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Hosea 14

[1] O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine

iniquity.

[2] Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all

iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.

[3] Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we

say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the

fatherless findeth mercy.

[4] I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger

is turned away from him.

[5] I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast

forth his roots as Lebanon.

[6] His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree,

and his smell as Lebanon.

[7] They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the

corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of

Lebanon.

[8] Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard

him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit

found.

[9] Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall

know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in

them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.



2) Our Daily Bread for 16 July 2026 titled

Who Do You Need? By Mike Wittmer



1 Corinthians 12:12-14,18,21-27



One Body With Many Members



12 (1Co 12:27; 10:17) For as the body is one and has many parts,

and all the many parts of that one body are one body, so also is Christ.

13 (Jn 7:37-39; Gal 3:28) For by one Spirit we are all baptised

into one body, whether we are Jews or Gentiles, whether we are slaves

or free, and we have all been made to drink of one Spirit.

14 The body is not one part, but many.

18 (1Co 12:11; 12:28) But now God has established the parts,

every one of them, in the body as it has pleased Him.

22 No, those parts of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary.

23 And those parts of the body which we think are less honorable,

upon these we bestow more abundant honor. And our less respectable

parts are treated with much more respect,

24 whereas our more respectable parts have no need of this.

But God has composed the body, having given more abundant honour

to that part which lacks it,

25 so that there should be no division in the body,

but that the parts should have the same care for one another.

26 (Ro 12:15) If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it,

and if one part is honored, all the parts rejoice with it.

27 (Ro 12:5; Eph 1:23) Now you are the body of Christ

and members individually.





[12] For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of

that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.

[13] For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews

or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink

into one Spirit.

[14] For the body is not one member, but many.

[18] But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it

hath pleased him.

[21] And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again

the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

[22] Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble,

are necessary:

[23] And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable,

upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more

abundant comeliness.

[24] For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body

together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked:

[25] That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should

have the same care one for another.

[26] And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one

member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.

[27] Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.



A famous athlete sat tall in his seat as he prepared to fly to the

championship bout he knew he'd win. A flight attendant walked by and said,

"Sir, please fasten your seat belt." The man smiled. "Superman don't need no

seat belt." She replied without missing a beat, "Superman don't need no

airplane. Buckle up." And he did.



Success can swell our heads. We don't need a seatbelt or a flight attendant

telling us what to do. We can take care of ourselves. If we bring this

attitude to church, we're like an eye that says to the hand, "I don't need

you!" or a head that says to the feet, "I don't need you!"

(1 Corinthians 12:21). The truth is, every part of the body is needed, and

"those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable" (v. 22).



We're made in the image of the triune God: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,

who thrive in an interdependent community of love. The God who exists in

perfect relationship within Himself made us to be in relationship with others

in life and in the church. We're not all the same, and that's a good thing.

"If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be?" (v. 17).

We're not all the same but we're all "indispensable" (v. 22). Who helps you at

your local body of Christ? Tell them you notice, that you see them, and thank

them for their service. And ask God to show you where you can serve other

believers.





Reflect & Pray



Why did God create us to need others?

Who can you thank for their service to you?



Dear Jesus, please empower me to serve others from where You've placed me.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 5 - 1 John 1:9



9 (Ps 32:5; Pr 28:13) If we confess our sins, He is faithful

and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.



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

us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.



"If God already knows everything about me, everything I've done,

then why do I need to confess it?" Grant struggled with a common

dilemma for many Christians. Indeed, God, knew all his sin - much

better than Grant did himself. But Grant needed to confess,

not for God's benefit, but for his own. Grant needed to agree with God

that his sin was wrong, and put himself in a position to receive God's

grace in forgiveness.

1 John 1:9 make the process quit clear. We confess,

and God forgives and cleanses. Many of us, however, want to take on

God's part as well. We confess, agreeing with God that our sin is wrong.

But then we proceed to try to 'clean up our act,'bargaining with God,

promising that if he will forgive us just this once,

we won't ever to it again.

The problem is, we can never keep such a promise.

We probably will do it again, and then we are back where we started,

begging for forgiveness, and trying once more to cleanse

ourselves for our unrighteousness.

God offers freedom from such futile performance. He says, "Just confess.

Agree that you sinned. Submit yourself to me. Then I'll take over from there."

God's grace does not give us freedom to keep on sinning, of course - we need

to cooperate with the work of his Spirit in our lives and do all we can

to avoid sin. But we do not have to beg God for forgiveness - forgiveness

is offered to us freely.

We do not have to clean up out act before God will accept us; God can make

the necessary changes in our lives. When we confess, submit ourselves to God,

and allow him to work within us, he is able both to forgive us and to cleanse

us from unrighteousness.



Application



a) In what ways have I bartered with God and tried to "Clean up my act"

in order to deserve his forgiveness?



b) What is my part in confession? What is God's response?

Why it is important for me to recognize God's part in my

confession and forgiveness?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Deut 29:9



9 (Dt 4:6; Jos 1:7)Therefore, keep the words of this covenant

and do them, so that you may prosper in all you do.



9 Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them,

that ye may prosper in all that ye do.



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



When you are ill or injured



Psalm 103:1-5



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.



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.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

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

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

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

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

as we forgive our debtors.

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

but deliver us from evil.

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



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

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

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

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

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

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

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

6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2026 edition?)



Where do Muslims live?



Canada is a land of immigrants. And Muslims are coming in increasing numbers

to our shores. Where do they live? How can we pray for these areas? Use this as

your more effectively for Muslims in Canada.



Data for those population figures is extrapolated for the 2011 National

Household Survey and population growth projections by Pew Forum. These have

also been adjusted by +40% as reliable sources state that on 60% of Muslims

self-identify on government surveys and forms. These estimates are still on

the conservative end of the spectrum. Percentages represent that of the total

Canadian population, not provincial



BC - 136493 - 7.5%

AB - 195240 - 11%

SK - 17279 - 1%

MB - 21349 - 1.2%

ON - 1001542 - 55%

QC - 418946 - 23%

NB - 4543 - 0.003%

NS - 14629 - 0.1%

PEI - 1127 - 0.0006%

NFLD - 2065 - 0.001%

Yukon - 69 - 0.00004%

NWT - 473 - 0.0003%

NU - 86 - 0.00005%



Adding further



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



Under the Keep Praying page



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

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

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

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

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

decorated and festivals will be held.



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

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

Islam.



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

which means Blessed Eid!"



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

know, and Muslims around the world:



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

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

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

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

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

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.

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

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

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

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

18 Even on My menservants and maidservants

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

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

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

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

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



Footnotes

Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

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

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

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

house."



Ideas for prayer



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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



And



Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.



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

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

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



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

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

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

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

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



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

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

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



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

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

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



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

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

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

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."



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

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

through the power of the Holy Spirit.



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

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



ROMANS 15:13



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

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

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



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



http://www.ehc.ca



16th Day of the Month



a) Pray that God will convict the hearts of Canadians of the false

idea that all moral choices are equal and without consequences

( John 16:7-8



7 "Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is expedient for you that I go away.

For if I do not go away, the Counselor will not come to you.

But if I go, I will send Him to you.

8 When He comes, He will convict the world of sin

and of righteousness and of judgment"



7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away:

for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you;

but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin,

and of righteousness, and of judgment:



)



b) Pray that people's hearts would be opened to see the folly

of denying God's supremacy



(



John 14:6



6 Jesus said to him,

"I am the way, the truth, and the life.

No one comes to the Father except through Me."



6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life:

no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.



Rom 3:19-20



19 Now we know that whatever the law says,

it says to those who are under the law,

so that every mouth may be silenced,

and all the world may become accountable to God.

20 Therefore by the works of the law

no flesh will be justified in His sight,

for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.



19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are

under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become

guilty before God.

20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified

in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.



2 Cor 5:10



10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ,

that each one may receive his recompense in the body,

according to what he has done,

whether it was good or bad.



10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one

may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done,

whether it be good or bad.



2 Cor 10:5



5 casting down imaginations and every high thing

that exalts itself against the knowledge of God,

bringing every thought into

captivity to the obedience of Christ,



5 casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against

the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought

to the obedience of Christ;



)



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray to Lord for forgiveness for your nation.



Pray to the Lord: "Dear Jesus, please empower

me to serve others from where You've placed me."



Pray to the Lord and pray to confess your sins.



Pray to the Lord and pray to honour His Covenant.



Pray to the Lord and pray to the Lord who heals you.



Pray for Muslims in Canada to know Jesus as Saviour.



Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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



Pray that God will convict the hearts of Canadians of the false

idea that all moral choices are equal and without consequences.



Pray that people's hearts would be opened to see the folly

of denying God's supremacy.



Pray that God will protect, rescue and minister to those who are persecuted

by Boko Haram terrorists in

Nigeria.



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.

Hosea 12



1 (Jer 22:22; Hos 5:13) Ephraim feeds on the wind

and chases after the east wind all day long.

He multiplies lies and devastation.

They make a covenant with Assyria,

and oil is carried to Egypt.



A History of Rebellion



2 (Hos 4:1; Mic 6:2) The Lord has a dispute with Judah,

and will punish Jacob according to his ways,

and repay him according to his doings.

3 (Ge 25:26; 32:24-28) In the womb, he took his brother by the heel,

and by his strength he strove with God.

4 (Ge 35:15) He struggled with the angel, and prevailed;

he wept, and sought favor from Him.

He found Him in Bethel,

and there He spoke with us.

5 (Ex 3:15) As for the Lord the God of Hosts,

the Lord is the name by which He is invoked!

6 (Mic 6:8; Hos 14:1) But as for you, return to your God,

hold fast to mercy and justice,

and wait on your God continually.

7 (Pr 11:1) A merchant, in whose hands are deceitful balances,

he loves to oppress.

8 (Rev 3:17; Ps 62:10) Ephraim said,

"Yet I am rich, I have found wealth for myself.

In all my labors, they shall find no offense in me

that would be sin."

9 (Lev 23:40-43; Ne 8:15-17) I am the Lord your God

from the land of Egypt.

I will again make you to dwell in tents,

as in the days of the appointed feast.

10 (2Ki 17:13; Eze 20:49 ) I have spoken by the prophets,

and I have multiplied visions,

and through the prophets I will bring destruction.Or speak in parables.

11 (Hos 8:11; 4:15) In Gilead there is iniquity;

surely they will come to nothing.

In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls,

so their altars will be like stone heaps

in the furrows of the fields.

12 (Jacob) fled to the land of Aram,

and Israel served for a wife,

and for a wife he kept sheep.

13 (Ex 12:50–51; 13:3) By a prophet the Lord brought Israel up from Egypt,

and by a prophet he was preserved.

14 (Eze 18:13; Da 11:18) Ephraim provoked Him to anger most bitterly,

so his Lord shall leave his bloodguilt on him

and repay him for his reproach



Hosea 12

[1] Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily

increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the

Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.

[2] The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob

according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.

[3] He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had

power with God:

[4] Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made

supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spake with us;

[5] Even the LORD God of hosts; the LORD is his memorial.

[6] Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy

God continually.

[7] He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to

oppress.

[8] And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance:

in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.

[9] And I that am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt will yet make thee

to dwell in tabernacles, as in the days of the solemn feast.

[10] I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and

used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets.

[11] Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice

bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the

fields.

[12] And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife,

and for a wife he kept sheep.

[13] And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet

was he preserved.

[14] Ephraim provoked him to anger most bitterly: therefore shall he leave

his blood upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him.



Hosea 13



God's Unrelenting Judgment on Israel



1 (Hos 11:2) When Ephraim spoke, trembling, he was exalted in Israel.

But he incurred guilt through Baal worship and he died.

2 (Isa 44:17-20; 46:6) And now they continue sinning

and have made a cast image for themselves,

idols of their silver, according to their understanding;

all of them the work of craftsmen. They say of them,

"Those who sacrifice Or those who offer human sacrifice.

are kissing calves!"

3 (Ps 68:2; Hos 6:4) Therefore they will be like the morning cloud,

or like the early dew that passes away,

like chaff blown off the threshing floor,

or like the smoke from a chimney.

4 (Hos 12:9; Isa 45:21-22) Yet I am the Lord your God

ever since the land of Egypt.

You know no God but Me,

and there is no savior besides Me.

5 (Dt 2:7; 8:15) I knew [Or fed.] you in the wilderness,

in the land of great drought.

6 (Dt 32:13-15) When they had pasture, they were satisfied.

They were satisfied, and their heart was exalted;

therefore they forgot Me.

7 (Jer 5:6; Hos 5:14) So I will be like a lion to them,

like a leopard I will lurk by the path.

8 (2 Sa 17:8; Pr 17:12) I will attack them like a bear bereaved of her cubs,

and will tear open their rib cage.

There I will devour them like a lion,

as the wild beast would tear them to pieces.

9 (Dt 33:26; Jer 2:17) O Israel, you are destroyed,Heb. he has destroyed you.

but in Me is your help.

10 (Hos 8:4; 1Sa 8:5-6) Where now is your king

that he may save you in all your cities?

And where are your judges of whom you said,

"Give me a king and princes"?

11 (1Sa 10:19) I gave you a king in My anger,

and took him away in My wrath.

12 (Job 14:17; Dt 32:34-35) The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up;

his sin is stored up.

13 (Isa 13:8; Mic 4:9-10) The pains of childbirth come for him.

He is an unwise son,

for he does not present himself

at the opening of the womb.

14 (Ps 49:15; Isa 25:8) I will ransom them from the power of Sheol.

I will redeem them from Death.

O Death, where are your plagues?

O Sheol, where is your sting?

Compassion is hidden from My eyes.

15 (Eze 19:12; 17:10) Though he be fruitful among his brothers,

the east wind will come, a wind of the Lord,

rising from the wilderness.

And his spring shall become dry,

his fountain shall be dried up.

It shall plunder his treasury

of every desirable thing.

16 (2Ki 8:12; 15:16; Isa 13:16) Samaria will be held guilty,

for she has rebelled against her God.

They will fall by the sword,

their infants will be dashed to pieces,

and their pregnant women will be ripped open.



Hosea 13

[1] When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he

offended in Baal, he died.

[2] And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of

their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the

work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the

calves.

[3] Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that

passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the

floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.

[4] Yet I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no

god but me: for there is no saviour beside me.

[5] I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.

[6] According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and

their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me.

[7] Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I

observe them:

[8] I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend

the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild

beast shall tear them.

[9] O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help.

[10] I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all thy

cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes?

[11] I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath.

[12] The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is hid.

[13] The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise

son; for he should not stay long in the place of the breaking forth of

children.

[14] I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from

death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction:

repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.

[15] Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the

wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall

become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure

of all pleasant vessels.

[16] Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God:

they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and

their women with child shall be ripped up.



Hosea 14



A Plea for Repentance

1 (Hos 6:1; 12:6) Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God,

for you have stumbled because of your iniquity.

2 (Heb 13:15; Ps 69:30-31) Take words with you

and return to the Lord.

Say to Him,

"Take away all iniquity,

and accept that which is good;

and we will offer the fruit [Gk. Syr.; Heb. bulls.] of our lips!

3 (Ps 10:14; 33:17) Assyria will not save us,

we will not ride on horses.

We will no longer say, 'Our God,'

to the work of our hands.

In You the orphan finds mercy."

4 (Zep 3:17; Isa 12:1) I will heal their backsliding;

I will love them freely,

for My anger has turned away from him.

5 (Isa 35:2; Job 29:19) I will be like the dew to Israel;

he shall grow like the lily

and shall strike his roots

like Lebanon.

6 (Ps 52:8) His branches will spread out,

and his beauty shall be like the olive tree,

and his fragrance like that of Lebanon.

7 (Ps 91:1) Those that dwell under his shadow will return,

they will flourish like the grain

and grow as a vine.

Their fragrance will be like the wine of Lebanon.

8 (Job 34:32; Isa 41:19) O Ephraim, what have I to do with idols?

It is I who answer and look after him.

I am like a green fir tree;

your fruit is found in Me.

9 (Ps 107:43; Pr 10:29) Whoever is wise, let him understand these things;

whoever prudent, let him know them.

For the ways of the Lord are right,

and the just will walk in them;

but the transgressors stumble in them.

Hosea 10



Israel's Sin and Captivity



1 (Hos 8:11; 1Ki 14:23) Israel is a fertile vine

that brings forth its fruit.

As his fruit multiplied,

so his altars increased;

as his land prospered,

so heHeb. they. improved his pillars.

2 (1Ki 18:21; Mic 5:13) Their heart is divided;

now they must bear their guilt.

He will break down their altars

and destroy their pillars.

3Hos 10:7; 10:15 For now they will say,

"We have no king,

because we do not fear the Lord;

and a king, what could he do for us?"

4 (Am 5:7; 2Ki 17:3-4) They speak mere words,

swearing falsely

in making a covenant.

Thus judgment springs up like a poisonous plant

in the furrows of the field.

5 (Hos 9:11; 2Ki 23:5) The inhabitants of Samaria fear

because of the calf of Beth Aven.

For its people mourn for it,

and its priests shriek for it,

because its glory has departed from it.

6 (Hos 5:13; Isa 30:3) It will be carried to Assyria

as a tribute to King Jareb.Or the great king.

Ephraim shall be put to shame,

and Israel shall be ashamed of his idol.Or counsel.

7 (Hos 10:3) As for Samaria, her king will perish

like a twig on the water.

8 (Hos 9:6; Lk 23:30) The high places of Aven, the sin of Israel,

will be destroyed.

Thorn and thistle will grow

on their altars.

They will say to the mountains, Cover us,

and to the hills, Fall on us.

9 (Hos 9:9) O Israel, you have sinned since the days of Gibeah.

There they have continued.Heb. he has destroyed you.

Will not the war in Gibeah against evildoers

overtake them?

10 (Eze 5:13; Jer 16:16) When I desire, I will punish them.

The nations will be gathered against them

when they are disciplined [Gk.; Heb. bound.] for their two transgressions.

11 (Dt 25:4; Jer 50:11) Ephraim is a trained heifer

that loves to thresh grain,

but I harnessed her fair neck;

I will make Ephraim pull a plow.

Judah will plow;

Jacob shall furrow for himself.

12 (Isa 45:8; Pr 11:18) Sow to yourselves righteousness,

reap mercy,

break up your fallow ground;

for it is time to seek the Lord,

until He comes

and rains righteousness upon you.

13 (Job 4:8; Ps 33:16) You have plowed wickedness.

You have reaped iniquity,

and you have eaten the fruit of lies.

Because you have trusted in your power

and in the numbers of your warriors,

14 (Hos 13:16) therefore a tumult will arise among your people,

and all your fortresses will be destroyed

as Shalman destroyed Beth Arbel in the day of battle;

mothers were dashed to pieces upon their children.

15 (Hos 10:5; 10:7) So will it be done to you, O Bethel,

because of your great wickedness.

At dawn

the king of Israel will be utterly cut off.



Hosea 10

[1] Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according

to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the altars; according to the

goodness of his land they have made goodly images.

[2] Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break

down their altars, he shall spoil their images.

[3] For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD;

what then should a king do to us?

[4] They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus

judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.

[5] The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Beth-aven:

for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof that

rejoiced on it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it.

[6] It shall be also carried unto Assyria for a present to king Jareb: Ephraim

shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.

[7] As for Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam upon the water.

[8] The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the

thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to

the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us.

[9] O Israel, thou hast sinned from the days of Gibeah: there they stood:

the battle in Gibeah against the children of iniquity did not overtake them.

[10] It is in my desire that I should chastise them; and the people shall be

gathered against them, when they shall bind themselves in their two furrows.

[11] And Ephraim is as an heifer that is taught, and loveth to tread out the

corn; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride;

Judah shall plow, and Jacob shall break his clods.

[12] Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow

ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness

upon you.

[13] Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the

fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy

mighty men.

[14] Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses

shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Beth-arbel in the day of battle: the

mother was dashed in pieces upon her children.

[15] So shall Bethel do unto you because of your great wickedness: in a

morning shall the king of Israel utterly be cut off.



Hosea 11



God's Love for Israel



1 (Ex 4:22; Mt 2:15) When Israel was a child, I loved him,

and out of Egypt I called My son.

2 (Hos 2:13; Isa 65:7) As I [Gk. Syr.; Heb. bulls.] called them,

so they went from Me. Or those who offer human sacrifice.

They sacrificed to the Baals

and burned incense to idols.

3 (Dt 1:31; Jer 30:17) I taught Ephraim to walk,

taking them up in My [Gk. Syr. Vulg.; Heb. his.] arms,

but they did not know

that I healed them.

4 (Lev 26:13; Jn 12:32) I drew them with cords of human kindness,

[Heb. cords of a man.]

with bands of love.

I was to them as those who ease the yoke on their neck, Or jaws.

and I bent down and fed them.

5 (Hos 7:16; 2Ki 17:13-14) He will return

[So LXX. Heb. He not will return.] to the land of Egypt,

and Assyria will be his king,

because they refused to return to Me.

6 (Hos 13:16; 10:6) The sword slashes in their cities,

consumes their oracle-priests,

and devours because of their own counsels.

7 (Jer 8:5; Hos 11:2) My people are bent on backsliding fromMe.

Though they called to the Most High,

none at all exalt Him.

8 (Ge 14:8; Dt 29:23; Hos 6:4) How can I give you up, Ephraim?

How can I hand you over, Israel?

How can I make you like Admah?

How can I treat you like Zeboyim?

My heart churns within Me;

My compassion is stirred.

9 (Nu 23:19; Isa 12:6; Jer 30:11) I will not execute the fierceness

of My anger;

I will not again destroy Ephraim.

For I am God, and not man,

the Holy One in your midst,

and I will not come in wrath.

10 (Isa 31:4; Joel 3:16) They will walk after the Lord,

who roars like a lion.

When He roars,

His children will come trembling from the west.

11 (Isa 11:11; 60:8 )They will come trembling

like a bird out of Egypt

and like a dove from the land of Assyria.

And I will let them dwell in their houses,

says the Lord.



God's Charge Against Ephraim



12 Ephraim has surrounded Me with lies,

and the house of Israel with deceit.

But Judah still walks with God,

and is faithful to the Holy One.Or holy ones.



Hosea 11

[1] When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.

[2] As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim,

and burned incense to graven images.

[3] I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew

not that I healed them.

[4] I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them

as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them.

[5] He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be

his king, because they refused to return.

[6] And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches,

and devour them, because of their own counsels.

[7] And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them

to the most High, none at all would exalt him.

[8] How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how

shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is

turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.

[9] I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to

destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of

thee: and I will not enter into the city.

[10] They shall walk after the LORD: he shall roar like a lion: when he

shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.

[11] They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the

land of Assyria: and I will place them in their houses, saith the LORD.

[12] Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with

deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints.

Day 197, 16 July 2026



1) Hosea 8, Hosea 9, Hosea 10, Hosea 11, Hosea 12, Hosea 13, Hosea 14



Hosea 8



The Apostasy of Israel



1 (Dt 28:49; Hos 6:7) Set the trumpet to your mouth!

One like an eagle is on the house of the Lord,

because they have transgressed My covenant

and rebelled against My law.

2 (Mt 7:21; Titus 1:16) Israel cries to Me, "My God, we know You."

3 Israel has cast off the good; the enemy will pursue him.

4 (Hos 2:8; 13:2) They set up kings, but not through Me;

they made princes, but I did not know it.With their silver and gold,

they made idols, so that they will be cut off.

5 (Jer 13:27; Hos 10:5) Your calf, O Samaria, is rejected!

My anger is kindled against them.

How long will they be incapable of innocence?

6 For it is from Israel; a craftsman made it, and it is not God!

The calf of Samaria will be broken to pieces.

7 Pr 22:8; Hos 7:9 For they sow the wind, and they will reap the whirlwind.

The standing grain has no head and will yield no flour.

If it were to yield, foreigners would swallow it up.

8 (Jer 22:28; 51:34) Israel is swallowed up. Now they are among the nations

as a vessel in which there is no pleasure.

9 (Jer 2:24; Eze 16:33-34) For they have gone up to Assyria

like a wild donkey alone by itself; Ephraim has hired lovers.

10 (Eze 16:37; Isa 10:8) Though they hire among the nations,

I will now gather them.

They will begin to diminish due to the burden of the king of princes.

11 (Hos 12:11) Because Ephraim has multiplied altars for sin,

they have become to him altars for sinning.

12 (Hos 4:6) I have written for him the great things of My law,

but they were regarded as a strange thing.

13 (Hos 9:6; Dt 28:68) For the sacrifices of My offerings,

they sacrifice flesh and eat it; but the Lord does not accept them.

Now He will remember their iniquity

and punish their sins. They will return to Egypt.

14 (Dt 32:18; Jer 17:27) Israel has forgotten his Maker

and built temples, and Judah has multiplied fortified cities;

so I will send a fire upon his cities, and it will devour his palaces.



[1] Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the

house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and

trespassed against my law.

[2] Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee.

[3] Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him.

[4] They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I

knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that

they may be cut off.

[5] Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against

them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?

[6] For from Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not

God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.

[7] For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath

no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers

shall swallow it up.

[8] Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel

wherein is no pleasure.

[9] For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim

hath hired lovers.

[10] Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them,

and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes.

[11] Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him

to sin.

[12] I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted

as a strange thing.

[13] They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it;

but the LORD accepteth them not; now will he remember their iniquity, and

visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt.

[14] For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah

hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and

it shall devour the palaces thereof.



Hosea 9



The Punishment of Israel



1 (Hos 10:5; Jer 44:17) Do not rejoice, O Israel!

Do not exult [Heb. they.] like the peoples,

for you have played the whore departing from your God.

You have loved a prostitute's wages

on every threshing floor.

2 (Hos 2:9) The threshing floor and the winepress will not feed them,

and the new wine will fail in her.

3 (Lev 25:23; Eze 4:13) They will not dwell in the land of the Lord;

but Ephraim will return to Egypt,

and they will eat unclean things in Assyria.

4 (Hos 8:13; Jer 6:20) They will not offer wine offerings to the Lord,

and their sacrifices will not please Him.

Their sacrifices will be like the bread of mourners;

all who eat of it will be defiled.

For their bread will be only to satisfy their own hunger;

it will not come into the house of the Lord.

5 (Isa 10:3; Jer 5:31) What will you do on the appointed day,

and on the day of the festival of the Lord?

6 (Hos 10:8; Isa 5:6; 7:23) For indeed they are gone because of destruction.

Egypt will gather them, and Memphis will bury them.

Nettles will possess their pleasant things of silver,

and thorns will be in their tents.

7 (Mic 7:4; Isa 10:3) The days of punishment have come;

the days of recompense have come. Israel knows! The prophet is a fool;

the man of the spirit is insane, because of your great iniquity

and great hatred.

8 (Hos 5:1; Eze 3:17) The watchman of Ephraim is a prophet for my God;

yet a fowler's snare is on all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God.

9 (Hos 10:9; 8:13) They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of

Gibeah. He will remember their iniquity, He will punish their sins.

10 (Jer 11:13; Hos 4:14) Like grapes in the wilderness, I found Israel.

Like the first fruit on the fig tree in its first season, I saw your fathers.

But they went to Baal Peor and consecrated themselves to a thing of shame,

and they became an abomination like the thing they loved.

11 (Hos 4:7; 9:14) As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird:

no birth, no pregnancy, no conception!

12 (Hos 7:13; Dt 31:17) Though they bring up their children,

I will bereave them until none are left. Woe to them indeed,

when I depart from them!

13 (Eze 26:1-21) Just as I saw Ephraim like Tyre,

planted in a pleasant place, so now Ephraim will bring out

his children for slaughter.

14 (Lk 23:29) Give them, O Lord- what will You give?

Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.

15 (Hos 4:15; Isa 1:23) All their wickedness is in Gilgal,

for there I hated them.

Because of the wickedness of their deeds,

I will drive them out of My house.

I will love them no more.

All their princes are rebels.

16 (Eze 24:21; Hos 9:11-13) Ephraim is stricken,

their root is dried up,

they shall bear no fruit.

Even though they give birth,

I will slay the beloved offspring of their womb.

17 (Hos 7:13; Dt 28:64-65) My God will reject them

because they did not listen to Him,

and they will be wanderers among the nations.



Hosea 9

[1] Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people: for thou hast gone a

whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor.

[2] The floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall

fail in her.

[3] They shall not dwell in the LORD's land; but Ephraim shall return to

Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria.

[4] They shall not offer wine offerings to the LORD, neither shall they be

pleasing unto him: their sacrifices shall be unto them as the bread of

mourners; all that eat thereof shall be polluted: for their bread for their

soul shall not come into the house of the LORD.

[5] What will ye do in the solemn day, and in the day of the feast of the

LORD?

[6] For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them

up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant places for their silver, nettles

shall possess them: thorns shall be in their tabernacles.

[7] The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel

shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the

multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred.

[8] The watchman of Ephraim was with my God: but the prophet is a snare of a

fowler in all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God.

[9] They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah:

therefore he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins.

[10] I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the

firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baal-peor, and

separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according

as they loved.

[11] As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth,

and from the womb, and from the conception.

[12] Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that

there shall not be a man left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from

them!

[13] Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim

shall bring forth his children to the murderer.

[14] Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb

and dry breasts.

[15] All their wickedness is in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the

wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house, I will love

them no more: all their princes are revolters.

[16] Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit:

yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of

their womb.

[17] My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him: and

they shall be wanderers among the nations.

6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2026 edition?)



Where do Muslims live?



Canada is a land of immigrants. And Muslims are coming in increasing numbers

to our shores. Where do they live? How can we pray for these areas? Use this as

your more effectively for Muslims in Canada.



Data for those population figures is extrapolated for the 2011 National

Household Survey and population growth projections by Pew Forum. These have

also been adjusted by +40% as reliable sources state that on 60% of Muslims

self-identify on government surveys and forms. These estimates are still on

the conservative end of the spectrum. Percentages represent that of the total

Canadian population, not provincial



BC - 136493 - 7.5%

AB - 195240 - 11%

SK - 17279 - 1%

MB - 21349 - 1.2%

ON - 1001542 - 55%

QC - 418946 - 23%

NB - 4543 - 0.003%

NS - 14629 - 0.1%

PEI - 1127 - 0.0006%

NFLD - 2065 - 0.001%

Yukon - 69 - 0.00004%

NWT - 473 - 0.0003%

NU - 86 - 0.00005%



Adding further



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



Under the Keep Praying page



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

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

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

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

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

decorated and festivals will be held.



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

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

Islam.



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

which means Blessed Eid!"



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

know, and Muslims around the world:



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

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

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

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

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

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.

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

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

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

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

18 Even on My menservants and maidservants

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

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

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

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

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



Footnotes

Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

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

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

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

house."



Ideas for prayer



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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



And



Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.



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

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

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



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

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

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

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

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



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

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

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



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

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

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



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

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

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

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."



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

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

through the power of the Holy Spirit.



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

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



ROMANS 15:13



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

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

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



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



http://www.ehc.ca



15th Day of the Month



a) Pray for the Lord to convict all Canadians of His Righteous

standards of living (John 16: 8 - 11



8 "When He comes, He will convict the world of sin

and of righteousness and of judgment:

9 of sin, because they do not believe in Me;

10 of righteousness, because I am going to My Father,

and you will see Me no more;

11 and of judgment, because the ruler of this world stands condemned."



8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin,

and of righteousness, and of judgment:

9 of sin, because they believe not on me;

10 of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;

11 of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.

)



b) Pray for the province of Nova Scotia



I) Pray for the leaders of Nova Scotia, that God's Spirit would influence

them to act justly, serve with integrity and honour high moral standards.

( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4

1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications, prayers,

intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,

2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,

that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,

3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our

Savior,

4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)

who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.



1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers,

intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;

2 for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet

and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;

4 who will have all men to be saved,

and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.



)



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray a prayer of intercession for your nation of its sins

against the Lord and pray for your nation's redemption.



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

to live a life of gratitude to You."



Pray to the Lord and pray to Lord Jesus Christ who is your security.



Pray to the Lord and pray for the Word not to depart from your Mouth.



Pray to the Lord and to rest your burdens upon Him.



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 Lord to convict all Canadians of His Righteous

standards of living



Pray for Christians in northern and south-western

of BURKINA FASO

who are at risk of danger for following Christ.



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.

Hosea 5





War, Wrath, and Repentance



8 (Hos 9:9; 1Sa 15:34) Blow the horn in Gibeah,

and the trumpet in Ramah.

Cry aloud at Beth Aven,

"Look behind you, O Benjamin!"Or "After you, O Benjamin!"

9 (Isa 46:10; Hos 9:11-17) Ephraim will become desolate

in the day of punishment.

Among the tribes of Israel

I make known that which is sure.

10 (Dt 19:14; 27:17) The princes of Judah have become

like those who remove a boundary marker.

Upon them I will pour out

My wrath like water.

11 (Dt 28:33; Mic 6:16) Ephraim is oppressed

and broken in judgment,

because he eagerly followed after vanity.

12 (Isa 51:8; Job 13:28) Therefore I will be like pus to Ephraim

and like rottenness to the house of Judah.

13 (Hos 7:11; Jer 30:12) When Ephraim saw his sickness

and Judah saw his wound,

then Ephraim went to Assyria,

and sent to King Jareb.Or the great king.

Yet he cannot cure you

or heal your wound.

14 (Ps 7:2; Mic 5:8) For I will be like a lion to Ephraim

and like a young lion to the house of Judah.

I, Myself, will tear and go away.

I will carry off, and no one will rescue.

15 (Jer 2:27; Lev 26:40-42) I will again return to My place

until they acknowledge their offense

and seek My face.

In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.



[8] Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at

Beth-aven, after thee, O Benjamin.

[9] Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of

Israel have I made known that which shall surely be.

[10] The princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound: therefore I

will pour out my wrath upon them like water.

[11] Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly

walked after the commandment.

[12] Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah

as rottenness.

[13] When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went

Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you,

nor cure you of your wound.

[14] For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house

of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none

shall rescue him.

[15] I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence,

and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.



Hosea 6

A Call to Repentance

1 (Dt 32:39; Jer 50:4) Come, let us return to the Lord,

for He has torn, and He will heal us. He has struck,

and He will bind us up.

2 (1Co 15:4) After two days He will revive us.

On the third day He will raise us up, that we may live before Him.

3 (Ps 72:6; Job 29:23) Let us know, let us press on to know the Lord.

His appearance is as sure as the dawn. He will come to us like the rain;

like the spring rains He will water the earth. Impenitence of Israel and Judah

4 (Hos 11:8; 13:3) What shall I do to you, O Ephraim?

What shall I do to you, O Judah? Your faithfulness is like a morning cloud,

and like the early dew it goes away.

5 (Jer 23:29; 1:10) Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets.

I have killed them by the words of My mouth,

and My [Gk. Syr.: Heb. Your.] judgments go forth like light.

6 (Mt 9:13; 12:7) For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice,

and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

7 (Hos 5:7; 8:1) But like men [Or like/at Adam.]

they have transgressed the covenant. There they dealt faithlessly with Me.

8 (Hos 12:11) Gilead is a city of evildoers, polluted with blood.

9 (Hos 7:1; 5:1) As robbers lie in wait for someone, so a company of priests

murder on the way to Shechem. They commit a shameful deed.

10 (Hos 5:3; Jer 5:30-31) I have seen a horrible thing in the house of Israel.

The harlotry of Ephraim is there; Israel is defiled.

11 (Joel 3:13; Jer 51:33) Also, O Judah, a harvest is appointed for you,

when I restore the fortunes of My people.



[1] Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will

heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.

[2] After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up,

and we shall live in his sight.

[3] Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is

prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the

latter and former rain unto the earth.

[4] O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto

thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it

goeth away.

[5] Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the

words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth.

[6] For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more

than burnt offerings.

[7] But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt

treacherously against me.

[8] Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood.

[9] And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests

murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.

[10] I have seen an horrible thing in the house of Israel: there is the

whoredom of Ephraim, Israel is defiled.

[11] Also, O Judah, he hath set an harvest for thee, when I returned the

captivity of my people.



Hosea 7



1 (Hos 4:2; 6:4) When I would heal Israel,

the iniquity of Ephraim is revealed,

and the wickedness of Samaria.

For they deal deceitfully;

the thief breaks in;

the robbers raid outside,

2 (Jer 2:19; 14:10) but they did not consider in their hearts

that I remember all their wickedness.

Now their own deeds surround them;

they are before My face.



[1] When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was

discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood; and

the thief cometh in, and the troop of robbers spoileth without.

[2] And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their

wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are before my

face.



Corrupt and Disloyal Politics



3 (Mic 7:3; Ro 1:32) They make the king glad with their wickedness,

and the princes with their lies.

4 (Jer 9:2) They are all adulterers,

like an oven heated by a baker,

who ceases stirring the fire

after kneading the dough until it is leavened.

5 (Isa 28:1) On the day of our king the princes made him sick

from the heat of wine.

He stretched out his hand with scorners.

6 For they are kindled [Gk. Syr.: Heb. brought near.] like an oven.

Their heart burns within them;Or while they lie in wait.

their anger smolders [Or Their baker sleeps.] all night;

in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.

7 (2Ki 15:10; 15:14) They are all hot as an oven,

and they devour their judges.

All their kings have fallen,

and none of them calls to Me.

8 (Ps 106:35; Hos 5:13) Ephraim mixes himself with the people.

Ephraim is a cake not turned.

9 (Hos 8:7) Foreigners devour his strength,

but he does not know it.

Gray hairs are here and there upon him,

but he does not know it.

10 (Isa 9:13; Hos 5:5) The pride of Israel testifies against him,

but they do not return to the Lord their God,

nor seek Him for all this.

11 (Hos 5:13; 12:1) Ephraim is like a dove,

silly and without sense;

they call to Egypt,

they go to Assyria.

12 (Eze 12:13; Dt 28:15-68) Wherever they go, I will spread My net over them;

I will bring them down like the birds of the sky;

I will discipline them according to

the report to their congregation.

13 (Hos 9:12; 11:12) Woe to them,

for they have fled from Me!

Destruction to them,

for they have rebelled against Me!

Though I would redeem them,

yet they speak lies against Me.

14 (Am 2:8; Jdg 9:27) They do not cry to Me with their heart

when they howl on their beds.

They gather together for grain and wine,

they rebel against Me.

15 (Na 1:9) Though I trained and strengthened their arms,

yet they devise mischief against Me.

16 (Ps 78:57; Hos 9:3) They return, but not to the Most High.

They are like a loose bow.

Their princes will fall by the sword

for the rage of their tongue.

This will be their derision

in the land of Egypt.



[3] They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their

lies.

[4] They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth

from raising after he hath kneeded the dough, until it be leavened.

[5] In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of

wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners.

[6] For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in

wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a

flaming fire.

[7] They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured their judges; all their

kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth unto me.

[8] Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not

turned.

[9] Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray

hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not.

[10] And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not return

to the LORD their God, nor seek him for all this.

[11] Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt,

they go to Assyria.

[12] When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them

down as the fowls of the heaven; I will chastise them, as their

congregation

hath heard.

[13] Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them!

because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet

they have spoken lies against me.

[14] And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon

their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel

against me.

[15] Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine

mischief against me.

[16] They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow:

their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this

shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.

2) Our Daily Bread for 15 July 2026 titled



Always Giving Thanks By Winn Collier



Ephesians 5:15-20



Walk as Children of Light



15 (Col 4:5) See then that you walk carefully, not as fools, but as wise men,

16 (Eph 6:13; Col 4:5) making the most of the time because the days are evil.

17 (Ro 12:2; Col 1:9) Therefore do not be unwise, but understand

what the will of the Lord is.

18 (Pr 20:1; 1Co 5:11; Lk 1:15) Do not be drunk with wine, for that is

reckless living. But be filled with the Spirit.

19 (Col 3:16; Ac 16:25; 1Co 14:26) Speak to one another in psalms, hymns,

and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord.

20 (Col 3:17; Ps 34:1; Eph 5:4) Give thanks always for all things to God

the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,



[15] See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

[16] Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

[17] Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord

is.

[18] And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the

Spirit;

[19] Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing

and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

[20] Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name

of our Lord Jesus Christ;



A fifty-ton, female humpback whale swam into a web of crab lines off the coast

of California, trapping her in a tangled mess. Hundreds of feet of line and

hundreds of pounds of traps wrapped around her body as she struggled to stay

afloat. Four divers came to her rescue, swimming under her belly. For an hour,

they cut rope - dangerous work since one flap of her tail could have killed

them. After they freed her, rather than immediately escaping, she swam to and

gently nudged each diver. "It felt to me like she was thanking us,"

one rescuer said.



Whether or not whales are able to express gratitude, being thankful is truly

an important part of being human. It’s vital for our life with God. Many of us

thank Him for larger blessings (the birth of a child or healing from

a disease). However, Paul tells us to offer gratitude for every gift we

receive, for every bit of goodness we encounter. We're to be "always giving

thanks to God," the apostle writes (Ephesians 5:20). Not sometimes. Not only

for exceptional moments. Always. And to make sure he's made his point, Paul

adds a bit more. "[Make] the most of every opportunity" and give thanks

"for everything," he says (vv. 16, 20).



Genuine gratitude is more than an occasional word we offer; it's the posture

of our lives. Gratitude turns us to God over and over again, always giving

thanks in celebration.



Reflect & Pray



What gifts can you thank God for today?

How can you move toward a posture of gratitude?



Dear God, please help me to live a life of gratitude to You.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 4 - freedom from Fear



Psalms 27:1



The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom will I fear?

The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom will I be afraid?



The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?

The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?



Marcy was afraid of the dark. As a child she slept with a nightlight on,

and even she matured, she still had a fear of dark places.

When she was at home alone, she kept all the lights on,

and a small lamp at her bedside glowed through the night.

The psalmist David reflects that common fear of darkness when he says

"The Lord is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear?"

David does not say, "The Lord brings light," but "The Lord is my light".

God is the source of understanding and security in our lives.

He is the One who can expose and deal with our fears.

When we are afraid - afraid of losing a job or a loved one,

afraid of making mistakes, afraid of being hurt, afraid of what others may

say about us - we can turn to the Lord who can handle our fears.

He is a "stronghold", a fortress of protection around us,

and in him we are safe.

Often we turn to other places for our security - to the bank account,

to a spouse or loved one, to the approval of the world.

We mistakenly think that these sources can provide a foundation of defence

against uncertainty of life. But when we find that people disappoint us, money

loses its value, and the praise of others is fleeting,

we must turn again to the true source of security, God alone.



Application



a) What sources of security have I trusted in besides God?

What was the result of that trust?



b) In what ways have I depended upon God for my security?



c) What spiritual truths can I see now that I could not see

when I lived in darkness?



4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland



Joshua 1:8



8 (Ps 19:14; 119:15) This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth.

Meditate on it day and night so that you may act carefully according to all

that is written in it. For then you will make your way successful,

and you will be wise.



8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt

meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according

to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous,

and then thou shalt have good success.



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



When you are discouraged or Depressed



Matthew 11:25-30



25 (Ps 8:2; Jn 11:41) At that time Jesus said, "I thank You, O Father,

Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things

from the wise and prudent and revealed them to infants.

26 Even so, Father, for it seemed good in Your sight.

27 (Jn 10:15; Mt 28:18; Jn 1:18) "All things are delivered to Me

by My Father, and no one knows the Son, except the Father.

And no one knows the Father, except the Son and he to whom

the Son will reveal Him.

28 (Jn 7:37; 6:37) "Come to Me, all you who labour and are heavily

burdened, and I will give you rest.

29 (Jer 6:16; Jn 13:15) Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me.

For I am meek and lowly in heart,

and you will find rest for your souls.(Jer 6:16).

30 (1Jn 5:3) For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light."

because He has dealt bountifully with me.



The Hidden Revelation

25 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father,

Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things

from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.

26 Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.

27 All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man

knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father,

save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.

28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden,

and I will give you rest.

29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek

and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.



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.

Hosea 3



Hosea Redeems His Wife



1 (Jer 3:20; Hos 1:2-3) Then the Lord said to me, "Go, again, love a woman

who is loved by a lover and is committing adultery, just as the Lord loves

the children of Israel, who look to other gods and love raisin cakes."

2 (Lev 27:16; Eze 45:11) So I purchased her for myself for fifteen shekels

of silver, and for a homer of barley, and a half homer of barley.

3 (Dt 21:13) Then I said to her, "You will remain with me many days.

You will not play the whore, and you will not belong to another man.

And also I will be with you."

4 (Jdg 17:5; Ge 31:19; Ex 28:4) For the children of Israel will remain

many days without a king and without a prince, without a sacrifice

and without a standing stone, and without an ephod and teraphim.

5 (Isa 2:2; Jer 30:9) Afterward the children of Israel will return

and seek the Lord their God and David their king.

They will come in fear to the Lord and to His goodness in the latter days.



[1] Then said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend,

yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD toward the children of

Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine.

[2] So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of

barley, and an half homer of barley:

[3] And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not

play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for another man: so will I also be

for thee.

[4] For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and

without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and

without

an ephod, and without teraphim:

[5] Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their

God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the

latter days.



Hosea 4



God Accuses Israel



1 (Jer 4:22; Mic 6:2) Hear the word of the Lord, O children of Israel,

for the Lord has a dispute

with the inhabitants of the land:

There is no truth or mercy,

and no knowledge of God in the land.

2 (Hos 6:9; 7:1) Swearing, lying, and killing,

and stealing and adultery

break out,

and bloodshed follows bloodshed.

3 (Zep 1:3; Jer 4:25) Therefore the land dries up,

and everyone who lives in it withers

with the beasts of the field

and the birds of the sky;

even the fish of the sea disappear.

4 (Dt 17:12; Hos 4:17) Yet let no one contend,

and let none reprove another,

for your people are like those

that contend with a priest.Meaning of Heb. uncertain.

5 (Jer 15:8; Hos 2:2) You will stumble in the day,

and the prophet also will stumble with you in the night,

and I will destroy your mother.

6 (Isa 5:13; Hos 4:1) My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.

Because you have rejected knowledge,

I will reject you from being My priest.

And because you have forgotten the law of your God,

I will also forget your children.

7 (Hos 13:6; 1Sa 2:30) As they increased, so they sinned against Me.

I will change Or like/at Adam. their glory

MT; Ancient Heb. tradition My glory. into shame.

8 (Isa 56:11; Mic 3:11) They feed upon the sin of My people,

and they are greedy for their iniquity.

9 (Isa 24:2; Jer 5:31) It will be like people, like priest.

I will punish them for their ways

and reward them for their deeds.

10 (Lev 26:26; Mic 6:14) They will eat, but not be satisfied;

they will play the whore, but not multiply,

because they have forsaken the Lord

by devoting themselves to

11 (Pr 20:1; Isa 28:7; 5:12) harlotry;

wine and new wine

take away understanding.



[1] Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a

controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth,

nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.

[2] By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing

adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.

[3] Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein

shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven;

yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.

[4] Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they

that strive with the priest.

[5] Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall

with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother.

[6] My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast

rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no

priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God,

I will also forget thy children.

[7] As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I

change their glory into shame.

[8] They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their

iniquity.

[9] And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them

for their ways, and reward them their doings.

[10] For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom,

and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the

LORD.

[11] Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.



The Idolatry of Israel



12 (Jer 2:27; Hos 5:4) My people seek counsel from their wood,

and their staff informs them.

For the spirit of harlotry has led them astray,

and they have played the whore in defiance of their God.

13 (Isa 1:29; Jer 3:6) They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains,

and burn incense upon the hills

under oak, poplar, and elm

because their shade is good.

Therefore your daughters play the whore,

and your daughters-in-law commit adultery.

14 (Hos 4:1) I will not punish your daughters

when they play the whore,

nor your daughters-in-law

when they commit adultery.

For the men separate themselves with whores,

and they sacrifice with cult prostitutes.

A people without understanding will come to ruin.

15 (Hos 9:15; 12:11) Though you play the whore, O Israel,

do not let Judah offend.

Do not come to Gilgal,

or go up to Beth Aven,

and do not swear, "As the Lord lives."

16 Like a stubborn heifer,

Israel is stubborn.

Now will the Lord feed them

like a lamb in a wide pasture?

17 (Ps 81:12; Hos 4:4) Ephraim is joined to idols;

let him alone.

18 (Mic 3:11) Their drink has soured,

they have played the whore continually.

Her rulers dearly love shame.

19 (Isa 1:29; Jer 51:1) A wind has wrapped her in its wings,

and they will be ashamed because of their sacrifices.



[12] My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto

them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have

gone a whoring from under their God.

[13] They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon

the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is

good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses

shall commit adultery.

[14] I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your

spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with

whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people that doth not

understand shall fall.

[15] Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and

come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Beth-aven, nor swear, The LORD

liveth.

[16] For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will

feed them as a lamb in a large place.

[17] Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone.

[18] Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her

rulers with shame do love, Give ye.

[19] The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed

because of their sacrifices.



Hosea 5



Judgment Against Israel and Judah



1 (Hos 9:8; 6:9) Hear this, O priests!

Pay attention, O house of Israel!

Listen, O house of the king!

For the judgment is for you,

because you have been a snare at Mizpah

and a net spread over Tabor,

2 (Hos 9:15; Isa 29:15) and a pit dug deep in Shittim;

but I will discipline them all.

3 (Am 3:2) I know Ephraim,

and Israel is not hidden from Me;

for now, O Ephraim, you have played the whore.

Israel is defiled.

4 (Hos 4:12) Their deeds do not allow them

to return to their God;

for a spirit of harlotry is in their midst,

and they do not know the Lord.

5 (Hos 7:10; Eze 23:31-35) The pride of Israel testifies against him.

Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity.

Judah also stumbles with them.

6 (Pr 1:28; Mic 6:6-7) With their flocks and their herds they will go

to seek the Lord,

but they will not find Him.

He has withdrawn from them.

7 (Hos 6:7; Isa 48:8) They have dealt faithlessly with the Lord,

for they have given birth to illegitimate children.

Now the New Moon will devour them

along with their portion.



[1] Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye

ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have

been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.

[2] And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a

rebuker of them all.

[3] I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou

committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled.

[4] They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit

of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD.

[5] And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall

Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity; Judah also shall fall with them.

[6] They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD;

but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.

[7] They have dealt treacherously against the LORD: for they have begotten

strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions.

Day 196, 15 July 2026



1) Hosea 1, Hosea 2, Hosea 3, Hosea 4, Hosea 5, Hosea 6, Hosea 7



Hosea 1



1 (Isa 1:1; Mic 1:1; Am 1:1) The word of the Lord that came to Hosea

son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah,

kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.



Hosea's Wife and Children



2 (Hos 3:1; Dt 31:16) When the Lord first spoke by Hosea, the Lord said

to Hosea: "Go, take for yourself a wife of harlotry and children of harlotry,

for the land has committed great harlotry, departing from the Lord."

3 So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim as a wife.

She conceived, and bore him a son.

4 (2Ki 10:7-8; 10:10-11) The Lord said to him: "Call his name Jezreel,That is,

May God make fertile. for in a little while, I will punish the house of Jehu

for the blood of Jezreel,

and will bring to an end the kingdom of the house of Israel.

5 (Jos 17:16; Jdg 6:33) On that day, I will break the bow of Israel

in the Valley of Jezreel."

6 (2Ki 17:6; Hos 2:4) Then Gomer conceived again, and bore a daughter.

And the Lord said to Hosea: "Call her name Lo-Ruhamah,

[Or the great king.] for I will no longer have mercy upon the house of Israel

but will utterly sweep them away.

7 (Zec 4:6; 2Ki 19:35) But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah,

and will save them by the Lord their God, and will not save them by bow,

or by sword, or by battle, or by horses, or by horsemen."

8 When Gomer had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, she conceived, and bore a son.

9 Then the Lord said: "Call his name Lo-Ammi, [That is, Not My people.]

for you are not My people, and I am not your God."

10 (Hos 1:9; Ge 13:16) Yet the number of the children of ­Israel will be

as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered.

And in the place where it was said to them, "You are not My people,"

there it will be said to them, "You are the children of the living God."

11 (Isa 11:12-13; Hos 3:5) Then will the Judahites and the children of Israel

be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they will come

up out of the land, for great will be the day of Jezreel.



Hosea 1

[1] The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days

of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of

Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.

[2] The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to

Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms:

for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD.

[3] So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and

bare him a son.

[4] And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little

while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and

will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.

[5] And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of

Israel in the valley of Jezreel.

[6] And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him,

Call her name Lo-ruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of

Israel; but I will utterly take them away.

[7] But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the

LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle,

by horses, nor by horsemen.

[8] Now when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son.

[9] Then said God, Call his name Lo-ammi: for ye are not my people, and I

will not be your God.

[10] Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the

sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that

in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it

shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God.

[11] Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered

together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of

the land: for great shall be the day of Jezreel.



Hosea 2:1-13



Hosea 2

1 (Hos 2:23) Say to your brothers, Ammi,

[That is, My people.] and to your sisters, Ruhamah. That is, Pitied.



Israel's Unfaithfulness Punished



2 (Isa 50:1; Eze 23:45) Plead with your mother, plead-

for she is not My wife,

and am I not her husband-

that she put away her harlotry from her face,

and her adultery from between her breasts,

3 (Isa 32:13-14; Eze 16:22) lest I strip her naked

and leave her as in the day that she was born,

and turn her into a wilderness,

and turn her into a dry land,

and kill her with thirst.

4 (Jer 13:14; Eze 8:18) I will not have mercy upon her children,

for they are children of harlotry.

5 (Isa 1:21; Jer 44:17-18) For their mother has played the whore.

She that conceived them has acted shamefully.

For she said, "I will pursue my lovers,

who provide my bread and my water,

my wool and my flax, my oil and my drink."

6 (Job 19:8; 3:23) Therefore, behold, I will hedge up your way with thorns,

and make a wall, so that she will not find her paths.

7 (Jer 2:2; Hos 5:13) She will pursue her lovers, but she will not reach them;

and she will seek them but will not find them.

Then she will say,

"I will go and return to my first husband,

for it was better for me then than now."

8 (Isa 1:3; Eze 16:16-19) But she did not know that it was I who provided her

the grain, the wine, and the oil,

and multiplied her silver and gold

that they used for Baal.

9 (Hos 2:3) Therefore I will take back My grain in its time

and My wine in its season,

and I will recover My wool and My flax,

given to cover her nakedness.

10 (Eze 23:29) Therefore I will uncover her shame

in the sight of her lovers,

and no one will deliver her from My hand.

11 (Jer 7:34; Isa 1:13-14) I will also bring to an end all her joy,

her annual feasts, her New Moons,

and her Sabbaths, and all her solemn assemblies.

12 (Isa 5:5; 7:23) I will destroy her vines and her fig trees,

of which she has said, "These are my rewards that my lovers have given me."

I will make them a forest,

and the beasts of the field will eat them.

13 (Hos 11:2; Jdg 3:7) I will punish her for the days of the Baals,

when she burned incense to them

and adorned herself with her earrings and her jewelry,

and pursued her lovers, but forgot Me, declares the Lord.



[1] Say ye unto your brethren, Ammi; and to your sisters, Ru-hamah.

[2] Plead with your mother, plead: for she is not my wife, neither am I her

husband: let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight, and her

adulteries from between her breasts;

[3] Lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and

make her as a wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and slay her with

thirst.

[4] And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of

whoredoms.

[5] For their mother hath played the harlot: she that conceived them hath

done shamefully: for she said, I will go after my lovers, that give me my

bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink.

[6] Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall,

that she shall not find her paths.

[7] And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them;

and she shall seek them, but shall not find them: then shall she say, I will

go and return to my first husband; for then was it better with me than now.

[8] For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and

multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal.

[9] Therefore will I return, and take away my corn in the time thereof, and

my wine in the season thereof, and will recover my wool and my flax

given to cover her nakedness.

[10] And now will I discover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and

none shall deliver her out of mine hand.

[11] I will also cause all her mirth to cease, her feast days, her new

moons, and her sabbaths, and all her solemn feasts.

[12] And I will destroy her vines and her fig trees, whereof she hath said,

These are my rewards that my lovers have given me: and I will make them a

forest, and the beasts of the field shall eat them.

[13] And I will visit upon her the days of Baalim, wherein she burned

incense to them, and she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels,

and she went after her lovers, and forgat me, saith the LORD.



God's Mercy on Israel



14 (Eze 20:35-36) Therefore, I will allure her,

and bring her into the wilderness,

and speak tenderly to her.

15 (Jer 2:2; Jos 7:26) From there, I will give her vineyards to her,

and the Valley of Achor as a door of hope.

She will respond there as in the days of her youth,

and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.

16 (Isa 54:5; Hos 2:7) On that day, declares the Lord,

you will call Me, "My husband,"

and will no longer call Me, "My Baal." Or My master.

17 (Ex 23:13; Jos 23:7) I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth,

and they will no longer be remembered by their name.

18 (Eze 34:25; Isa 2:4; Jer 23:6) On that day, I will make a covenant for them

with the beasts of the field, with the fowls of heaven,

and with the creeping things of the ground.

I will break the bow and the sword and the battle

from the earth,

and will make them to lie down safely.

19 (Jer 3:14-15; 2Co 11:2) I will take you for My wife forever.

I will take you for My wife in righteousness and in justice,

in mercy and in compassion.

20 (Jer 31:33-34; Jn 17:3) I will take you for My wife in faithfulness,

and you will know the Lord.

21 (Zec 8:12) On that day I will answer,

declares the Lord;

I will answer the heavens,

and they will answer the earth.

22 (Hos 1:4; 1:11) The earth will answer the grain,

the wine, and the oil;

and they will answer Jezreel.

23 (Hos 1:6; Jer 31:27) Then I will sow her for Myself in the earth.

I will have mercy upon Lo-Ruhamah,

and I will say to Lo-Ammi, "You are My people,"

and they will say, "You are my God."



[14] Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the

wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her.

[15] And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor

for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth,

and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.

[16] And it shall be at that day, saith the LORD, that thou shalt call me

Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali.

[17] For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they

shall no more be remembered by their name.

[18] And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the

field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the

ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the

earth, and will make them to lie down safely.

[19] And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto

me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies.

[20] I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know

the LORD.

[21] And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith the LORD, I

will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth;

[22] And the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and the oil; and they

shall hear Jezreel.

[23] And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her

that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my

people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God.

Psalm 48

A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah.

[1] Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in

the mountain of his holiness.

[2] Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on

the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

[3] God is known in her palaces for a refuge.

[4] For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.

[5] They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted

away.

[6] Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.

[7] Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.

[8] As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in

the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah.

[9] We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy

temple.

[10] According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the

earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.

[11] Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of

thy judgments.

[12] Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.

[13] Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell

it to the generation following.

[14] For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even

unto death.





2 Kings 17:1-4



Hoshea, King of Israel



2Kgs 18:9-12



1 (2Ki 15:30) In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea son of Elah

became king in Samaria over Israel for nine years.

2 He did evil in the sight of the Lord, only not as the kings of Israel

who were before him.

3 (Hos 10:14) Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against him.

Hoshea became his servant and gave him gifts.

4 But the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea,

for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt

and offered up no gift to the king of Assyria as he had done year by year.

So the king of Assyria detained him, and then put him in prison.



[1] In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah

to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years.

[2] And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as the

kings of Israel that were before him.

[3] Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his

servant, and gave him presents.

[4] And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent

messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of

Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him

up, and bound him in prison.



2) Our Daily Bread for 14 July 2026 titled God at Work By Tim Gustafson



Judges 6:17,36-40



17 And he said to Him, "If I have found favor in Your sight,

give me a sign that it is You who are speaking with me. "



36 Gideon said to God, "If You will use my hands to save Israel,

as You have said-

37 I am placing a fleece of wool on the threshing floor.

If there is dew on the fleece only and all of the ground remains dry,

then I will know that You will save Israel with my hands, as You have said."

38 So it happened. He got up early the next morning and squeezed the fleece.

Enough dew poured out of the fleece to fill a bowlful of water.

39 Then Gideon said to God, "Do not let Your anger burn against me

as I speak only one more time. Please let me perform a test with the fleece

one more time. Please, let the fleece be the only thing dry,

and let there be dew on all of the ground."

40 So God did this during that night. Only the fleece was dry,

and the dew was on all the ground.



[17] And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew

me a sign that thou talkest with me.



[36] And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as

thou hast said,

[37] Behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor; and if the dew be on

the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know

that thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said.

[38] And it was so: for he rose up early on the morrow, and thrust the

fleece together, and wringed the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of

water.

[39] And Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be hot against me, and I

will speak but this once: let me prove, I pray thee, but this once with the

fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let

there be dew.

[40] And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and

there was dew on all the ground.



Jay owned a Gideon Bible, yet his analytical mind didn’t permit him to accept

its miracles. One thing haunted him, though: the genuine faith of his friend.

So Jay offered a strange prayer. He told God, "If you want me to believe in

You, then do something I can't explain."



One day, something drew Jay to look for his Bible. It was gone. How could that

be? He never lost track of things.



He drove in the rain to his teaching job at the University of Zurich. Stepping

out of his car, he spotted a Gideon Bible on the wet pavement. That's strange,

he thought. Picking it up, he noticed the Bible was totally dry despite the

rain. Something he couldn't explain!



Gideon Bibles are named for an Old Testament hero of Israel. When God chose

Gideon to lead Israel into battle against a vast army, Gideon had huge doubts.

He told God, "I will place a wool fleece on the threshing floor. If there is

dew only on the fleece . . . , then I will know that you will save Israel by

my hand" (Judges 6:37). God answered Gideon's challenge not once

but twice (vv. 39-40).



Doubt-filled prayers aren't a pattern for us to follow. They can, however,

reveal God's character. Gideon led a tiny army to a smashing victory (ch. 7).

Jay put his faith in Jesus, recognising that his prayer had been answered

by a loving God who does things we can't explain.





Reflect & Pray



What experiences have you had that seem beyond explanation?

How do they help you see God at work?



Thank You, dear Father, that You hear

my honest prayers and meet me where I am.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 3 - From Darkness to Light



Col 1:13-14



13 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and has transferred us

into the kingdom of His dear Son,

14 in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.



[13] Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated

us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

[14] In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of

sins:



Most of us have no real concept of darkness. We live in a world illuminated

not only by sun, moon and start, bit by streetlights and electric lamps and,

when the power goes off, flashlights and candles. We resist the darkness

For the sighted, being in absolute darkness is a frightening experience.

The dark blots out everything; we can see nothing, not even our own bodies,

and we may become disoriented. The dark seems to press in upon us,

with an almost physical weight that oppresses.

Spiritual darkness is like that. Spiritual darkness,

the absence of light in Christ, is oppressive, weighing us down,

distorting our perceptions of realty.

We cannot judge clearly, for we cannot see at all.

Yet God breaks into our darkness, bringing his light - Jesus Christ,

The Light of the World. When the awareness of Christ invades our lives,

our eyes are opened and we can see for the first time. We see our sin,

God's grace, and the Way he has provided for escape from the dark.

And as we continue to walk in his light, we see even more - the need

for changes in our lives, and God's power to work those changes.

Discernment and wisdom come through his light,

and we understand spiritual truths we could never see before.

Paul says that God has 'rescued' us from darkness and brought us

into the light. We cannot, on our own, accomplish this rescue,

but god through Christ's sacrifice brings it about in us.

He is the light who illuminates our darkness.



Application



a) Many different kinds of spiritual darkness invade our lives

and keep us blind to the truth - sin, lack of understanding,

resistance to the Holy Spirit. What kinds of spiritual darkness

have I experienced?



b) What changes took place in me when I first 'came into the light'?



c) What spiritual truths can I see now that I could not see

when I lived in darkness?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Proverbs 22:7



7 The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.



7 The rich ruleth over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender.

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



When you are Saddened by Loss



John 14:1 - 7



1 "Let not your heart be troubled. You believe in God. Believe also in Me.

2 In My Father's house are many dwelling places.

If it were not so, I would have told you.

I am going to prepare a place for you.

3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again

and receive you to Myself,

that where I am, you may be also.

4 You know where I am going, and you know the way."

5 Thomas said to Him, "Lord, we do not know

where You are going. How can we know the way?"

6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth,

and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

7 If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also.

From now on you do know Him and have seen Him."



1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so,

I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again,

and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.

5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest;

and how can we know the way?

6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life:

no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

7 If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also:

and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

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

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

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

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

as we forgive our debtors.

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

but deliver us from evil.

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



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

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

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

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

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

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

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



6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2026 edition?)



Where do Muslims live?



Canada is a land of immigrants. And Muslims are coming in increasing numbers

to our shores. Where do they live? How can we pray for these areas? Use this as

your more effectively for Muslims in Canada.



Data for those population figures is extrapolated for the 2011 National

Household Survey and population growth projections by Pew Forum. These have

also been adjusted by +40% as reliable sources state that on 60% of Muslims

self-identify on government surveys and forms. These estimates are still on

the conservative end of the spectrum. Percentages represent that of the total

Canadian population, not provincial



BC - 136493 - 7.5%

AB - 195240 - 11%

SK - 17279 - 1%

MB - 21349 - 1.2%

ON - 1001542 - 55%

QC - 418946 - 23%

NB - 4543 - 0.003%

NS - 14629 - 0.1%

PEI - 1127 - 0.0006%

NFLD - 2065 - 0.001%

Yukon - 69 - 0.00004%

NWT - 473 - 0.0003%

NU - 86 - 0.00005%



Adding further



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



Under the Keep Praying page



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

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

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

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

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

decorated and festivals will be held.



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

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

Islam.



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

which means Blessed Eid!"



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

know, and Muslims around the world:



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

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

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

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

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

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.

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

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

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

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

18 Even on My menservants and maidservants

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

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

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

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

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



Footnotes

Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

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

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

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

house."



Ideas for prayer



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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



And



Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.



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

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

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



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

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

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

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

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



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

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

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



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

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

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



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

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

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

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."



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

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

through the power of the Holy Spirit.



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

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



ROMANS 15:13



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

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

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



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



http://www.ehc.ca



14th Day of the Month



a) Pray for God's kingdom to come

in your home, neighbourhood, city or community,

and in our nation ( Matt 6:10



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

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.



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



)



b) Pray for those who serve with

denominations and Christian organisations

in Canada - that God will bless their ministry

and anoint them for effective service.



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and and pray for your nation to follow the Lord.



Pray to the Lord: "Thank You, dear Father, that You hear

my honest prayers and meet me where I am."



Pray to the Lord and pray to come out of Spiritual darkness

and into the Light of Jesus.



Pray to the Lord and pray to be neither a borrower nor a lender.



Pray to the Lord and pray to know He is preparing a place for you in Heaven.



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 God's kingdom to come in your home, neighbourhood, city

or community, and in our nation.



Pray for those who serve with denominations and Christian organisations

in Canada - that God will bless their ministry and anoint them

for effective service.



Pray that believers who are beaten and questioned by the secret police

will remain strong in Christ

in TAJIKISTAN.



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 16:10-18



10 (Isa 8:2) Then King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-Pileser

king of Assyria and saw an altar that was in Damascus.

King Ahaz sent to Uriah the priest a pattern of the altar and model of it,

according to the manner of its construction.

11 Uriah the priest built an altar according to all that King Ahaz had sent

from Damascus. Thus Uriah the priest worked until King Ahaz

came from Damascus.

12 (2Ch 26:16-19) When the king came back from Damascus

and saw the altar, the king approached the altar and made offerings on it.

13 He offered his burnt offering and his grain offering, poured out

his libations, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings upon the altar.

14 (2Ch 4:1; Ex 40:6) And the bronze altar that was before the Lord

he moved from the front of the house, from between the altar

and the house of the Lord. He put it on the north side of the new altar.

15 (Ex 29:39-41) Then King Ahaz commanded Uriah the priest, "Upon the great

altar offer the morning burnt offering, the evening grain offering,

the king's burnt offering, and his grain offering with the burnt offering

of all the people of the land, their grain offering, and their libations.

Sprinkle on it all the blood of the burnt offering and all the blood

of the sacrifice, and the bronze altar will be for me to inquire by."

16 So Uriah the priest did everything that King Ahaz commanded.

17 King Ahaz cut off the bases of the stands and removed the basin from them.

He took down the sea from off the bronze oxen that were under it

and put it on stone pavement.

18 The structure for the Sabbath that they had built in the house

and the king's outer entrance he removed from the house of the Lord

for the king of Assyria.



[10] And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria,

and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the

priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the

workmanship thereof.

[11] And Urijah the priest built an altar according to all that king Ahaz

had sent from Damascus: so Urijah the priest made it against king Ahaz came

from Damascus.

[12] And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and

the king approached to the altar, and offered thereon.

[13] and he burnt his burnt offering and his meat offering, and poured his

drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings, upon the

altar.

[14] And he brought also the brasen altar, which was before the LORD, from

the forefront of the house, from between the altar and the house of the

LORD, and put it on the north side of the altar.

[15] And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar

burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meat offering, and the

king's burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of

all the people of the land, and their meat offering, and their drink

offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all

the blood of the sacrifice: and the brasen altar shall be for me to inquire

by.

[16] Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz commanded.

[17] And king Ahaz cut off the borders of the bases, and removed the laver

from off them; and took down the sea from off the brasen oxen that were

under it, and put it upon a pavement of stones.

[18] And the covert for the sabbath that they had built in the house, and

the king's entry without, turned he from the house of the LORD for the king

of Assyria.



2 Chronicles 28:22-25



The Death of Ahaz



22 (Isa 1:5) And at the time that he was oppressed he increased

in unfaithfulness against the Lord.

23 (2Ch 25:14) So he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus

that had devastated him, for he said, "Because the gods of the kings

of Aram have helped them, I will sacrifice to them so that

they might help me." But they were his downfall in Judah

and the downfall for all of Israel.

24 (2Ch 29:7; 2Ki 16:17-18) And Ahaz gathered the vessels from the house

of God, and he cut up the vessels. Then he shut the doors of the house

of the Lord, and he made altars in every corner of Jerusalem.

25 (2Ch 28:3) Then in every city in Judah he made high places to make

offerings to other gods. So he provoked the Lord God of his fathers.



[22] And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the

LORD: this is that king Ahaz.

[23] For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him: and he

said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, therefore will I

sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him,

and of all Israel.

[24] And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in

pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house

of the LORD, and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem.

[25] And in every several city of Judah he made high places to burn incense

unto other gods, and provoked to anger the LORD God of his fathers.



2 Kings 16:19-20



19 Now the rest of the deeds of Ahaz that he did, are they not written

in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?

20 Ahaz slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers

in the City of David. Then Hezekiah his son reigned in his place.



[19] Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, are they not written in

the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

[20] And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the

city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.



2 Chronicles 28:26-27



26 (2Ki 16:19-20) Now the remainder of the acts and all his ways,

from first to last, are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

27 (2Ch 21:20; 24:25) So Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him

in the city of Jerusalem because they did not bring him to the tombs

of the kings of Israel. Then Hezekiah his son was king in his place.



[26] Now the rest of his acts and of all his ways, first and last, behold,

they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

[27] And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even

in Jerusalem: but they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of

Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.



2 Chronicles 29:1-2



2 Chronicles 29

Hezekiah, King of Judah



2Ki 18:2-3



1 (2Ki 18:1-3; 1Ch 3:13) Hezekiah was twenty-five years old when he began

to reign, and he was king in Jerusalem for twenty-nine years.

The name of his mother was Abijah [Or Abi in 2Ki 18:2.]

the daughter of Zechariah.

2 And he did what was correct in the eyes of the Lord

just as his father David had done.



[1] Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he

reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was

Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.

[2] And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to

all that David his father had done.



2 Kings 18:1-8



2 Kings 18

Hezekiah, King of Judah

2Ch 29:1-2; 31:1, 20-21; 2Ki 17:3-7

1 In the third year of Hoshea son of Elah, king of Israel,

Hezekiah the son of Ahaz, king of Judah, became king.

2 He was twenty-five years old when he became king,

and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Abi

daughter of Zechariah.

3 (2Ki 20:3) He did what was right in the sight of the Lord,

according to everything that David his father had done.

4 (2Ch 31:1; Nu 21:8-9) He removed the high places, broke down the sacred

pillars, cut down the Asherah poles, and crushed the bronze serpent that Moses

had made, for until those days the children of Israel had made offerings to it.

They called it Nehushtan.

5 (2Ki 19:10; 23:25) He trusted in the Lord God of Israel. Afterwards,

there was no one like him among all the kings of Judah

or among those who were before him.

6 (Dt 10:20; Jos 23:8) He clung to the Lord. He did not depart from

following him, but kept His commandments, which the Lord ­commanded Moses.

7 (1Sa 18:14; 2Ki 16:7; Ge 39:2-3) The Lord was with him. Wherever he went,

he prospered. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.

8 (2Ki 17:9; Isa 14:29) He struck the Philistines as far as Gaza

and its territory, from watchtower to fortified city.



[1] Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of

Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign.

[2] Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned

twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Abi, the

daughter of Zachariah.

[3] And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to

all that David his father did.

[4] He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the

groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto

those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it

Nehushtan.

[5] He trusted in the LORD God of Israel; so that after him was none like

him among all the kings of Judah, nor any that were before him.

[6] For he clave to the LORD, and departed not from following him, but kept

his commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses.

[7] And the LORD was with him; and he prospered whithersoever he went

forth: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not.

[8] He smote the Philistines, even unto Gaza, and the borders thereof, from

the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.





Psalms 48

A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

1 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised

in the city of our God, in His holy mountain.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Beautiful in elevation,

the joy of the whole earth,

is Mount Zion, on the sides of the north,

the city of the great King.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) God is known in her citadels

as a refuge.

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) For the kings were assembled,

they passed by together.

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) They saw it, and so they were astounded;

they were alarmed, they hurried away.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Trembling seized them there,

and pain like a woman in labor;

7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) You break the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.

8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) As we have heard, so have we seen

in the city of the Lord of Hosts, in the city of our God;

God will establish it forever. Selah

9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) We have thought of Your lovingkindness, O God,

in the midst of Your temple.

10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) According to Your name, O God,

so is Your praise to the ends of the earth;

Your right hand is full of righteousness.

11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) May Mount Zion rejoice,

may the daughters of Judah be glad, because of Your judgments.

12 Walk about Zion, and go round about her; count her towers;

13 mark well her bulwarks; consider her citadels;

that you may tell it to the generation following.

14 For this God is our God forever and ever;

He will be our guide even to death.

Day 195, 14 July 2026



1) 2 Kings 16:1-9, 2 Chronicles 28:1-15, 2 Chronicles 28:16-21,

2 Kings 16:10-18, 2 Chronicles 28:22-25, 2 Kings 16:19-20,

2 Chronicles 28:26-27, 2 Chronicles 29:1-2, 2 Kings 18:1-4,

Psalms 48, 2 Kings 17:1-4



2 Kings 16:1-9



Ahaz, King of Judah



2Ch 28:1-27



1 (Isa 1:1) In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah,

Ahaz son of Jotham, king of Judah, became king.

2 Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king,

and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem.

He did not do what was right in the sight of the Lord his God

like David his father.

3 (Dt 12:31; Lev 18:21; 2Ki 21:2) He walked in the way of the kings

of Israel and even made his son pass through the fire according

to the abominations of the nations whom the Lord dispossessed

before the children of Israel­.

4 (Dt 12:2; 1Ki 14:23) He sacrificed and made offerings on the high places,

on the hills, and under every green tree.

5 (2Ki 15:37) Then Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah,

king of Israel, came up to Jerusalem to battle, and they besieged Ahaz

but could not subdue him.

6 (2Ki 14:22; 2Ch 26:2) At that time Re­zin king of Aram recovered Elath

for Aram and expelled the Judeans from Elath. The Edomites came to Elath

and live there to this day.

7 (2Ki 15:29) So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath--Pileser king of Assyria,

saying, "I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hand

of the king of Aram and from the hand of the king of Israel,

who are rising up against me."

8 (2Ki 12:17-18) Then Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found

in the house of the Lord and in the treasures of the king's house,

and sent a present to the king of Assyria.

9 (Isa 22:6; Am 9:7) So the king of Assyria listened to him.

The king of Assyria went up to Damascus, captured it,

exiled the people to Kir, and killed Rezin.



[1] In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of

Jotham king of Judah began to reign.

[2] Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen

years in Jerusalem, and did not that which was right in the sight of the

LORD his God, like David his father.

[3] But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son

to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen,

whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel.

[4] And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the

hills, and under every green tree.

[5] Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came

up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged Ahaz, but could not overcome him.

[6] At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave

the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath,

and dwelt there unto this day.

[7] So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying,

I am thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the

king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel,

which rise up against me.

[8] And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the

LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent it for a present to

the king of Assyria.

[9] And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went

up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it captive to

Kir, and slew Rezin.



2 Chronicles 28:1-15



Ahaz, King of Judah



2Ki 16:1-20



1 (1Ch 3:13; Isa 1:1) Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign,

and he was king in Jerusalem for sixteen years. And he did not do

what was correct in the eyes of the Lord as David his father.

2 (Ex 34:17; Jdg 2:11) And he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel,

and he cast images for Baal worship.

3 (Lev 18:21; 2Ch 33:2) And he made sacrifices in the Valley of Ben Hinnom,

and he burned his sons in the fire according to the detestable acts

of the nations that the Lord had displaced before the sons of Israel.

4 He even made sacrifices and offered incense on the high places

of the hills and under every green tree.



[1] Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned

sixteen years in Jerusalem: but he did not that which was

right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father:

[2] For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel,

and made also molten images for Baalim.

[3] Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt

his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the

LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.

[4] He sacrificed also and burnt incense in the high places, and on the

hills, and under every green tree.



Judah Defeated



5 (Isa 7:1; 2Ki 16:5-6) So the Lord his God gave him

into the hand of the king of Aram. They struck Ahaz and took captive

many prisoners and brought them to Damascus.

He was even given into the hand of the king of Israel,

and he attacked Ahaz with a great slaughter.

6 (2Ki 15:27; Isa 9:21) And Pekah the son of Rem­aliah killed

120000 in Judah in one day, and they were all strong men,

but they abandoned the Lord God of their fathers.

7 And Zikri, a mighty warrior from Ephraim, killed Maaseiah

the son of the king, and Azrikam the official of the palace,

and Elkanah second to the king.

8 (2Ch 11:4; Dt 28:25) And the sons of Israel took captive 200000

of their kin, women, sons, and daughters.

They also took much plunder and brought the plunder to Samaria.

9 (Ezr 9:6; Isa 47:6) And there was a prophet there whose name was Oded,

and he went out to the army as it approached Samaria and said to them,

"See that the anger of the Lord God of your fathers is against Judah,

and He gave them into your hand, and you all have killed them

in a rage that has reached even to heaven.

10 (Lev 25:39-46) And now you are planning to subdue for yourselves

the people of Judah and Jerusalem as male and female slaves.

Do you all not surely have among you guilt before the Lord your God?

11 (Jas 2:13) And now listen to me. Return the captives whom you have taken

captive from your relatives

because the burning wrath of the Lord is on you all."

12 And some men who were heads of the people of Ephraim rose up

before those coming from the war: Azariah the son of Jehohanan,

Berekiah the son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah the son of Shallum,

and Amasa the son of Hadlai.

13 And they said, "You will not bring the captives here, for guilt

from the Lord will be on us, and you plan to add to our sin and guilt.

Our guilt is great, and there is already a burning anger against Israel."

14 So the soldiers left the captives and spoil before the officials

and all the assembly.

15 (Dt 34:3; 2Ki 6:22) Then the men who were designated by name took

the captives and clothed those who were naked from the plunder.

So they clothed them, gave them sandals, offered them food and drink,

anointed them with oil, and led them on donkeys, even all those who stumbled.

They brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees,

which was near their kinsmen. Then the officials returned to Samaria.



[5] Wherefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of

Syria; and they smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them

captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the

hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter.

[6] For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty

thousand in one day, which were all valiant men; because they had forsaken

the LORD God of their fathers.

[7] And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king's son, and

Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the king.

[8] And the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two

hundred thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and took also away much spoil

from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria.

[9] But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose name was Oded: and he went

out before the host that came to Samaria, and said unto them, Behold,

because the LORD God of your fathers was wroth with Judah, he hath

delivered them into your hand, and ye have slain them in a rage

that reacheth up unto heaven.

[10] And now ye purpose to keep under the children of Judah and Jerusalem

for bondmen and bondwomen unto you: but are there not with you, even with

you, sins against the LORD your God?

[11] Now hear me therefore, and deliver the captives again, which ye have

taken captive of your brethren: for the fierce wrath of the LORD is upon

you.

[12] Then certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son

of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah the son of

Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against them that came from

the war,

[13] And said unto them, Ye shall not bring in the captives hither: for

whereas we have offended against the LORD already, ye intend to add more to

our sins and to our trespass: for our trespass is great, and there is

fierce wrath against Israel.

[14] So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes

and all the congregation.

[15] And the men which were expressed by name rose up, and took the

captives, and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among them, and

arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and

anointed

them, and carried all the feeble of them upon asses, and brought them to

Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brethren: then they returned to

Samaria.



2 Chronicles 28:16-21



16 At that time King Ahaz sent to the king of Assyria for help.

17 (Ob 1:10) The Edomites continually came and struck Judah

and carried off captives.

18 (Eze 16:57; 16:27) Even the Philistines made raids on the cities

of the lowlands of the Shephelah and the Negev of Judah.

And they captured Beth Shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soko and its villages,

Timnah and its villages, and Gimzo and its villages; and they settled there.

19 (2Ch 21:2) For the Lord humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Judah,

for he allowed depravity to spread in Judah and continually transgressed

against the Lord.

20 (2Ki 15:29; 1Ch 5:26) So Tiglath-­Pileser king of Assyria came

against him, but he brought him distress and not strength.

21 For Ahaz took a portion from the house of the Lord

and palace of the king and the officials, and he gave it

to the king of Assyria, but the king did not help Ahaz.



[16] At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him.

[17] For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away

captives.

[18] The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of

the south of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth,

and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof,

Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there.

[19] For the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he

made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against the LORD.

[20] And Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him,

but strengthened him not.

[21] For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of the LORD, and out of

the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of

Assyria: but he helped him not.

6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2026 edition?)



Where do Muslims live?



Canada is a land of immigrants. And Muslims are coming in increasing numbers

to our shores. Where do they live? How can we pray for these areas? Use this as

your more effectively for Muslims in Canada.



Data for those population figures is extrapolated for the 2011 National

Household Survey and population growth projections by Pew Forum. These have

also been adjusted by +40% as reliable sources state that on 60% of Muslims

self-identify on government surveys and forms. These estimates are still on

the conservative end of the spectrum. Percentages represent that of the total

Canadian population, not provincial



BC - 136493 - 7.5%

AB - 195240 - 11%

SK - 17279 - 1%

MB - 21349 - 1.2%

ON - 1001542 - 55%

QC - 418946 - 23%

NB - 4543 - 0.003%

NS - 14629 - 0.1%

PEI - 1127 - 0.0006%

NFLD - 2065 - 0.001%

Yukon - 69 - 0.00004%

NWT - 473 - 0.0003%

NU - 86 - 0.00005%



Adding further



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



Under the Keep Praying page



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

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

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

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

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

decorated and festivals will be held.



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

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

Islam.



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

which means Blessed Eid!"



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

know, and Muslims around the world:



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

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

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

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

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

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.

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

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

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

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

18 Even on My menservants and maidservants

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

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

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

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

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



Footnotes

Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

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

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

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

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

house."



Ideas for prayer



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

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

Christ among Muslim people -

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

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

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



And



Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.



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

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

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



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

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

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

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

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



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

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

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



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

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

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



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

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

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

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."



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

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

through the power of the Holy Spirit.



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

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



ROMANS 15:13



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

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

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



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



http://www.ehc.ca



13th Day of the Month



a) Pray that, with God's help, children and

young people will be able to journey with hope towards the destiny God has

for each of them



b) Pray for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador



I) Pray for the leaders of Newfoundland and Labrador, that God's Spirit

would influence then to act justly, serve with integrity

and honour high moral standards.



( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4



1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications, prayers,

intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,

2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority, that we may

lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,

3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and acceptable in the sight of God

our Savior,

4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved and to come

to the knowledge of the truth.

)



II) Pray for the churches of the province, that they would be lighthouses

beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.



III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign

and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray to remember His Word will not be void.



Pray to the Lord: "Dear heavenly Father, I love You very much.

Thank You for loving me first."



Pray to the Lord and pray to know that you are close to the Love once

you accept His Gift of Salvation.



Pray to the Lord and pray to know the rewards of obedience to God.



Pray to the Lord and pray to know God is love.



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 that, with God's help, children and

young people will be able to journey with hope towards the destiny God has

for each of them.



Pray that Christian converts from Islam in

Morocco will persevere

despite rejection from angered family members.



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.