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6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2022 edition?)
Where do Muslims live?
Canada is a land of immigrants. And Muslims are coming in increasing numbers
to our shores. Where do they live? How can we prayfor these areas? Use this as
your more effectively for Muslims in Canada.
Data for those population figures is extrapoled for the 2011 National
Household Survay and population growth projections by Pew Forum. These have
also been adjusted by +40% as reliable sources state that on 60% of Muslims
self-identify on government surveys and forms. These estimates are still on
the conservative end of the spectrum. Percentages represent that of the total
Canadian population, not provincial
BC - 136493 - 7.5%
AB - 195240 - 11%
SK - 17279 - 1%
MB - 21349 - 1.2%
ON - 1001542 - 55%
QC - 418946 - 23%
NB - 4543 - 0.003%
NS - 14629 - 0.1%
PEI - 1127 - 0.0006%
NFLD - 2065 - 0.001%
Yukon - 69 - 0.00004%
NWT - 473 - 0.0003%
NU - 86 - 0.00005%
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
And
Thank you for praying through the
5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.
"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,
I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to
cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.
Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians
and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the
love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.
One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by
light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.
As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and
confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution
to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.
Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.
Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father
to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.
I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.
God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through
the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom
and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."
13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,
through the power of the Holy Spirit.
[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that
ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
ROMANS 15:13
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
2nd Day of the Month
a) Pray for the Church to make the Gospel accessible to all Canadians (
Rom 10:14-15 -
14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not
believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard?
And how shall they hear without a preacher?
15 I And how shall they preach
unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of
those who preach the gospel of peace, who bring good news of good
things!"
[14] How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how
shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they
hear without a preacher?
[15] And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How
beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring
glad tidings of good things!
)
b) Pray that Christian Leaders would seek God's heart for vision,wisdom
and direction. (
Jer 33:3
- Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you
great and mighty things which you do not know.
3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee
great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to have the humblessness and the character
of Elisha.
Pray to the Lord: "Thank You, dear God, for guiding me to work
together with others. Please help me to be the kind
of helper others can depend on."
Pray to the Lord and pray to know you are dead in the world
and alive in Jesus Christ.
Pray to the Lord and pray to honour His covenant.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know His Word as a lamp under your feet.
Pray for Muslims in Canada to know Jesus as Saviour.
Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
Pray for the Church to make the Gospel accessible to all Canadians
Pray that Christian Leaders would seek God's heart for vision, wisdom
and direction.
Pray that Muslims of the
Western Sahara
will be receptive to the truth about Christ and His great love for them.
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 Kings 8
Ahaziah, King of Judah
2 Ch 22:1-6
25 (2Ki 9:29) In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab, king of Israel,
Ahaziah the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, became king.
26 (2Ch 22:2) Ahaziah was 22 years old when he became king. He reigned
one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Athaliah,
the daughter of Omri, king of Israel.
27 He walked in the way of the house of Ahab and did evil in the sight
of the Lord, as the house of Ahab did, for he was the son-in-law
of the house of Ahab.
28 He went with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against Hazael king of Aram
at Ramoth Gilead, and the Arameans struck Joram.
29 (2Ki 9:15-16) King Joram returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds
which the Arameans had inflicted on him at Ramah when he fought
against Hazael king of Aram.
And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, went down to see Joram
the son of Ahab in Jezreel because he was ill.
[25] In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah
the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign.
[26] Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he
reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Athaliah, the
daughter of Omri king of Israel.
[27] And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the
sight of the LORD, as did the house of Ahab: for he was the son in law of
the house of Ahab.
[28] And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against Hazael king
of Syria in Ramoth-gilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram.
[29] And king Joram went back to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which
the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of
Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram
the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.
2) Our Daily Bread for 2 July 2026 titled
Team Effort in Christ
By Dave Branon
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
9 Two are better than one,
because there is a good reward for their labor together.
10 For if they fall,
then one will help up his companion.
But woe to him who is alone when he falls
and has no one to help him up.
11 Also if two lie down together, then they will keep warm;
but how can one keep warm by himself?
12 And if someone might overpower another by himself,
two together can withstand him.
A threefold cord is not quickly broken.
9 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that
is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.
11 Again, if two lie together, then they have heat:
but how can one be warm alone?
12 And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him;
and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
In 1869, construction began on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City. Soon
after work commenced, chief engineer Washington Roebling became very ill. His
wife, Emily, pitched in to help. She studied his plans, revised
specifications, and gave instructions to his assistants. Emily assisted her
husband in any way she could, and when the bridge opened in 1883, she rode in
the first carriage across it. Her husband praised her "remarkable talent"
and "her thorough knowledge of the work and plans."
Such teamwork is beautiful and the secret to the most meaningful work of our
lives. Solomon explained the basis of teamwork in Ecclesiastes: "Two are
better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: if either of
them falls down, one can help the other up" (4:9-10). And Paul said we should
view teamwork as a key to the work of the church: "There are many parts,
but one body" (1 Corinthians 12:20). He further explained that there should be
"no division in the body" (v. 25) as everyone serves together, caring for each
other.
In our work, our family, or in the life of the church, none of us are in this
alone. We need each other when someone falters, and we need each other as we
combine our talents. Teamwork is vital as we set out to accomplish what God
wants us to do.
Reflect & Pray
In what ways can you team up with others to do God's work?
How have you been helped by a teammate in serving Christ?
Thank You, dear God, for guiding me to work
together with others. Please help me to be the kind
of helper others can depend on.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 2 - Saved by Grace - Day 5 - Starting Over
2 Cor 5:17
17 (Jn 3:3; Ro 16:7) Therefore, if any man is in Christ,
he is a new creature. Old things have passed away.
Look, all things have become new.
17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature:
old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
"The trouble with turning over a new leaf," Gordon sighed,
"is that once you've done it twice, you're right back where
you started." Gordon, in his mid-fifties, had his job
"canceled" by a company wanting to cut back on retirement payments.
Out of work, with few prospects, he said wistfully,
"I wish I had the chance to start over again."
Many of us would echo Gordon's sentiments. Whether we have lost a job,
gone through a divorce, moved to another part of the country, or
experienced some lesser crisis, we often long for the chance to
begin again, fresh, without the shadow of past mistakes following us.
God's word offers just such an opportunity. Anyone who is in Christ,
Paul says in 2 Cor 5:17, is a "new creation". For the Christian, the past
is truly past - "all things are become new". In the forgiveness
and restoration of God's grace we can leave the past behind,
with all its mistakes, and enter into new life.
And the promise is not just for the newly saved. Those of us who
have been Christians for years need to hear the truth of 2 Cor 5:17 again,
for we accumulated some "new mistakes" since we came to Christ. Anyone who
is in Christ is a new creation; the freedom of forgiveness, of
"starting over" is available to all who call upon the name of the Lord.
We cannot every really "start over" simply by establishing New Year's
resolutions or turning over a new leaf. Only God gives us that opportunity;
his grace allows us to clear away the rubble of the past and begin again.
Everything becomes new in God's loving forgiveness.
Application
a) What "resolutions" have I made in an attempt to "start over"
in some area of struggle or failure in my life? Did my resolutions work?
b) What does 2 Cor 5:17 mean for me at this point in my Christian Life?
4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland
Deut 8:18
18 But you must remember the Lord your God,
for it is He who gives you the ability to get wealth,
so that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers,
as it is today.
18 But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth
thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant
which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Guiding Presence
Ps 119:105-112
Nun
105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
106 I have sworn, and I will perform it,
that I will keep Your righteous judgments.
107 I am greatly afflicted;
revive me, O Lord, according to Your word.
108 Accept the freewill offerings of my praise, O Lord,
and teach me Your judgments.
109 My soul is continually in my hand,
yet I do not forget Your law.
110 The wicked have laid a trap for me,
yet I do not depart from Your precepts.
111 Your testimonies are my inheritance forever,
for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
112 I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes always,
even unto the end.
Nun
105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet,
And a light unto my path.
106 I have sworn, and I will perform it,
That I will keep thy righteous judgments.
107 I am afflicted very much:
Quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word.
108 Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD,
And teach me thy judgments.
109 My soul is continually in my hand:
Yet do I not forget thy law.
110 The wicked have laid a snare for me:
Yet I erred not from thy precepts.
111 Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever:
For they are the rejoicing of my heart.
112 I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes
Alway, even unto the end.
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.
2 Kings 6
The Blinded Arameans Captured
8 Then the king of Aram was fighting against Israel, and he took counsel
with his servants, saying, "At such and such a place will be my camp."
9 But the man of God sent word to the king of Israel, saying,
"Take care not to pass through this place, for the Arameans are marching
down there."
10 The king of Israel sent word to the place of which the man of God spoke.
He warned him and was on his guard there more than once.
11 The mind of the king of Aram was troubled by this, so he called
his servants and said to them, "Will you not tell me who among us sides
with the king of Israel?"
12 Then one of his servants said, "No one, my lord, O king. Elisha,
the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that
you speak in your bedroom."
13 (Ge 37:17) He said, "Go and see where he is, so that I may send for him
and take him." And it was told to him, "He is in Dothan."
14 So he sent horses, chariots, and a great army there. They came by night
and surrounded the city.
15 When a servant of the man of God rose early in the morning and went out,
a force surrounded the city both with horses and chariots.
And his servant said to him, "Alas, my master! What will we do?"
16 (Ro 8:31; Ps 55:18) And he said, "Do not be afraid, for there are more with
us than with them."
17(2Ki 2:11; Ps 68:17) Then Elisha prayed, "Lord,
open his eyes and let him see."
So the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the mountain
was full of horses and chariots of fire surrounding Elisha.
18 (Ge 19:11; Ac 13:11) When they came down to him, Elisha prayed to the Lord,
"Strike this people with blindness." And He struck them with blindness
according to the word of Elisha.
19 Elisha said to them, "This is not the way, and this is not the city.
Follow me, and let me bring you to the man whom you seek."
But he led them to Samaria.
20 (2Ki 6:17) When they entered Samaria, Elisha said, "Lord, open the eyes
of these men and let them see." And the Lord opened their eyes, and they saw
that they were in the middle of Samaria.
21 (2Ki 5:13; 8:9) The king of Israel said to Elisha when he saw them,
"My father, shall I kill them? Shall I kill them?"
22 (Ge 48:22; Dt 20:11-16) And he said, "You shall not kill them.
Did you capture with your sword and with your bow those whom you want to kill?
Set bread and water before them, and let them eat and drink and then go to
their master."
23 (2Ki 5:2; 24:2) So he prepared for them a great banquet. When they had
eaten and had drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master.
So the Aramean raiders did not enter into the land of Israel again.
[8] Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his
servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.
[9] And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that
thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down.
[10] And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him
and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.
[11] Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this
thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not shew me
which of us is for the king of Israel?
[12] And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the
prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou
speakest in thy bedchamber.
[13] And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him.
And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.
[14] Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and
they came by night, and compassed the city about.
[15] And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth,
behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his
servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?
[16] And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they
that be with them.
[17] And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he
may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and,
behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about
Elisha.
[18] And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the LORD, and said,
Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with
blindness according to the word of Elisha.
[19] And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the
city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he led
them to Samaria.
[20] And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha
said, LORD, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the LORD
opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of
Samaria.
[21] And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father,
shall I smite them? shall I smite them?
[22] And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those
whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and
water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.
[23] And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and
drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of
Syria came no more into the land of Israel.
Ben-Hadad Besieges Samaria
24 (1Ki 20:1; Dt 28:52) After this, Ben-Hadad king of Aram gathered
all his army, went up, and besieged Samaria.
25 There was a great famine in Samaria, and they besieged it until a donkey's
head was sold for eighty shekels [About 2 pounds, or 920 grams.]
of silver, and one-fourth of a kab [Likely about 1/4 pound, or 100 grams.]
of dove droppings for five shekels [About 2 ounces, or 58 grams.] of silver.
26 As the king of Israel was walking across the city wall,
a woman cried out to him, "Help, my lord king."
27 He said, "If the Lord will not help you, how can I help you?
From the threshing floor or from the winepress?"
28 (Jdg 18:23) And the king said to her, "What is wrong with you?"
And she said, "This woman said to me, 'Give your son and let us eat him today,
and we will eat my son tomorrow.'
29 (Lev 26:29; Dt 28:53) So we boiled my son and ate him. The next day I said
to her, 'Give your son, that we may eat him.' But she has hidden her son.”
30 (1Ki 21:27) When the king heard the words of the woman,
he tore his clothes. And since he was walking across the city wall,
the people saw that he had sackcloth on his body underneath.
31 (Ru 1:17; 1Ki 19:2) Then he said, "So may God do to me, and even more,
if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat stands on his shoulders after today."
32 (1Ki 18:4; Eze 8:1) Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders
were sitting with him. The king sent a messenger, but before the messenger
came to him, Elisha said to the elders, "Are you aware that this son
of a murderer has sent a man to take off my head? When the messenger enters,
shut the door and hold it against him.
Is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?"
33 (Job 2:9; Isa 8:21) And while he was speaking with them, the messenger came
down to him, and then the king said, "This calamity is of the Lord!
Why should I hope in the Lord any longer?"
[24] And it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered
all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
[25] And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it,
until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth
part of a cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver.
[26] And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a
woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.
[27] And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee?
out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?
[28] And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This
woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will
eat my son to morrow.
[29] So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next
day, Give thy son, that we may eat him: and she hath hid her son.
[30] And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that
he rent his clothes; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked,
and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh.
[31] Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the
son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.
[32] But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king
sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to
the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine
head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at
the door: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?
[33] And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto
him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the LORD; what should I wait for
the LORD any longer?
2 Kings 7
1 Then Elisha said, "Hear the word of the Lord: Thus says the Lord: Tomorrow
about this time a measure [Likely about 12 pounds, or 5.5 kilograms of flour,
and in vv. 16 and 18.] of fine flour will be sold for a shekel,
[About 2/5 ounce, or 12 grams, and in vv. 16 and 18.]
and two measures [Likely about 20 pounds, or 9 kilograms of barley,
and in vv. 16 and 18.]
of barley for a shekel, at the gate of Samaria."
2 (Ge 7:11; 2Ki 5:18) Then an officer on whose hand the king leaned answered
the man of God, "If the Lord were to make windows in heaven,
could this thing happen?"
And he said, "You will see it with your eyes, but you will not eat from it."
[1] Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, To
morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel,
and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.
[2] Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and
said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be?
And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat
thereof.
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2 Kings 7
[3] And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and
they
said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?
[4] If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city,
and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now
therefore
come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive,
we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.
[5] And they rose up in the twilight, to go unto the camp of the Syrians:
and when they were come to the uttermost part of the camp of Syria, behold,
there was no man there.
[6] For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of
chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they
said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings
of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.
[7] Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents,
and
their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their
life.
[8] And when these lepers came to the uttermost part of the camp, they went
into one tent, and did eat and drink, and carried thence silver, and gold,
and raiment, and went and hid it; and came again, and entered into another
tent, and carried thence also, and went and hid it.
[9] Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of
good
tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some
mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the
king's household.
[10] So they came and called unto the porter of the city: and they told
them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no
man there, neither voice of man, but horses tied, and asses tied, and the
tents as they were.
[11] And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's house within.
[12] And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now
shew you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we be hungry;
therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field,
saying, When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get
into the city.
[13] And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee,
five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city, (behold, they
are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it: behold, I say, they
are even as all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed:) and let
us send and see.
[14] They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the
host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.
[15] And they went after them unto Jordan: and, lo, all the way was full of
garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. And
the messengers returned, and told the king.
[16] And the people went out, and spoiled the tents of the Syrians. So a
measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for
a shekel, according to the word of the LORD.
[17] And the king appointed the lord on whose hand he leaned to have the
charge of the gate: and the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died,
as the man of God had said, who spake when the king came down to him.
[18] And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying,
Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a
shekel, shall be to morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria:
[19] And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the
LORD should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said,
Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
[20] And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the
gate, and he died.
2 Kings 8
The Shunammite's Land Restored
1 (Ps 105:16; Hag 1:11) Then Elisha spoke to the woman whose son
he had restored to life, "Get up and go, you and your household,
and sojourn wherever you can, for the Lord has called for a famine,
and it will come on the land for seven years."
2 So the woman got up and did according to the word of the man of God.
She went with her household and sojourned in the land of the Philistines
for seven years.
3 At the end of seven years, the woman returned from the land
of the Philistines, and she went forth to appeal to the king for her house
and her field.
4 (2Ki 5:20-27) Now the king was talking with Gehazi the servant of the man
of God, saying, "Tell me all the great things that Elisha has done."
5 (2Ki 4:35) As he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body
to life, the woman whose son he had restored to life started appealing
to the king for her house and her land.
Gehazi said, "My lord king, this is the woman, and this is her son whom
Elisha restored to life."
6 When the king questioned the woman, she told him.
So the king appointed to her an official, saying,
"Restore all that was hers and all the proceeds of the field from
the day that she abandoned the land until now.
[1] Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life,
saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou
canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come
upon the land seven years.
[2] And the woman arose, and did after the saying of the man of God: and she
went with her household, and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven
years.
[3] And it came to pass at the seven years' end, that the woman returned out
of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to cry unto the king for
her house and for her land.
[4] And the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying,
Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha hath done.
[5] And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored a
dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to
life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My
lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored
to life.
[6] And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed
unto her a certain officer, saying, Restore all that was hers, and all the
fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now.
Ben-Hadad Is Murdered
7 (1Ki 11:24; 2Ki 6:24) Then Elisha came to Damascus while Ben-Hadad
the king of Aram was ill, and he was told,
"The man of God has come here."
8 (1Ki 19:15; 2Ki 1:2) The king said to Hazael, "Take a present with you
and go to meet the man of God. Inquire of the Lord through him, saying,
'Will I recover from this illness?'"
9 So Hazael went to meet him and took a present with him, all sorts
of good things from Damascus, forty camel loads.
He came and stood before him and said, "Your son Ben-Hadad king of Aram
has sent me to you, asking, 'Will I recover from this illness?'"
10 And Elisha said to him, "Go, say to him, 'You will certainly recover,'
but the Lord has shown me that he will certainly die."
11 (Lk 19:41) Hazael stared at him until he was ashamed.
Then the man of God wept.
12 (2Ki 12:17; 13:3) Hazael said, "Why are you weeping, my lord?"
He said, "Because I know the evil that you will do to the children of Israel.
You will set their fortresses on fire. You will kill their young men with
the sword. You will smash their children and rip open their pregnant women."
13 (1Sa 17:43; 1Ki 19:15) Hazael said, "What? Is your servant a dog that
he should do this great thing?"
And Elisha said, "The Lord has shown me that you will be king over Aram."
14 (2Ki 8:10) Then he left Elisha and went to his master, who said to him,
"What did Elisha say to you?"
And he said, "He told me that you would surely recover."
15 (2Ki 8:13) But the next day he took a blanket, dipped it in water,
and spread it on his face, so that he died. And Hazael reigned in his place.
[7] And Elisha came to Damascus; and Ben-hadad the king of Syria was sick;
and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither.
[8] And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in thine hand, and go,
meet the man of God, and inquire of the LORD by him, saying, Shall I recover
of this disease?
[9] So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every
good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden, and came and stood before him,
and said, Thy son Ben-hadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying,
Shall I recover of this disease?
[10] And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest certainly
recover: howbeit the LORD hath shewed me that he shall surely die.
[11] And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed: and
the man of God wept.
[12] And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know
the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds
wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword,
and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child.
[13] And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this
great thing? And Elisha answered, The LORD hath shewed me that thou shalt be
king over Syria.
[14] So he departed from Elisha, and came to his master; who said to him,
What said Elisha to thee? And he answered, He told me that thou shouldest
surely recover.
[15] And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, and
dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and Hazael
reigned in his stead.
Jehoram, King of Judah
2Ch 21:5-20
16 (2Ki 1:17; 3:1) In the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab, king of Israel,
Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, became king.
17 He was 32 years old when he became king, and he reigned 8 years
in Jerusalem.
18 (2Ki 8:26) He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, just as
the house of Ahab had done, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife.
He did evil in the sight of the Lord.
19 (1Ki 11:36; 2Sa 7:12-13; 7:15) Yet the Lord was not willing to destroy
Judah, for the sake of His servant David, since He promised to give a lamp
to him and his sons perpetually.
20 (1Ki 22:47; 2Ki 3:9) In his days Edom rebelled against the rule of Judah,
and they put a king over themselves.
21 So Jehoram crossed over to Zair, all his chariots with him, and he rose
at night and struck Edom and the captains of their chariots who had
surrounded him. But the people fled to their tents.
22 (Jos 21:13; 2Ki 19:8) So Edom has been in rebellion against the rule
of Judah until this day. Libnah rebelled at the same time.
23 The rest of the deeds of Jehoram and all that he did, are they not written
in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?
24 (2Ch 21:1; 21:17) So Jehoram slept with his fathers and was buried
with his fathers in the City of David. Ahaziah his son reigned in his place.
[16] And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel,
Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of
Judah began to reign.
[17] Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned
eight years in Jerusalem.
[18] And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of
Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of
the LORD.
[19] Yet the LORD would not destroy Judah for David his servant's sake, as
he promised him to give him alway a light, and to his children.
[20] In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king
over themselves.
[21] So Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him: and he rose
by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about, and the captains
of the chariots: and the people fled into their tents.
[22] Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. Then
Libnah revolted at the same time.
[23] And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not
written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
[24] And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in
the city of David: and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.
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Day 183, 2 July 2025
1) 2 Kings 5, 2 Kings 6, 2 Kings 7 , 2 Kings 8
2 Kings 5
Naaman Healed of Leprosy
1 (Lk 4:27) Now Naaman, captain of the army of the king of Aram,
was a great man before his master and held favor because by him the Lord had
given deliverance to Aram. He was also a mighty warrior, but he had leprosy.
2 (2Ki 6:23; 13:20) The Arameans had gone out raiding and had taken captive
a little girl from the land of Israel, and she waited on the wife of Naaman.
3 She said to her mistress, "If only my lord were before the prophet who is
in Samaria! Then he would take away his leprosy from him."
4 So Naaman went in and told his lord, "Thus and so spoke the girl
from the land of Israel."
5 (Jdg 14:12; 2Ki 8:8-9) The king of Aram said, "Go, and I will send a letter
to the king of Israel." So he went and took with him ten talents
[About 150 pounds, or 69 kilograms.] of silver, six thousand shekels
[About 150 pounds, or 69 kilograms.] of gold, and ten sets of clothes.
6 He brought the letter to the king of Israel, which read,
"Now when this letter comes to you, know that I have sent Naaman
my servant to you, that you may take away from him his leprosy."
7 (1Sa 2:6; Ge 30:2; 1Ki 20:7) When the king of Israel had read the letter,
he tore his clothes and said, "Am I God, to kill and to give life,
that this man sends a man to me to take away his leprosy?
But consider, and see how he is seeking a quarrel with me."
8 But when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel
had torn his clothes, he sent word to the king, saying,
"Why have you torn your clothes? Let him come to me,
and he will know that there is a prophet in Israel."
9 So Naaman came with his horses and chariot and stood at the entrance
to the house of Elisha.
10 (Jn 9:7; Lev 14:7) Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying,
"Go and wash seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be returned
and cleansed."
11 But Naaman became angry and went away and said to himself,
"Surely he could have come out, and stood and called on the name
of the Lord his God, and waved his hand over the infected area,
and taken away the leprosy.
12 Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters
of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be clean?" So he turned and went away
in a rage.
13 (2Ki 6:21; 2:12) But his servants approached and spoke to him,
"My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not
have done it? How much more when he said to you, 'Wash and be clean'?"
14 (Job 33:25; Lk 4:27) So he went down and dipped himself in the Jordan
seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh returned
like the flesh of a little boy, and he was clean.
15 (1Sa 25:27; Da 2:47) Then he returned to the man of God, he
and all his company. He came and stood before him, and he said,
"Now I know that there is no God in all the land, except in Israel.
Now take a gift from your servant."
16 (2Ki 3:14; 5:20) But he said, "As the Lord lives, before whom I stand,
I will take no gift." He urged him to take it, but he refused.
17 Then Naaman said, "If not, let two mule loads of dirt be
given to your servant, for your servant will no longer offer a burnt offering
or sacrifice to any god, except the Lord.
18 (2Ki 7:2; 7:17) But may the Lord pardon your servant on one account:
When my master enters the house of Rimmon to worship, and he leans
on my hand, and I bow down in the house of Rimmon, when I do bow
down in the house of Rimmon, may the Lord pardon your servant
on this one account."
19 (1Sa 1:17; Ex 4:18) He said to him, "Go in peace."
So he departed from him a short distance.
[1] Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man
with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given
deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a
leper.
[2] And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive
out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife.
[3] And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet
that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.
[4] And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid
that is of the land of Israel.
[5] And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the
king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver,
and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment.
[6] And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, Now when this
letter is come unto thee, behold, I have therewith sent Naaman my
servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy.
[7] And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that
he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that
this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore
consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.
[8] And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of
Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore
hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that
there is a prophet in Israel.
[9] So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the
door of the house of Elisha.
[10] And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in the Jordan
seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.
[11] But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He
will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his
God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.
[12] Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the
waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and
went away in a rage.
[13] And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if
the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done
it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?
[14] Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according
to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the
flesh of a little child, and he was clean.
[15] And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came,
and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God
in all earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of
thy servant.
[16] But he said, As the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive
none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.
[17] And Naaman said, Shall there not then, I pray thee, be given to thy
servant two mules' burden of earth? for thy servant will henceforth offer
neither burnt offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto the LORD.
[18] In this thing the LORD pardon thy servant, that when my master goeth
into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I
bow myself in the house of Rimmon: when I bow down myself in the house of
Rimmon, the LORD pardon thy servant in this thing.
[19] And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way.
Gehazi's Greed
20 (Ex 20:7; 2Ki 4:12) Then Gehazi the servant of Elisha the man of God said,
"My master has spared Naaman the Aramean by not taking from his hands
what he brought. As the Lord lives, I will run after him
and take something from him."
21 So Gehazi pursued Naaman. Then Naaman saw him running after him,
jumped down from the chariot to meet him, and said, "Is everything all right?"
22 (2Ki 5:5) And he said, "Everything is all right. My master has sent me
and says, 'Even now two servants from Ephraim, from the sons of the prophets,
have come to me. Give them a talent
[About 75 pounds, or 34 kilograms.] of silver and two changes of clothes.' "
23 Naaman said, "Please, take two talents." He urged him and tied up
two talents of silver in two bags with two changes of clothes
and gave them to two of his servants, who carried them before Gehazi.
24 (Jos 7:1; 7:11-12) When he came to Ophel, he took them from their hand
and put them away in the house. Then he sent the men away, and they departed.
25 (2Ki 5:22) Then he entered and stood before his master. And Elisha said
to him, "Where have you come from, Gehazi?"
And he said, "Your servant went here and there."
26 (2Ki 5:16) He said to him, "Did my heart not go with you when the man
turned from his chariot to meet you? Is it a time to take money,
and to take garments, olives and vineyards, sheep and oxen, male
and female servants?
27 (Ex 4:6; Nu 12:10) The leprosy of Naaman will cling to you
and to your descendants forever." So he went out from his presence, leprous
like snow.
[20] But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my
master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that
which he brought: but, as the LORD liveth, I will run after him, and take
somewhat of him.
[21] So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running after
him, he lighted down from the chariot to meet him, and said, Is all well?
[22] And he said, All is well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, even
now there be come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the
prophets: give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of
garments.
[23] And Naaman said, Be content, take two talents. And he urged him, and
bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and
laid them upon two of his servants; and they bare them before him.
[24] And when he came to the tower, he took them from their hand, and
bestowed them in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed.
[25] But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him,
Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.
[26] And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man
turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money,
and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen,
and menservants, and maidservants?
[27] The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy
seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.
2 Kings 6
The Floating Axe Head
1 (2Ki 2:3; 4:38) Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, "Look, the
place where we are living with you is too small for us.
2 Let us go to the Jordan and take from there one beam per man,
and let us make for ourselves a place to live there."
And Elisha said, "Go."
3 Then one of them said, "Please come with your servants."
And he said, "I will come."
4 So he went with them.
And they came to the Jordan and cut down trees.
5 But as one was cutting down a tree, the axe head fell into the water.
He cried, "Ah, master! It was borrowed."
6 (2Ki 2:21; Ex 15:25) Then the man of God said, "Where did it fall?"
When he showed him the place, he cut off a stick, and threw it in there,
and he made the iron float.
7 So Elisha said, "Pick it up." And he reached out his hand and took it.
[1] And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place
where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.
[2] Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam,
and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye.
[3] And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he
answered, I will go.
[4] So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood.
[5] But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he
cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.
[6] And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place.
And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim.
[7] Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took
it.
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7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
1st Day of the month
1) Pray for an outpouring of God's Holy Spirit on Canada
(
Joel 2:28 And it will be that, afterwards,
I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
then your sons and your daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream
dreams, and your young men will see visions.
28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon
all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men
shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
Acts 2:17 "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.
17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God,
I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh:
And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
And your young men shall see visions,
And your old men shall dream dreams:
)
2) Pray that the heart of our Prime Minister
would be directed to do that which pleases God
(Prov 21:1 The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord,
as the rivers of water; He turns it to any place He will.
1 The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD,
As the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to ask the Lord for a double portion.
Pray to the Lord: "Please help me, dear Father, to remember Your good works!"
Pray to the Lord and pray to know that Christ has provided
complete forgiveness of sin.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know Jesus Christ and His Act of poverty .
Pray to the Lord and pray to know Lord Jesus Christ Your redemption.
Pray for Muslims in Canada to know Jesus as Saviour.
Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
Pray for an outpouring of God's Holy Spirit on Canada
Pray that the heart of our Prime Minister
would be directed to do that which pleases God
Pray that needed Christian resources will be provided, despite governmental
restrictions in
Laos.
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.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 2 - Saved by Grace - Day 4 - Entire Forgiveness
Acts 13:38
38 (Lk 24:47; Ac 2:38) "Therefore, brothers, let it be known
to you that through this Man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,"
38 Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren,
that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:
At age 17 Mary, a cross-country runner, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
She went on to college, faced with the prospect of gradual physical decline
and, ultimately, life in a wheelchair. "The worst part," Mary admitted "is
not the pain or the inability to do what I once did. The worst part is
the hopelessness, the emotional struggle. There is no cure, no real
treatment - only insurance."
In our fallen world, there are many incurable circumstances we have to endure.
But the guilt of our sin is not one of them. Yet despite the declaration
of the Scripture that Jesus' sacrificial death paid the price for our sins,
many of us carry a load of guilt - as if we ourselves had tp pay the price.
Paul, a man who know the grace of God and the depth of his own sin,
emphasises the source and the completeness of our forgiveness.
Through Jesus - not through my good behaviour, not through my determination to
change, not through my reputation, my family's faith, or my religious duties.
Forgiveness of sins come through Christ alone, a gift we do not deserve,
a gift which places all of us on equal ground at the foot of the cross.
To acknowledge our sin without knowing the source of forgiveness only
results in hopelessness and despair - we see ourselves, yet we are powerless
to change the sin we see. But when we realise that Christ has provided
complete forgiveness of sin, we can face our sin honestly, knowing
the freedom of confession and the restoration of forgiveness.
Application
a) In what ways have I changed myself, to "turn over a new leaf",
to "make myself worthy" of God's love?
b) How can Acts 13:38 help me remember the source of forgiveness?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
2 Cor 8:9
9 (Mt 20:28; 2Co 6:10; 13:14) For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,
that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor,
that through His poverty you might be rich.
9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich,
yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Freeing Forgiveness
Eph 1:3-8a
Spiritual Blessings in Christ
3 (2Co 1:3; Eph 6:12; 2:6) Blessed be the God and Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual
blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
4 (Eph 5:27; Col 1:22) just as He chose us in Him
before the foundation of the world, to be holy
and blameless before Him in love;
5 (Ro 8:29-30; Eph 1:11) He predestined us to adoption as sons
to Himself through Jesus Christ according to the good pleasure
of His will,
6 (Mt 3:17; Eph 1:12) to the praise of the glory of His grace
which He graciously bestowed on us in the Beloved.
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,
8 which He lavished
3 Blessed be the God and Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual
blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
4 according as he hath chosen us in him
before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy
and without blame before him in love:
5 having predestinated us unto the adoption of children
by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure
of his will,
6 to the praise of the glory of his grace,
wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
7 In whom we have redemption through his blood,
the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
8 wherein he hath abounded
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2022 edition?)
Where do Muslims live?
Canada is a land of immigrants. And Muslims are coming in increasing numbers
to our shores. Where do they live? How can we prayfor these areas? Use this as
your more effectively for Muslims in Canada.
Data for those population figures is extrapoled for the 2011 National
Household Survay and population growth projections by Pew Forum. These have
also been adjusted by +40% as reliable sources state that on 60% of Muslims
self-identify on government surveys and forms. These estimates are still on
the conservative end of the spectrum. Percentages represent that of the total
Canadian population, not provincial
BC - 136493 - 7.5%
AB - 195240 - 11%
SK - 17279 - 1%
MB - 21349 - 1.2%
ON - 1001542 - 55%
QC - 418946 - 23%
NB - 4543 - 0.003%
NS - 14629 - 0.1%
PEI - 1127 - 0.0006%
NFLD - 2065 - 0.001%
Yukon - 69 - 0.00004%
NWT - 473 - 0.0003%
NU - 86 - 0.00005%
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
And
Thank you for praying through the
5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.
"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,
I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to
cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.
Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians
and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the
love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.
One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by
light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.
As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and
confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution
to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.
Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.
Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father
to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.
I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.
God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through
the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom
and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."
13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,
through the power of the Holy Spirit.
[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that
ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
ROMANS 15:13
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
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2 Kings 4
[8] And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great
woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as
he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.
[9] And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an
holy man of God, which passeth by us continually.
[10] Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set
for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it
shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.
[11] And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the
chamber, and lay there.
[12] And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he
had called her, she stood before him.
[13] And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful
for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be
spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I
dwell among mine own people.
[14] And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered,
Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.
[15] And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the
door.
[16] And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou
shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not
lie unto thine handmaid.
[17] And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha had
said unto her, according to the time of life.
[18] And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to
his father to the reapers.
[19] And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad,
Carry him to his mother.
[20] And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on
her knees till noon, and then died.
[21] And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut
the door upon him, and went out.
[22] And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee,
one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God,
and come again.
[23] And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? it is neither new
moon, nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well.
[24] Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go
forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee.
[25] So she went and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came
to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his
servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite:
[26] Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with
thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she
answered, It is well.
[27] And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the
feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let
her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid it from
me, and hath not told me.
[28] Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not
deceive me?
[29] Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine
hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any
salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the
child.
[30] And the mother of the child said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul
liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.
[31] And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of
the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went
again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.
[32] And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead,
and laid upon his bed.
[33] He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed
unto the LORD.
[34] And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his
mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he
stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm.
[35] Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and
stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the
child opened his eyes.
[36] And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called
her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son.
[37] Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the
ground, and took up her son, and went out.
Elisha Purifies the Deadly Stew
38 (2Ki 2:1; 2:3) When Elisha returned to Gilgal, there was a famine
in the land. The sons of the prophets were sitting before him,
and he said to his servant, "Put on the big cooking pot,
nd boil some stew for the sons of the prophets."
39 One went out into the field to gather herbs. He found a wild vine
and gathered from it wild gourds, filling his clothes, and came
and split them into the pot of stew, but they did not recognize them.
40 (Ex 10:17) So they poured it out for the men to eat. But as they were
eating the stew, they cried out, "Man of God, there is death in the pot."
They could not eat it.
41 (Ex 15:25; 2Ki 2:21) But he said, "Then bring flour." He threw it
into the pot and said, "Pour it for the people and let them eat."
And there was nothing bad in the pot.
[38] And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land;
and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his
servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the
prophets.
[39] And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild
vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came
and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not.
[40] So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they
were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O thou man of
God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof.
[41] But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot; and he said,
Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot.
Elisha Feeds One Hundred Men
42 (1Sa 9:7; 9:4; Jn 6:9) A man came from Baal Shalishah,
and he brought the man of God food from the first fruits
-twenty loaves of barley and fresh ears of grain-in his sack.
And Elisha said, "Give it to the people and let them eat."
43 (Lk 9:13; Mt 14:20) But his servant said, "How can I set this
before a hundred men?"
He said, "Give it to the people and let them eat, for thus says the Lord,
'They will eat and have some left.;"
44 So he set it before them, they ate, and some was left over,
according to the word of the Lord.
[42] And there came a man from Baal-shalisha, and brought the man of God
bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in
the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.
[43] And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an hundred men?
He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the LORD,
They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.
[44] So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according
to the word of the LORD.
2) Our Daily Bread for 1 July 2026 Titled
Remaining in Jesus By Kirsten Holmberg
John 6:56
56 Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me, and I in him.
[56] He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I
in him.
Luke 22:14-23
The Lord's Supper
Mt 26:26-30; Mk 14:22-26; 1Co 11:23-25
14 (Mt 26:20; Mk 14:17) When the hour had come, He and the twelve apostles
with Him sat down.
15 And He said to them, "I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover
with you before I suffer.
16 (Lk 14:15; Rev 19:9) For I tell you, I will never eat it again
until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God."
17 And He took the cup and gave thanks and said,
"Take this and divide it among yourselves.
18 (Mt 26:29; Mk 14:25) For I tell you, I will not drink of the fruit
of the vine until the kingdom of God comes."
19 (1Co 10:16; Mt 26:26-28) Then He took the bread, and when He had given
thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying,
"This is My body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of Me."
20 (Ex 24:8; Zec 9:11) In like manner, He took the cup after supper, saying,
"This cup is the new covenant in My blood which is shed for you.
21 (Ps 41:9; Jn 13:26) But see the hand of him who betrays Me is with Me
at the table.
22 (Ac 2:23) Indeed, the Son of Man goes as it has been determined.
But woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!"
23 They began to inquire among themselves which of them it was who would
do this.
[14] And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with
him.
[15] And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover
with you before I suffer:
[16] For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be
fulfilled in the kingdom of God.
[17] And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide
it among yourselves:
[18] For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until
the kingdom of God shall come.
[19] And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them,
saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of
me.
[20] Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new
testament in my blood, which is shed for you.
[21] But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table.
[22] And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined: but woe unto that
man by whom he is betrayed!
[23] And they began to inquire among themselves, which of them it was that
should do this thing.
"A pleasure is full grown only when it is remembered." These words, uttered by
a character in C. S. Lewis' book Out of the Silent Planet, depict the joy one
has in reminiscing over cherished experiences in life. Though we rightly
delight in the breathtaking scenery along the path of a hike or in sharing an
important milestone with a loved one, what we feel might be merely the initial
pleasure. Often, later reflection on such moments (and those like them)
compound the joy of having experienced them.
Perhaps this is another reason Jesus instructs His disciples to regularly
share in what we call the Lord's Supper. As He shared the Passover meal with
them the night before His death, He infused it with a new layer of meaning.
When partaking of the unleavened bread and "fruit of the vine," Jesus
described them as representing His body and His blood (Luke 22:19-20). His
disciples were to share this meal regularly,
doing so "in remembrance of [Him]" (v. 19).
The Jewish people remember how God delivered them from Egypt through
celebrating Passover (see Exodus 12:17). Those who trust in Jesus' sacrifice
retell God's deliverance from the consequences of sin by partaking of the
Lord's Supper - a somber, yet joyful remembrance. By sharing in it regularly,
we practice what it means to "remain" in fellowship with Jesus
(see John 6:56) and savor the pleasure of our communion with Him.
How is remembering important in your worship of God?
What might you remember about His work in your life today?
Please help me, dear Father, to remember Your good works!
2 Kings 3
[1] Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the
eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.
[2] And he wrought evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his father,
and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had
made.
[3] Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat,
which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.
[4] And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto the king of
Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the
wool.
[5] But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled
against the king of Israel.
[6] And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all
Israel.
[7] And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king
of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to
battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy
people, and my horses as thy horses.
[8] And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through
the wilderness of Edom.
[9] So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of
Edom:
and they fetched a compass of seven days' journey: and there was no water
for the host, and for the cattle that followed them.
[10] And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the LORD hath called these
three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab!
[11] But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we
may inquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of Israel's servants
answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on
the hands of Elijah.
[12] And Jehoshaphat said, The word of the LORD is with him. So the king of
Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.
[13] And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee?
get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother.
And the king of Israel said unto him, Nay: for the LORD hath called these
three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab.
[14] And Elisha said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand,
surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of
Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.
[15] But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel
played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.
[16] And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches.
[17] For thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see
rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both
ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.
[18] And this is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD: he will deliver
the Moabites also into your hand.
[19] And ye shall smite every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall
fell every good tree, and stop all wells of water, and mar every good piece
of land with stones.
[20] And it came to pass in the morning, when the meat offering was offered,
that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was
filled with water.
[21] And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight
against them, they gathered all that were able to put on armour, and
upward, and stood in the border.
[22] And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the
water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood:
[23] And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have
smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil.
[24] And when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and
smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them: but they went forward
smiting the Moabites, even in their country.
[25] And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast
every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water,
and felled all the good trees: only in Kir-haraseth left they the stones
thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it.
[26] And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he
took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through even unto
the king of Edom: but they could not.
[27] Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and
offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great
indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to
their own land.
2 Kings 4
The Widow's Olive Oil
1 (2Ki 2:3; Lev 25:39-41) Now one of the wives of the sons of the prophets
cried to Elisha, "Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that
your servant feared the Lord, but a creditor has come to take
my two sons as slaves."
2 (1Ki 17:12) Elisha said to her, "What shall I do for you?
Tell me, what do you have in the house?"
She said, "Your servant has nothing in the house except a jar of oil."
3 Then he said, "Go, ask for vessels from all your neighbors,
empty vessels and not just a few.
4 Then go in, shut the door behind you and your sons,
and pour the oil into all these vessels. When each is full, set it aside."
5 So she left him and shut the door behind her and her sons,
and they kept bringing vessels to her, and she kept pouring.
6 (Mt 14:20) When the vessels were full, she said to her son,
"Bring me another vessel."
But he said to her, "There is not another vessel." And the oil ceased.
7 Then she went and told the man of God. And he said,
"Go, sell the oil, and pay your debt, and you and your children can live
on the rest."
[1] Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets
unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that
thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my
two sons to be bondmen.
[2] And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast
thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the
house, save a pot of oil.
[3] Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours,
even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
[4] And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon
thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set
aside that which is full.
[5] So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who
brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.
[6] And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her
son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel
more. And the oil stayed.
[7] Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil,
and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.
Elisha Raises the Shunammite's Son
8 (Jos 19:18; 2Sa 19:32) One day Elisha passed through Shunem,
and a noble woman was there who urged him to eat a meal.
So whenever he passed through, he stopped there to eat a meal.
9 And she said to her husband, "I know that he is a holy man of God regularly
passing through near us.
10 (Ro 12:13; Mt 10:41-42) Let us make a little walled upper room
and put for him there a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp,
so when he comes to us he can stay there."
11 One day he came by there, and he turned aside
to the upper room and lay down.
12 (2Ki 8:4-5; 4:29-31) He said to Gehazi his servant,
"Call this Shunammite woman." So he called her and she stood before him.
13 (2Sa 19:13) He said to him, "Say to her, Look, you have gone to all
this trouble for us. What may be done for you? Would you have a word
spoken on your behalf to the king, or to the captain of the army?"
And she answered, "I am living among my people."
14 He said, "What may be done for her?"
And Gehazi said, "Actually, she has no son, and her husband is old."
15 He said, "Call her." When he had called her, she stood in the entrance.
16 (2Ki 4:28; Ge 17:21) He said, "At this season, when it is time,
you will embrace a son."
And she said, "No, my lord, man of God, do not lie to your servant."
17 But the woman conceived and bore a son at that season,
at the time that Elisha had told her.
18 When the child was older, he went out one day
to his father with the reapers.
19 He said to his father, "My head, my head!"
And he said to a servant, "Carry him to his mother."
20 When he had taken him and brought him to his mother,
the boy sat on her knees until noon, and died.
21 (2Ki 4:32) She went up, and laid him down on the bed of the man of God,
shut the door on him, and went out.
22 Then she called to her husband, "Send me one of the servants
and one of the donkeys, so that I may run to the man of God and return."
23 (Nu 10:10; 28:11) He said, "Why are you going to him today?
It is neither New Moon nor Sabbath."
She said, "It will be all right."
24 Then she saddled the donkey and said to her servant,
"Lead on, and do not hold back for me unless I tell you."
25 (2Ki 2:25) So she went and came to the man of God at Mount Carmel.
And when the man of God saw her far off, he said to Gehazi his servant,
"Look, over there is the Shunammite woman.
26 Now run to meet her, and say to her, Are you all right?
Is your husband all right? Is the child all right?"
And she said, "It is all right."
27 When she came to the man of God at the mountain,
she grabbed his feet. Gehazi approached to push her away.
But the man of God said, "Let her alone, for she is in bitter distress,
and the Lord has hidden it from me and has not told me."
28 Then she said, "Did I ask for a son from my lord?
Did I not say, Do not give me false hope?"
29 (2Ki 2:14; Ex 14:16; 1Ki 18:46) Then he said to Gehazi, "Prepare yourself,
take my staff in your hand, and go. If you find anyone, do not greet him,
and if anyone greets you, do not answer him, and lay my staff
on the face of the boy."
30 (2Ki 2:2; 2:4) Then the boy's mother said, "As the Lord lives,
and as you live, I will not leave without you."
And he got up and followed her.
31 (Jn 11:11) Gehazi passed through ahead of them and laid the staff
on the face of the boy, but there was no sound or response.
So he returned to meet him and told him, "The boy is not awake."
32 When Elisha came into the house, he saw that the boy was dead,
lying on his bed.
33 (Mt 6:6; 2Ki 4:4) So he went in, and shut the door on the two of them,
and prayed to the Lord.
34 (1Ki 17:21; Ac 20:10) He went up and lay on the child, put his face
on his face, and his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands.
Then he bent over the child, and the child's flesh warmed.
35 (2Ki 8:5) Then he got down, walked once back and forth in the house,
and went up, and bent over him; the boy sneezed seven times,
and the boy opened his eyes.
36 (Heb 11:35) Then Elisha called Gehazi and said,
"Call the Shunammite woman." So he called her, and she came to him.
Then he said, "Pick up your son."
37 Then she came in, fell at his feet, and bowed down to the ground.
Then she picked up her son and went out.
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Day 182, 1 July 2026 Happy Canada Day
1) 2 Kings 1 , 2 Kings 2, 2 Kings 3, 2 Kings 4
2 Kings 1
God Judges Ahaziah
1 (2Sa 8:2) Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.
2 (Mt 10:25; Mk 3:22) Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper
chamber that was in Samaria and became ill. So he sent messengers
and said to them, "Go, inquire of Baal-Zebub the god of Ekron
whether I will recover from this illness."
3 (1Ki 17:1) But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite,
"Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria,
and say to them, 'Is it because there is not a God in Israel,
that you go to inquire of Baal-Zebub the god of Ekron?'
4 (2Ki 1:6; 1:16) Therefore thus says the Lord, 'You will not come down from
the bed on which you have gone up but will surely die.'" Then Elijah departed.
5 When the messengers returned to the king, he said to them,
"Why have you returned?"
6 And they said to him, "A man came up to meet us and said to us,
'Go, return to the king that sent you and say to him: Thus says the Lord:
Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending to inquire
of Baal-Zebub the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not come down
from the bed on which you have gone up, but you will surely die.'"
7 He said to them, "What sort of man was he who came up to meet you
and told you these things?"
8 (Zec 13:4; Mt 3:4) They answered him, "He was a hairy man
with a leather belt around his waist."
He said, "It was Elijah the Tishbite."
9 (2Ki 6:13-14) Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty
with his fifty men. He went up to Elijah, and there he was, sitting
on the top of a hill, and he said to him,
"Man of God, the king says, 'Come down.' "
10 (Lk 9:54; 1Ki 18:36-38) But Elijah answered the captain of fifty:
"If I am a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven
and consume you and your fifty men." Then fire came down from heaven
and consumed him and his fifty men.
11 Again the king sent to him another captain of fifty with his fifty men.
He said, "Man of God, thus says the king: Come down quickly."
12 Elijah answered them, "If I am a man of God, let fire come down
from heaven and consume you and your fifty men."
Then the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty men.
13 (Isa 1:5) Then again the king sent a third captain of
fifty with his fifty men.
The third captain of fifty went up, came and fell on his knees before Elijah,
and pleaded with him, "Man of God, may my life and the life of these
fifty servants of yours be precious in your sight.
14 See, fire came down from heaven and consumed the two captains
of the former fifties with their fifty men. May my life now be precious
in your sight."
15 (Isa 51:12; Jer 1:17) Then the angel of the Lord said to Elijah,
"Go down with him. Do not be afraid of him." So he arose and went down
with him to the king.
16 Then he said to him, "Thus says the Lord: Have you sent messengers
to inquire of Baal-Zebub the god of Ekron, because there is no God in Israel
to inquire of His word? Therefore you will not come down from the bed
on which you have gone up, but you will surely die."
17 (2Ki 3:1) So he died according to the word of the Lord
which Elijah had spoken.
Then Jehoram [About 27 feet, or 8.1 meters. ]reigned in his place
in the second year of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah,
because he had no son.
18 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written
in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
2 Kings 1
[1] Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.
[2] And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in
Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go,
inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this
disease.
[3] But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to
meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not
because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to inquire of Baal-zebub
the god of Ekron?
[4] Now therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from that
bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.
[5] And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why
are ye now turned back?
[6] And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto
us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith
the LORD, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest
to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come
down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
[7] And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet
you, and told you these words?
[8] And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of
leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.
[9] Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he
went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spake unto
him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down.
[10] And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of
God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty.
And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.
[11] Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty.
And he answered and said unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king said,
Come down quickly.
[12] And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire
come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God
came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.
[13] And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the
third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before
Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let
my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.
[14] Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains
of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be
precious in thy sight.
[15] And the angel of the LORD said unto Elijah, Go down with him: be not
afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him unto the king.
[16] And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast sent
messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron, is it not because
there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not
come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
[17] So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken.
And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of
Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son.
[18] Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written
in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
2 Kings 2
Elijah Ascends to Heaven
1 (Ge 5:24; Heb 11:5; Jos 4:19) Then when the Lord was about to take Elijah
up to heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
2 (1Sa 1:26; 2Ki 2:6) Elijah said to Elisha, "Tarry here, I ask you,
for the Lord has sent me to Bethel."
But Elisha said to him, "As the Lord lives, and as you live,
I will not leave you." So they went down to Bethel.
3 (2Ki 4:1; 4:38) The sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came
out to Elisha and said to him, "Do you know that today the Lord
is taking away your master from you?"
And he said, "Yes, I know. Keep silent."
4 (2Ki 2:2; Jos 6:26; 1Ki 16:34) Elijah said to him, "Elisha, stay here,
for the Lord has sent me to Jericho."
And he said, "As the Lord lives, and as you live, I will not leave you."
So they entered Jericho.
5 (2Ki 2:3) The sons of the prophets who were at Jericho approached Elisha
and said to him, "Do you know that today the Lord is taking away your master
from you?" And he said, "Yes, I know. Keep silent."
6 (2Ki 2:2) Then Elijah said to him, "Stay here, for the Lord has
sent me to the Jordan."
And he said, "As the Lord lives, and as you live, I will not leave you."
And the two of them went on.
7 Fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood at a distance,
and the two of them stood by the Jordan.
8 (1Ki 19:19; Ex 14:21-22) Then Elijah took his robe and rolled it up
and struck the water, and it was divided from one side to the other.
Then the two of them crossed on dry ground.
9 (Nu 11:17; Dt 21:17) And as they were crossing, Elijah said to Elisha,
"Ask for something, and I will do it for you before I am taken away from you."
And Elisha said, "Let a double portion of your spirit be upon me."
10 He said, "You have asked for a difficult thing, but if you see me
when I am taken from you, it will happen to you. If not, it will not."
11 (2Ki 6:17; Ps 68:17) As they continued walking and talking,
a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them,
and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
12 (2Ki 13:14) Elisha was watching and crying, "My father, my father,
the chariot of Israel and its horsemen!" And he did not see him again.
Then he grabbed his own clothes and tore them in two pieces.
13 He picked up the robe of Elijah that fell from him,
and he returned and stood on the bank of the Jordan.
14 And he took the robe of Elijah that fell from him, and struck the water,
and said, "Where is the Lord, God of Elijah?" When he had struck the water,
it parted from one side to the other, and Elisha crossed over.
15 When the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho saw him from far off,
they said, "The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha." And they came to meet him
and bowed down to the ground before him.
16 (1Ki 18:12; Ac 8:39) They said to him, "Look now, there are fifty strong
men with your servants. Let them go and look for your master.
Perhaps the Spirit of the Lord has lifted him up and thrown him
on some mountain or into some valley." He said, "Do not send them."
17 (2Ki 8:11) When they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, "Send them."
So they sent fifty men, and they searched for three days but did not find him.
18 When they returned to him (for he had stayed at Jericho),
he said to them, "Did I not say to you, do not go?"
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2 Kings 2
[1] And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven
by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
[2] And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath
sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said unto him, As the LORD liveth, and as thy
soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Bethel.
[3] And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came forth to Elisha,
and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master
from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
[4] And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD
hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul
liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho.
[5] And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and
said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from
thy head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
[6] And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the LORD hath
sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth,
I will not leave thee. And they two went on.
[7] And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar
off: and they two stood by Jordan.
[8] And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the
waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went
over on dry ground.
[9] And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto
Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And
Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.
[10] And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou
see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not,
it shall not be so.
[11] And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold,
there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both
asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
[12] And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of
Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold
of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
[13] He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went
back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;
[14] And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the
waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had
smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.
[15] And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw
him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to
meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
[16] And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty
strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest
peradventure the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon
some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send.
[17] And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent
therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not.
[18] And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said
unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?
Elisha Performs Miracles
19 Now the men of the city said to Elisha, "The location of this city is good,
as my lord sees, but the water is bad, and the land is unfruitful."
20 He said, "Bring me a new bowl and put salt in it."
So they brought it to him.
21 (2Ki 4:41; 6:6) He went out to the spring of water and threw the salt into
it and said, "Thus says the Lord: I have healed this water. No more death
or unfruitfulness will come from it."
22 So the waters have been healthy until this day,
according to the word that Elisha spoke.
23 (2Ch 36:16; Job 30:1) He went up from there to Bethel, and going up
on the way, little boys came out of the city and made fun of him
and said to him, "Go up, you bald head! Go up, you bald head!"
24 He turned around, saw them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord.
Then two she-bears came out of the woods and ripped open 42 of the boys.
25 (2Ki 4:25; 1Ki 18:19-20) He went from there to Mount Carmel,
and from there he returned to Samaria.
[19] And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the
situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is
naught, and the ground barren.
[20] And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they
brought it to him.
[21] And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in
there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters; there
shall not be from thence any more death or barren land.
[22] So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of
Elisha which he spake.
[23] And he went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by the
way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and
said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head.
[24] And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of
the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare
forty and two children of them.
[25] And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he
returned to Samaria.
2 Kings 3
Jehoram Reigns Over Israel
1 (2Ki 1:17) Now Jehoram son of Ahab reigned over Israel in Samaria
in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah and reigned twelve years.
2 (1Ki 21:25; 2Ki 10:18) He did evil in the sight of the Lord, but not like
his father and mother, for he removed the pillar of Baal that his father
had made.
3 (1Ki 14:16) Nevertheless he clung to the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat,
who had caused Israel to sin. He did not depart from them.
4 (2Sa 8:2) Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep-breeder and gave back
to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs and the wool of
a hundred thousand rams.
5 (2Ki 1:1) But when Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled
against the king of Israel.
6 King Jehoram went out of Samaria at that time and mustered all Israel.
71Ki 22:4He went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying,
"The king of Moab has rebelled against me.
Will you go with me to Moab to battle?"
He said, "I will go up. I am as you are, my people as your people,
and my horses as your horses."
8 Then he said, "Which way should we go up?"
And he said, "The way through the Wilderness of Edom."
9 (1Ki 22:47) So the king of Israel, the king of Judah,
and the king of Edom went, and they marched around seven days.
But there was no water for the camp or for the livestock that followed them.
10 The king of Israel said, "Alas! The Lord has called these three kings
to give them into the hand of Moab!"
11 (1Ki 22:7; 19:21) But Jehoshaphat said, "Is there a prophet of the Lord
here, through whom we may inquire of the Lord?"
Then one of the king of Israel's servants answered,
"Elisha the son of Shaphat, who poured water on the hands of Elijah, is here."
12 Jehoshaphat said, "The word of the Lord is with him."
So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.
13 (1Ki 18:19; 22:6) Elisha said to the king of Israel,
"What have I to do with you?
Go to your father's prophets, or to your mother's prophets."
Then the king of Israel said to him, "No. The Lord has called these three kings
to deliver them into the hand of Moab."
14 (1Ki 17:1; 2Ki 5:16) Elisha said, "As the Lord of Hosts lives, before
whom I stand, surely, were it not for my regard for Jehoshaphat
the king of Judah, I would not look at you nor see you.
15 (Eze 1:3; 1Sa 16:23) Now bring me a musician."
And when the musician played, the hand of the Lord came upon him.
16 He said, "Thus says the Lord, 'Make this valley full of pools.'
17 (Ps 107:35) For thus says the Lord, 'You will not see wind,
nor will you see rain, yet that valley will be filled with water,
that you may drink, both you and your livestock, and your cattle.'
18 (Jer 32:17; 32:27) This is an easy thing in the sight of the Lord,
and He will give the Moabites into your hand.
19 You will strike every fortified city and every choice city,
and will cut down every good tree, and stop every spring of water,
and you will ruin every good piece of land with stones."
20 (Ex 29:39-40) So in the morning as the offering was offered up,
suddenly water flowed from the way of Edom,
and the land
was filled with water.
21 When all the Moabites heard that the kings had come up to fight
against them, all who were able to bear arms and older were summoned
and stood at the border.
22 They got up early in the morning, and the sun shone on the water,
and the Moabites saw the water opposite them was as red as blood.
23 Then they said, "This is blood. The kings have surely fought together;
and they have killed one another. Now therefore, Moab, to the spoil!"
24 When they came to the camp of Israel, the children of Israel arose
and struck the Moabites, so that they ran from them.
And they went forward into their land, killing the Moabites.
25 (2Ki 3:19; Isa 16:7) They demolished the cities, and on every good
piece of land every man threw a stone and filled it with stones,
and they stopped every spring of water and cut down every good tree.
Only in Kir Hareseth did the stones in the wall remain,
until the slingers surrounded it and struck it.
26 When the king of Moab saw that the battle was overwhelming him,
he took with him seven hundred swordsmen to break through to the king of Edom,
but they were unable.
27 (Mic 6:7; Dt 12:31) Then he took his firstborn son, who would have reigned
in his place, and offered him for a burnt offering on the wall.
And great wrath came upon Israel, and they departed from him
and returned to their own land.
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6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2022 edition?)
Quebec
Quick facts on Muslims in Quebec
Quebec 2015 population 8214 000
est Muslim Population 418946
CNMM Networks: Montreal
There is a growing Muslim population in Quebec City and a smattering
of Muslims scattered around the rest of the province, yet the vast majority
of Muslims live in the greater Montreal area. n fact, 23% of Canada's Muslim
population live in Quebec. Why is that? It is largely because Francophone
African Muslims are attracted to La Belle Provence.
And here's an interesting, perhaps even shocking fact: There are more
Muslims in Montreal than there are evangelical Christians.
This is one demographic factor creates a challenging environment for churches
and believers here: The size of the available 'workforce' is small
by comparison to begin with. Believers are already is a host culture that
is often either indifferent to religion or resistant to it. And now
this 'new' religious community of Muslims - many of whom do not visibly
or socially conform to Quebec society - are a growing population. It might br
easy for Christians to feel overwhelm by this cultural double-whammy,
yet God has always worked miracles through the small, the few.
Agree in prayer for :
- The people of Quebec, Muslim or otherwise, to be open to the Gospel
- for Muslims who are encountering believers and responding
-for a new group of Muslim background believers who are meeting
together for worship!
- For pastors and believers to be full of passion, faith and vision for
reaching Muslims in Quebec.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
And
Thank you for praying through the
5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.
"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,
I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to
cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.
Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians
and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the
love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.
One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by
light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.
As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and
confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution
to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.
Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.
Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father
to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.
I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.
God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through
the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom
and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."
13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,
through the power of the Holy Spirit.
[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that
ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
ROMANS 15:13
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 30 of the Month
a) Pray for God's will to be done where you live and throughout
Canadian society, as it is in Heaven
( Matt 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
)
b) Pray that in kindness God will lead many to repentance in your city
or community, and across our nation. (
Rom 2:4
4 (Ex 34:6; Isa 30:18) Do you despise the riches of His goodness,
tolerance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God
leads you to repentance?
4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance
and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth
thee to repentance?
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to know that He is in control
despite the enemies around you.
Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, as I stay faithful, please build Your community."
Pray to the Lord and pray to only know Jesus Christ
as the Source of eternal salvation.
Pray to the Lord and pray to cleave to the Lord.
Pray to the Lord and pray to the Lord the Creator.
Agree in prayer for Quebec:
- The people of Quebec, Muslim or otherwise, to be open to the Gospel
- for Muslims who are encountering believers and responding
-for a new group of Muslim background believers who are meeting
together for worship!
- For pastors and believers to be full of passion, faith and vision for
reaching Muslims in Quebec.
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
Pray for God's will to be done where you live and throughout
Canadian society, as it is in Heaven
Pray that in kindness God will lead many to repentance in your city
or community, and across our nation.
Pray that
Omani Christians
will be able to gather for worship without governing officials' detection.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Deut 30:19-20
19 (Dt 4:26; 30:1) I call heaven and earth to witnesses against you this day,
that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse.
Therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live;
20 (Dt 10:20; Ps 27:1) that you may love the Lord your God,
that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him,
for He is your life and the length of your days;
and that you may dwell in the land that the Lord
swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them.
19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you,
that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing:
therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
20 that thou mayest love the LORD thy God,
and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him:
for he is thy life, and the length of thy days:
that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD
sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Freeing Forgiveness
Ps 103:1-14
PSALMS 103
A Psalm of David.
1 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and all that is within me, bless His holy name.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all His benefits,
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) who forgives all your iniquities,
who heals all your diseases,
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) who satisfies your mouth with good things,
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) The Lord does righteousness
and justice for all who are oppressed.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) He made known His ways to Moses,
His acts to the people of Israel.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) The Lord is merciful and gracious,
slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) He will not always accuse,
neither will He keep his anger forever.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) He does not treat us according to our sins,
nor repay us according to our iniquities.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) For as the heavens are high above the earth,
so great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;
12 as far as the east is from the west,
so far has He removed our transgressions from us.
13 Like a father shows compassion to his children,
so the Lord gives compassion to those who fear Him.
14 For He knows how we are formed;
He remembers that we are dust.
Psalm 103
A Psalm of David.
1 Bless the LORD, O my soul:
And all that is within me, bless his holy name.
2 Bless the LORD, O my soul,
And forget not all his benefits:
3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities;
Who healeth all thy diseases;
4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction;
Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things;
So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
6 The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment
For all that are oppressed.
7 He made known his ways unto Moses,
His acts unto the children of Israel.
8 The LORD is merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
9 He will not always chide:
Neither will he keep his anger for ever.
10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins;
Nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
11 For as the heaven is high above the earth,
So great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
12 As far as the east is from the west,
So far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
13 Like as a father pitieth his children,
So the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
14 For he knoweth our frame;
He remembereth that we are dust.
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.
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Psalm 82
[1] God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the
gods.
[2] How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked?
Selah.
[3] Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
[4] Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
[5] They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness:
all the foundations of the earth are out of course.
[6] I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.
[7] But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
[8] Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.
Psalms 83
A Song. A Psalm of Asaph.
1 Do not keep Your silence, O God;
do not hold Your peace or be still, O God.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) For, look, Your enemies make an uproar,
and those who hate You have lifted up their heads.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) They have given crafty counsel against Your people,
and have consulted against Your treasured ones.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) They have said,
"Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation,
that the name of Israel may be no more remembered."
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) For they have conspired together;
they make a covenant against You-
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites,
even Moab and the Hagrites;
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Gebal and Ammon and Amalek,
the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Assyria also is joined with them,
they are the strength of the descendants of Lot. Selah
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Do to them as You did to the Midianites,
as to Sisera and Jabin at the river of Kishon,
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) who perished at Endor;
they became as dung for the ground.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb;
yes, all their princes as Zebah and Zalmunna,
12 who said, "Let us take for ourselves
the pastures of God as a possession."
13 O my God, make them like a tumbleweed,
as stubble before the wind.
14 As fire burns a forest,
and as the flame sets the mountains ablaze,
15 so pursue them with Your storm,
and make them afraid with Your hurricane.
16 Fill their faces with shame,
that they may seek your name, O Lord.
17 Let them be confounded and troubled forever;
yes, let them be put to shame and perish,
18 that they may know that You, whose name alone is the Lord,
are the Most High over all the earth.
Psalms 83
[1] Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O
God.
[2] For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have
lifted up the head.
[3] They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against
thy hidden ones.
[4] They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that
the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
[5] For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate
against thee:
[6] The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the
Hagarenes;
[7] Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of
Tyre;
[8] Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot.
Selah.
[9] Do unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the
brook of Kison:
[10] Which perished at Endor: they became as dung for the earth.
[11] Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as
Zebah, and as Zalmunna:
[12] Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.
[13] O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.
[14] As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on
fire;
[15] So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy
storm.
[16] Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O LORD.
[17] Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to
shame, and perish:
[18] That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most
high over all the earth.
(This is a yet to be fulfilled prophecy of an Arab invasion of Israel)
2) Our Daily Bread for 30 June 2026 Titled
Praying to Grow by Patricia Raybon
1 Corinthians 3:1-9
Fellow Servants of God
1 (Ro 7:14; 1Co 2:14-15) Brothers, I could not speak to you as
to spiritual men, but as to worldly, even as to babes in Christ.
2 (Jn 16:12; 1Pe 2:2) I have fed you with milk and not with solid food.
For to this day you were not able to endure it. Nor are you able now,
3 (1Co 1:11; 11:18) for you are still worldly. Since there is envy,
strife, and divisions among you, are you not worldly and behaving as mere men?
4 (1Co 1:12) For while one says, "I am of Paul," and another,
"I am of Apollos," are you not worldly?
5 (2Co 6:4; 1Co 3:10) Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos,
but ministers by whom you believed, even as the Lord gave to each one?
6 (Ac 18:4-11; 1Co 9:1) I have planted, Apollos watered,
but God gave the increase.
7 (Gal 6:3) So then neither is he who plants nor he who waters anything,
but God who gives the increase.
8 (Ps 62:12; Mt 16:27) Now he who plants and he who waters are one,
and each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor.
9 (2Co 6:1; Eph 2:20-22) For we are laborers together with God:
You are God's vineyard; you are God's building.
[1] And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto
carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
[2] I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not
able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.
[3] For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and
strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
[4] For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye
not carnal?
[5] Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed,
even as the Lord gave to every man?
[6] I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.
[7] So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth;
but God that giveth the increase.
[8] Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall
receive his own reward according to his own labour.
[9] For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are
God's building.
After Lam Wai Chan moved from his native Singapore to pastor a church in
Japan, he panicked. The church had barely twenty members. In a nation known as
a "missionary graveyard," where about one percent of the nation's people are
Christian and many churches sit empty, Lam felt "like I was taking over a
sinking ship." Crying out to God, he sensed the answer: Offer the church back
to Me.
Rather than "update" worship or music, Wai Chan asked members to pray - for
their needs, family members, and friends who didn't know Jesus.
Slowly, the church doubled in size.
Their faithful praying is a living, biblical model of how to build a community
in Jesus. First, pray. "In every situation, by prayer and petition, with
thanksgiving," Paul wrote, "present your requests to God," and do all of this
without worry about anything (Philippians 4:6). In this way, we offer our
ministries, churches, and programs back to God. We may plant seeds and water
them, but as the apostle said, "Neither the one who plants nor the one who
waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow" (1 Corinthians 3:7).
He was imploring believers at Corinth to stop quarrelling about which church
leader they followed (vv. 3-6).
As Paul said, "No one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid,
which is Jesus Christ" (v. 11). Let's prayerfully give our churches back to
Him. Then, watch them grow.
Reflect & Pray
What tests your work to build a community in Christ?
How can you give the effort back to God?
Dear God, as I stay faithful, please build Your community.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 2 - Saved by Grace - Day 3 - The Remedy
Acts 4:12
12 (Mt 1:21; Jn 3:36) "There is no salvation in any other,
for there is no other name under heaven given among men
by which we must be saved."
12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name
under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
"You have cancer", the doctor told his patient. "We need to operate
- as soon as possible. It's the only remedy." The patient, not wanting
to undergo surgery unless it was absolutely necessary, sought out a second
opinion, then a third. When the third round of testing came up with the same
results, she returned to the doctor and submitted herself to the treatment.
Often the remedy for the problems in our lives seems worst than the problems
themselves. We don't want to endure the pain of self-examination, of honest
confrontation with our sin and selfishness. We'd rather live in "blissful
ignorance" than face up to ourselves.
But the Bible tells us there is only one remedy for sin: casting ourselves
upon the saving grace of God in Jesus Christ. Submitting ourselves to God's
"treatment" for sin is not an easy matter or a simple decision. We have to
give up on ourselves, on our own striving for self-salvation. We have to come
to the agonising realisation of our sin, the depths to which we have fallen.
Acknowledging sin is not a duty simply for "bad" people who have lived in
rebellion against God. "Good" people - Sunday-school kids, moral parents,
and sweet little grandmothers - may have more difficulty coming to Christ
than swindlers and prostitutes, precisely because their sin is not as
visible - sometimes it is even applauded by church and society.
"Good" or "bad", we all have the same problem: sin. And, because
of the Lord's grace, we all have the same remedy: salvation through Christ.
As we look to him, not to others, and see ourselves in light of his holiness,
we can glimpse the seriousness of our own resistance to him and call upon
his name.
Application
a) What other "remedies" have I tried to use in treating my sin?
b) Why is Jesus Christ the only source of salvation?
c) How can this verse help me to see the "salvation"
of Christ in the daily struggles of life?
Day 181, 30 June 2025
1) Obadiah , Psalms 82, 83
Obadiah 1
Obadiah
The book of Obadiah was likely written in the sixth century BC.
Its author is the prophet Obadiah, and it is the shortest book
in the Old Testament. Nothing is known about the prophet Obadiah
except the meaning of his name, "servant or worshipper of God."
This book has one theme-the condemnation of Edom.
Obadiah prophesied that Edom would be repaid for mistreating
God's people as this people (who were descendants from Esau)
took part in the sacking of Jerusalem with the Babylonians.
Obadiah emphasised that God is sovereign over all nations a
nd that the house of Jacob would someday be restored
because of God's covenant love for His people.
Judgment on Edom
Jer 49:9-16
The vision of Obadiah.
1 Thus says the Lord God concerning Edom
(We have heard a report from the Lord
and a messenger has been sent among the nations, saying:
"Rise up! Let us rise up against it for battle!"):
2 See, I will make you small among the nations;
you will be greatly despised.
3 The pride of your heart has deceived you,
you who live in the clefts of the rock,
whose dwelling is high;
you say in your heart,
"Who will bring me down to the ground?"
4 Though you ascend high like the eagle,
and though you set your nest among the stars,
I will bring you down from there,
says the Lord.
5 If thieves came to you,
if robbers by night-
how you have been destroyed!-
would they not steal only what they want?
If grape gatherers come to you,
would they not leave gleanings?
6 How the things of Esau have been ransacked!
How his hidden treasures hunted out!
7 All your confederates have driven you to the border;
your allies have deceived and prevailed against you.
Those who eat your bread have set a trap for you.
You will not detect it.
8 On that day, says the Lord,
I will destroy the wise out of Edom,
and understanding out of Mount Esau.
9 Your mighty men shall be shattered, OTeman,
so that everyone from Mount Esau will be cut off.
[1] The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom; We have
heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen,
Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.
[2] Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly
despised.
[3] The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the
clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who
shall bring me down to the ground?
[4] Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest
among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.
[5] If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!)
would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grapegatherers came
to thee, would they not leave some grapes?
[6] How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden things
sought up!
[7] All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee even to the border: the
men that were at peace with thee have deceived thee, and prevailed against
thee; they that eat thy bread have laid a wound under thee: there is none
understanding in him.
[8] Shall I not in that day, saith the LORD, even destroy the wise men out
of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?
[9] And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every
one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter.
Edom's Violence Against Jacob
10 For the slaughter and the violence done to your brother Jacob,
shame shall cover you,
and you shall be cut off forever.
11 On the day that you stood aside,
on the day that strangers carried off his wealth,
and foreigners entered his gates
and cast lots on Jerusalem,
you also were like one of them.
12 But you should not have gloated
on the day of your brother,
on the day of his misfortune;
you should not have rejoiced over the children of Judah
on the day of their destruction;
you should not have boasted
on the day of distress.
13 You should not have entered the gate of My people
on the day of their calamity.
You should not have gloated over the disaster of Judah [Heb. his.]
on the day of his calamity;
you should not have seized his wealth
on the day of his calamity.
14 You should not have stood at the crossroads
to cut off his fugitives;
you should not have handed over his survivors,
on the day of distress.
[10] For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and
thou shalt be cut off for ever.
[11] In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the
strangers carried away captive his forces, and foreigners entered into his
gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou wast as one of them.
[12] But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day
that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the
children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou
have spoken proudly in the day of distress.
[13] Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day
of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction
in the day of their calamity, nor have laid hands on their substance in the
day of their calamity;
[14] Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, to cut off those of
his that did escape; neither shouldest thou have delivered up those of his
that did remain in the day of distress.
The Day of the Lord Is Near
15 For the day of the Lord is near
upon all the nations;
as you have done, it shall be done to you;
your deeds shall return on your own head.
16 For as you have drunk on My holy mountain,
all the nations shall drink continually;
they shall drink and swallow
and shall be as though they had never been.
17 But on Mount Zion there shall be deliverance,
and it shall be holy;
and the house of Jacob shall possess
those who dispossessed them.Gk.; Heb. their possessions.
18 The house of Jacob shall be a fire,
the house of Joseph a flame,
but the house of Esau stubble;
they shall burn them and consume them,
and there shall be no survivors
from the house of Esau,
for the Lord has spoken.
[15] For the day of the LORD is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast
done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own
head.
[16] For as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the heathen
drink continually, yea, they shall drink, and they shall swallow down, and
they shall be as though they had not been.
[17] But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness;
and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
[18] And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a
flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and
devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau; for
the LORD hath spoken it.
The Restoration of Israel
19 Those of the Negev shall possess
Mount Esau,
and those of the Shephelah the land
of the Philistines.
They shall possess the fields of Ephraim and the fields of Samaria,
and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.
20 The exiles of this army of the sons of Israel,
shall inherit the land of the Canaanites as far as Zarephath,
and the exiles of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad
shall inherit the cities of the Negev.
21 Saviours shall go up to Mount Zion
to rule Mount Esau,
and the kingdom shall be the Lord's.
[19] And they of the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the
plain the Philistines: and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the
fields of Samaria: and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.
[20] And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall possess
that of the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath; and the captivity of Jerusalem,
which is in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south.
[21] And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau;
and the kingdom shall be the LORD's.
(The Palestininans are Edomites)
Psalms 82
A Psalm of Asaph.
1 God stands among the divine council;
He renders judgment among the gods.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2 ) "How long will you all judge unjustly
and accept partiality of the wicked? Selah
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Defend the poor and fatherless;
vindicate the afflicted and needy.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Grant escape to the abused and the destitute,
pluck them out of the hand of the false.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) "They have neither knowledge nor understanding;
they walk in darkness:
all the foundations of the earth are shaken."
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9 ) I have said, "You are gods,
sons of the Most High, all of you,
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) but you all shall die like men,
and fall like a man, O princes."
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Arise, O God, judge the earth,
for You shall inherit all nations.