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;

10 (Ro 6:5; 2Co 1:5) and always carrying around in the body the death

of the Lord Jesus, that also the life of Jesus might be expressed

in our bodies.

11 (Ro 8:36) For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus' sake,

that also the life of Jesus might be manifested in our mortal flesh.

12 (2Co 13:9) So then, death works in us, but life in you.



[7] But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the

power may be of God, and not of us.

[8] We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but

not in despair;

[9] Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;

[10] Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the

life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.

[11] For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that

the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.

[12] So then death worketh in us, but life in you.



After Joni Eareckson Tada's mother died, Joni thought about how our bodies are

like "jars of clay" that hold the treasure of Christ's presence. She mused

about a modern equivalent to describe our earthly bodies—a cardboard box. She

knew her mother's "box," with its worn-out corners and bends, was now empty.

But, she reflected, it was a box they'd treasured,

"the vessel in which the treasure of the Spirit of Christ had dwelt."



As Joni notes, those who follow Jesus let Him shine through them, often in

spectacular ways through the creases and holes as their boxes collapse with

age. In this she followed Paul's words about the treasure appearing in

"jars of clay" because it would reveal that "this all-surpassing power is

from God and not from us" (2 Corinthians 4:7). Although Paul was "hard

pressed" and "perplexed" with what he suffered, he was not "crushed"

or "destroyed" (vv. 8-9). Through his sufferings in his body, he knew

that Christ's life would be revealed.



How's your cardboard "box"? You might feel the creases grow larger as you

groan under the weight of pain or disease. Know, however, that Jesus is being

revealed in your body (v. 10). As you submit to Him, He'll shine His light

through you, so that those who are in darkness may receive His love and His life.



Reflect & Pray



How have you seen Jesus revealed in others?

Why do you think God encloses His presence in these "jars of clay"?



Spirit of the living God, please live in me,

that I might shine with Your love and presence.





Learn more about how we are made in His image.



3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association



Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools



Week 3 - Saved Now and Forever - Day 1 - Bought Back



Eph 1:7



7 (Ro 3:24; Ac 2:38; 20:28) In Him we have redemption through His blood

and the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of His grace



[7] In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins,

according to the riches of his grace;



In the opening scenes of The Glenn Miller Story, Glenn Miller, then a

struggling musician trying to find an audience for his music, enters

a pawn shop. He has hocked his trombone for rent money, and has come

to redeem it. Paying the pawn broker the money, he buys back his own

instrument and leaves the shop, indicating that he will probably

be back again.

In Eph 1:7. Paul says that in Christ "we have redemption through

His blood and the forgiveness of sin according to the riches of His grace."

We belonged to God from the beginning; he made us and stamped

his image upon us. But through sin we were lost, pawned to the

world's system and the Enemy of our souls.

But God redeemed us; he "bought us back" with the most valuable

currency in the universe - the blood of his own Son, Jesus Christ.

He did not resent the bargain, or question whether we were worth

such a price. He freely gave Jesus in trade to ransom the souls

of the people he created and loved.

Sometimes in Christian circles we get so caught up in religious

jargon that we forget what redemption really means. Gog did not have

to "get us out of hock." He was not compelled to buy us back when we

had sold ourselves to sin. But because of his love, and with no

deserving on our part, he chose to pay an enormous price to set us free.

We are redeemed, bought back, by the One who owned us in the first place.



Application



a) In what ways have I been "in hock" to sin in my life?



b) What does it mean, in practical terms, that God "redeemed" me

from that sin?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



3 John 2



2 Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be

in good health, even as your soul is well.



2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health,

even as thy soul prospereth.



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



God's Inexhaustible Strength



Is 40:27-31



27 Why do you say, O Jacob,

and assert, O Israel,

"My way is hidden from the Lord,

and my justice escapes the notice of my God"?

28 (Ps 147:5; Ge 21:33; Isa 57:15) Have you not known?

Have you not heard,

that the everlasting God, the Lord,

the Creator of the ends of the earth,

does not faint, nor is He weary?

His understanding is inscrutable.

29 (Isa 41:10) He gives power to the faint,

and to those who have no might He increases strength.

30 (Isa 9:17) Even the youths shall faint and be weary,

and the young men shall utterly fall,

31 (2Co 4:16; Ps 103:5; Ex 19:4) but those who wait upon the Lord

shall renew their strength;

they shall mount up with wings as eagles,

they shall run and not be weary,

and they shall walk and not faint.



27 Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid

from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God?

28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God,

the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not,

neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.

29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might

he increaseth strength.

30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall

utterly fall:

31 but they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall

mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary;

and they shall walk, and not faint.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13





9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

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

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

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

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

as we forgive our debtors.

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

but deliver us from evil.

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



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

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

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

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

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

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

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

6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2026 edition?)



Ontario



Quick facts on Muslims in Ontario



Ontario 2015 population 13 687 7000



est Muslim Population 1 001 542



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

Niagara, Kitchener, London, Windsor



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

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

Muslims are understandably located along the southern border stretching

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

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

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

are starting.

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

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

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

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

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

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

reports Muslims going door-to-door evangelism.

Agree in prayer for:



- net network leaders - the need is great

- the development of network leadership teams

- good connections with local pastors, congregations and individuals

whom God is calling into this ministry.

- wisdom facilitating outreach and training activities for mobilising

believers

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

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

towards Muslims, sharing Jesus with them.



Adding further



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



Under the Keep Praying page



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

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

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

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

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

decorated and festivals will be held.



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

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

Islam.



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

which means Blessed Eid!"



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

know, and Muslims around the world:



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

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

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

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

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

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.

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

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

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

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

18 Even on My menservants and maidservants

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

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

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

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

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



Footnotes

Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

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

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

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

house."



Ideas for prayer



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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



And



Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.



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

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

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



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

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

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

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

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



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

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

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



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

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

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



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

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

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

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."



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

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

through the power of the Holy Spirit.



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

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



ROMANS 15:13



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

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

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



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



http://www.ehc.ca



10th Day of the Month



a) Pray for Canadians from Coast to Coast to Coast, that the reality of

Jesus's sacrifice and love will touch them personally.



(

John 3:16



16 (Ro 5:8; 1Jn 4:9-10; Jn 1:18)

"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son,

that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life."



16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that

whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.



)



b) Pray for students, that the Lord will grant them protection of body,

soul, mind and spirit and fill them with godly desires and true hope.



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord to live to the TRials that come upon you.



Pray to the Lord and pray to remember His power as Creator and Victor.



Pray to the Lord: "Spirit of the living God, please live in me,

that I might shine with Your love and presence."



Pray to the Lord and pray to know that Jesus Christ bought you from Sin.



Pray to the Lord and pray for the propserity of the Soul.



Pray to the Lord and pray to lean on the strength of the Lord.



Agree in prayer for Ontario:



- get network leaders - the need is great

- the development of network leadership teams

- good connections with local pastors, congregations and individuals

whom God is calling into this ministry.

- wisdom facilitating outreach and training activities for mobilising

believers

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

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

towards Muslims, sharing Jesus with them.



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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



Pray continually for Sikhs to find Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour.



Pray a prayer of thanksgiving throughout

the day for God's unfailing love, Mercy, compassion,

faithfulness and provision.



Pray for your fellow national, that the reality of

Jesus's sacrifice and love will touch them personally.



Pray for students, that the Lord will grant them protection of body,

soul, mind and spirit and fill them with godly desires and true hope.



Pray for the protection and empowerment of Christians

who are witnessing to those in need of Christ

in MADAGASCAR.



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