Day 166 of My 4th Bible Study Journey - 14 June 2024 reflections
Day 166, 14 June 2024
1) Psalms 134, 146-150
Psalms 134
A Song of Ascents.
1 Come, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord,
who by night stand in the house of the Lord.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) May the Lord who made heaven and earth bless you from Zion.
Psalms 134
[1] Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night
stand in the house of the LORD.
[2] Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.
[3] The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion.
Psalm 146
1 Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul!
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) While I live I will praise the Lord;
I will sing praises unto my God while Ihave my life.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Do not put your trust in princes,
nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) His breath leaves him, and he returns to the earth;
on that very day his plans perish.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Blessed is he who has the God of Jacob for his help,
whose hope is in the Lord his God,
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) who made heaven, and earth,
the sea, and all that is in them,
who keeps faithfulness forever,
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) who executes justice for the oppressed,
who gives food to the hungry. The Lord releases the prisoners.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) The Lord opens the eyes of the blind;
the Lord raises those who are brought down; the Lord loves the righteous.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) The Lord preserves the sojourners;
He lifts up the fatherless and widow,
but on the way of the wicked He brings disaster.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) The Lord shall reign forever,
your God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise you the Lord!
Psalms 146
[1] Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.
[2] While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God
while I have any being.
[3] Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is
no help.
[4] His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his
thoughts perish.
[5] Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in
the LORD his God:
[6] Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which
keepeth truth for ever:
[7] Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the
hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:
[8] The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are
bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:
[9] The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and
widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
[10] The LORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all
generations. Praise ye the LORD.
Psalms 147
1 Praise the Lord!
For it is good to sing praises unto our God;
for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) The Lord builds up Jerusalem;
He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) He heals the broken in heart,
and binds up their wounds.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) He counts the number of the stars;
He calls them all by their names.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Great is our Lord and great in power;
His understanding is without measure.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) The Lord lifts up the meek;
He casts the wicked down to the ground.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving;
sing praise upon the harp unto our God:
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) who covers the heaven with clouds,
who provides rain for the earth,
who makes grass to grow upon the mountains.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) He gives food to the animals
and to the young ravens that chirp.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) He delights not in the strength of the horse,
nor does He take pleasure in the legs of a man,
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him,
in those who hope in His mercy.
12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem;
praise your God, O Zion.
13 For He has strengthened the bars of your gates;
He has blessed your children within you.
14 He makes peace in your borders,
and fills you with the finest of the wheat.
15 He sends forth His commandment on the earth;
His word goes out swiftly.
16 He gives snow like wool;
He scatters the frost like ashes;
17 He casts forth His ice like morsels;
who can stand before His cold?
18 He sends out His word and melts them;
He causes His wind to blow and the waters flow.
19 He shows His word to Jacob,
and His statutes and His judgments to Israel.
20 He has not dealt so with any other nation;
they have not known His judgments.
Praise the Lord!
Psalms 147
[1] Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it
is pleasant; and praise is comely.
[2] The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of
Israel.
[3] He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
[4] He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.
[5] Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
[6] The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.
[7] Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our
God:
[8] Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth,
who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
[9] He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
[10] He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure
in the legs of a man.
[11] The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in
his mercy.
[12] Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
[13] For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy
children within thee.
[14] He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the
wheat.
[15] He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very
swiftly.
[16] He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.
[17] He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?
[18] He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow,
and the waters flow.
[19] He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto
Israel.
[20] He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they
have not known them. Praise ye the LORD.
Psalms 148
1 Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise Him in the heights.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Praise Him, all His angels;
praise Him, all His heavenly hosts.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Praise Him, sun and moon;
praise Him, all you stars of light.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Praise Him, you highest of heavens,
and you waters that are above the skies.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for He commanded, and they were created.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) He has also established them forever and ever;
He has made a decree that shall not pass away.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Praise the Lord from the earth,
you great sea creatures, and all you depths,
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) fire and hail, snow and mist,
storming wind fulfilling His word,
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) mountains and all hills,
fruitful trees and all cedars;
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) animals and all cattle,
creeping things and flying birds;
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) kings of the earth and all peoples,
princes and all rulers of the earth;
12 both young men and maidens,
old men and children.
13 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for His name alone is excellent;
His glory is above the earth and heaven.
14 He has raised up a victory horn for His people,
praise for all His saints,
even for the people of Israel near Him.
Praise the Lord!
Psalms 148
[1] Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in
the heights.
[2] Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.
[3] Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.
[4] Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the
heavens.
[5] Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were
created.
[6] He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree
which shall not pass.
[7] Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:
[8] Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:
[9] Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:
[10] Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:
[11] Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the
earth:
[12] Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:
[13] Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent;
his glory is above the earth and heaven.
[14] He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints;
even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD.
Psalms 149
1 Praise the Lord!
Sing unto the Lord a new song,
and His praise in the assembly of the godly ones.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Let Israel rejoice in its Maker;
let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Let them praise His name with dancing;
let them sing praises unto Him with the tambourine and harp.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) For the Lord takes pleasure in His people;
He will beautify the meek with salvation.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Let the godly ones be joyful in glory;
let them sing for joy on their beds.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Let the high praises of God be in their mouths,
and two-edged swords in their hands,
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) to execute vengeance on the nations,
and punishments on the peoples;
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) to bind their kings with chains,
and their nobles with shackles of iron;
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) to execute upon them the written judgment;
this is honor for all His godly ones.
Praise the Lord!
Psalms 149
[1] Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise in the
congregation of saints.
[2] Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be
joyful in their King.
[3] Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him
with the timbrel and harp.
[4] For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek
with salvation.
[5] Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.
[6] Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in
their hand;
[7] To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people;
[8] To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;
[9] To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his
saints. Praise ye the LORD.
Psalms 150
1 Praise the Lord!
Praise God in His sanctuary; praise Him in the firmament of His power!
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Praise Him for His mighty acts;
praise Him according to His excellent greatness!
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet;
praise Him with the lyre and harp!
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Praise Him with the tambourine and dancing;
praise Him with stringed instruments and flute!
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Praise Him with loud cymbals;
praise Him with the clanging cymbals!
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord!
Psalms 150
[1] Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the
firmament of his power.
[2] Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent
greatness.
[3] Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery
and harp.
[4] Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed
instruments and organs.
[5] Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding
cymbals.
[6] Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.
2) Our Daily Bread for 14 June 2024 Titled
Dilemmas and Deeper Faith
Mark 5:21-34
Jairus' Daughter and the Woman Who Touched Jesus' Garment
Mt 9:18-26; Lk 8:40-56
21 (Mt 9:1; Lk 8:40) When Jesus had crossed again by boat to the other side,
many people gathered to Him. And He was beside the sea.
22 (Lk 13:14; Ac 13:15) One of the rulers of the synagogue, named Jairus,
saw Jesus and came and fell at His feet
23 (Mk 16:18; Lk 4:40) and earnestly asked Him, "My little daughter
is lying at the point of death. I ask You, come and lay Your hands on her,
so that she may be healed. And she will live."
24 (Mk 5:31) So Jesus went with him.
And many people followed Him and pressed in on Him.
25 (Lev 15:25-27) And a certain woman had a hemorrhage for twelve years,
26 and had suffered much under many physicians.
She had spent all that she had, and was not better but rather grew worse.
27 When she had heard of Jesus, she came in the crowd behind Him
and touched His garment.
28 For she said, "If I may touch His garments, I shall be healed."
29 (Mk 3:10; 5:34) And immediately her hemorrhage dried up,
and she felt in her body that she was healed of the affliction.
30 (Lk 6:19; 5:17) At once, Jesus knew within Himself that power
had gone out of Him. He turned around in the crowd and said,
"Who touched My garments?"
31 His disciples said to Him, "You see the crowd pressing against You,
and You say, 'Who touched Me?' "
32 And He looked around to see her who had done it.
33 But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had happened to her,
came and fell down before Him and told Him the entire truth.
34 (Lk 8:48; Mt 9:22) He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made
you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction."
[21] And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side, much
people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea.
[22] And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue,
Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,
[23] And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point
of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be
healed; and she shall live.
[24] And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him.
[25] And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,
[26] And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that
she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,
[27] When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his
garment.
[28] For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.
[29] And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in
her body that she was healed of that plague.
[30] And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of
him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?
[31] And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging
thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
[32] And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.
[33] But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came
and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.
[34] And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in
peace, and be whole of thy plague.
During a Saturday morning Bible study, a father was perplexed because his
beloved, wayward daughter had returned to the city, but he was uncomfortable
with her in his home because of her behavior. Another attendee was not well
in her body because the physical effects of long-term disease and aging had
taken their toll. Numerous visits to numerous doctors had yielded minimal
progress. She was discouraged. By divine design, Mark chapter 5 was
the Bible passage they studied that day. And when the study was over,
hope and joy were palpable.
In Mark 5:23, Jairus, a father with a sick child, exclaimed,
"My little daughter is dying." On His way to visit the girl, Jesus healed
an unnamed woman of her long-term health issue, saying,
"Daughter, your faith has healed you" (v. 34). Jairus and the woman,
compelled by faith in Jesus, sought Him out and they weren't disappointed.
But in both cases, prior to meeting Jesus, things had progressed
from "bad to worse" before getting better.
Life's dilemmas don't discriminate. Regardless of gender or age, race
or class, we all face situations that perplex us and send us searching
for answers. Rather than allowing challenges to keep us from Jesus, let's
strive to have them stir us to deeper faith in the One who feels it when
we touch Him (v. 30) and who can make us well.
By: Arthur Jackson
Reflect & Pray
What current situation compels you to seek Jesus?
What's your heartfelt prayer today?
Dear Jesus, You know each painful situation in my life.
Please make me strong in faith even when things go from bad to worse.
Uncover how we can work through life’s pain.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 6 Humility and Exaltation
1 Peter 5:6-7
6 (Jas 4:10; Mt 23:12) Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God,
that He may exalt you in due time.
7 (Ps 55:22; 37:5) Cast all your care upon Him, because He cares for you.
6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God,
that he may exalt you in due time:
7 casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
"I was so humble I was given an award for humility," the pastor quipped.
"They gave me a humility plaque - but they had to take it back when I hung it
on my office wall."
Humility is rare among 20th Century Christians. Our pride takes two
seemingly contradictory forms: Self-exaltation and self-denial. But both
focus on self, not on God.
Francois Fenelon, 17th century French archbishop, From his
"Letters of Spiritual Counsel" wrote:
"He who so completely forget himself that he never thinks of self ... is
truly humble. If we had the light to discern it, we should see clearly that
when we think we are humbling ourselves we are exalting ourselves;
when we think we are annihilating ourselves we are seeking out own life."
True humility, as Fenelon implies, means recognising who we are in the light
of who God is. Excess of self-importance and low self-esteem are both
self-centered perspectives; true humility is God-centered.
When we humble ourselves, we become intensely aware of God and less
aware of ourselves. We can focus on his face and get our eyes off our own
image. We can stop worrying about how others perceive us. Such humbling
is difficult - as one 70-year-old saint joked, "It ain't the heat that gets
you, it's the humility." But when we submit to him and fell the weight of the
"Mighty hand of God" upon us, we can forget ourselves, abandon
ourselves to his presence, and cast our cares upon him.
Application
a) What form does my pride usually take - self-exaltation or self-degradation?
b) Why must I humble myself in order for the Lord to lift me up?
c) How can today's verse encourage me when times are tough?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Ps 35:27
27 May those who favour my righteous cause shout for joy and be glad;
may they say continually, "The Lord be magnified,
who delights in the peace of His servant."
27 Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause:
Yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified,
which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Generous Provision
Matthew 6:24-34
God and Money
24 (Lk 16:13; 16:11; 16:9) "No one can serve two masters.
For either he will hate the one and love the other,
or else he will hold to the one and despise the other.
You cannot serve God and money."
Care and Anxiety
Lk 12:22-34
25 (Mt 6:31; 6:34; Php 4:6) "Therefore, I say to you,
take no thought about your life, what you will eat,
or what you will drink, nor about your body,
what you will put on. Is not life more than
and the body than clothing?
26 (Job 38:41; Ps 147:9) Look at the birds of the air,
for they do not sow, nor do they reap, nor gather into barns.
Yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much better than they?
27 Who among you by taking thought can add a cubit
(A cubit is about half a meter.) to his stature?
28 (Mt 6:25; 6:31) "Why take thought about clothing?
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow:
They neither work, nor do they spin.
29 (1Ki 10:4-7; 2Ch 9:4-6) Yet I say to you that even Solomon
in all his glory was not dressed like one of these.
30 (Mt 8:26; 14:31) Therefore, if God so clothes the grass of the field,
which today is here and tomorrow is thrown into the oven,
will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
31 (1Pe 5:7) Therefore, take no thought, saying, 'What shall we eat?'
or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'
32 (Mt 6:8; Lk 12:30) (For the Gentiles seek after all these things.)
For your heavenly Father knows that you have need of all these things.
33 (1Ti 4:8; 1Ki 3:11-13) But seek first the kingdom of God
and His righteousness, and all these things shall be given to you.
34 (Mt 6:25) Therefore, take no thought about tomorrow,
for tomorrow will take thought about the things of itself.
Sufficient to the day is the trouble thereof.
True Wisdom
24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one,
and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other.
Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat,
or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not
the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor
gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much
better than they?
27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field,
how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
29 and yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed
like one of these.
30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is,
and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you,
O ye of little faith?
31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat?
or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek
for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God,
and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow:
for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself.
Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2022 edition?)
Quebec
Quick facts on Muslims in Quebec
Quebec 2015 population 8214 000
est Muslim Population 418946
CNMM Networks: Montreal
There is a growing Muslim population in Quebec City and a smattering
of Muslims scattered around the rest of the province, yet the vast majority
of Muslims live in the greater Montreal area. n fact, 23% of Canada's Muslim
population live in Quebec. Why is that? It is largely because Francophone
African Muslims are attracted to La Belle Provence.
And here's an interesting, perhaps even shocking fact: There are more
Muslims in Montreal than there are evangelical Christians.
This is one demographic factor creates a challenging environment for churches
and believers here: The size of the available 'workforce' is small
by comparison to begin with. Believers are already is a host culture that
is often either indifferent to religion or resistant to it. And now
this 'new' religious community of Muslims - many of whom do not visibly
or socially conform to Quebec society - are a growing population. It might br
easy for Christians to feel overwhelm by this cultural double-whammy,
yet God has always worked miracles through the small, the few.
Agree in prayer for :
- The people of Quebec, Muslim or otherwise, to be open to the Gospel
- for Muslims who are encountering believers and responding
-for a new group of Muslim background believers who are meeting
together for worship!
- For pastors and believers to be full of passion, faith and vision for
reaching Muslims in Quebec.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
And
Thank you for praying through the
5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.
"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,
I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to
cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.
Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians
and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the
love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.
One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by
light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.
As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and
confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution
to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.
Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.
Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father
to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.
I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.
God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through
the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom
and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."
13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,
through the power of the Holy Spirit.
[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that
ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
ROMANS 15:13
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
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 give him Praise and worship.
Pray to the Lord: "Dear Jesus, You know each painful situation in my life.
Please make me strong in faith even when things go from bad to worse."
Pray to the Lord and pray to humble yourself in the Lord.
Pray to the Lord and pray to favour the cause of righteousness.
Pray to the Lord and pray to seek His Kingdom and righteousness.
Agree in prayer for Quebec:
- The people of Quebec, Muslim or otherwise, to be open to the Gospel
- for Muslims who are encountering believers and responding
-for a new group of Muslim background believers who are meeting
together for worship!
- For pastors and believers to be full of passion, faith and vision for
reaching Muslims in Quebec.
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
Pray for God's 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 for Christians on the island of Pemba, Tanzania, who have survived
violent attacks by militant Muslims.
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.
1) Psalms 134, 146-150
Psalms 134
A Song of Ascents.
1 Come, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord,
who by night stand in the house of the Lord.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) May the Lord who made heaven and earth bless you from Zion.
Psalms 134
[1] Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night
stand in the house of the LORD.
[2] Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.
[3] The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion.
Psalm 146
1 Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul!
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) While I live I will praise the Lord;
I will sing praises unto my God while Ihave my life.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Do not put your trust in princes,
nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) His breath leaves him, and he returns to the earth;
on that very day his plans perish.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Blessed is he who has the God of Jacob for his help,
whose hope is in the Lord his God,
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) who made heaven, and earth,
the sea, and all that is in them,
who keeps faithfulness forever,
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) who executes justice for the oppressed,
who gives food to the hungry. The Lord releases the prisoners.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) The Lord opens the eyes of the blind;
the Lord raises those who are brought down; the Lord loves the righteous.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) The Lord preserves the sojourners;
He lifts up the fatherless and widow,
but on the way of the wicked He brings disaster.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) The Lord shall reign forever,
your God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise you the Lord!
Psalms 146
[1] Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.
[2] While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God
while I have any being.
[3] Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is
no help.
[4] His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his
thoughts perish.
[5] Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in
the LORD his God:
[6] Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which
keepeth truth for ever:
[7] Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the
hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:
[8] The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are
bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:
[9] The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and
widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
[10] The LORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all
generations. Praise ye the LORD.
Psalms 147
1 Praise the Lord!
For it is good to sing praises unto our God;
for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) The Lord builds up Jerusalem;
He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) He heals the broken in heart,
and binds up their wounds.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) He counts the number of the stars;
He calls them all by their names.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Great is our Lord and great in power;
His understanding is without measure.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) The Lord lifts up the meek;
He casts the wicked down to the ground.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving;
sing praise upon the harp unto our God:
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) who covers the heaven with clouds,
who provides rain for the earth,
who makes grass to grow upon the mountains.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) He gives food to the animals
and to the young ravens that chirp.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) He delights not in the strength of the horse,
nor does He take pleasure in the legs of a man,
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him,
in those who hope in His mercy.
12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem;
praise your God, O Zion.
13 For He has strengthened the bars of your gates;
He has blessed your children within you.
14 He makes peace in your borders,
and fills you with the finest of the wheat.
15 He sends forth His commandment on the earth;
His word goes out swiftly.
16 He gives snow like wool;
He scatters the frost like ashes;
17 He casts forth His ice like morsels;
who can stand before His cold?
18 He sends out His word and melts them;
He causes His wind to blow and the waters flow.
19 He shows His word to Jacob,
and His statutes and His judgments to Israel.
20 He has not dealt so with any other nation;
they have not known His judgments.
Praise the Lord!
Psalms 147
[1] Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it
is pleasant; and praise is comely.
[2] The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of
Israel.
[3] He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
[4] He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.
[5] Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
[6] The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.
[7] Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our
God:
[8] Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth,
who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
[9] He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
[10] He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure
in the legs of a man.
[11] The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in
his mercy.
[12] Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
[13] For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy
children within thee.
[14] He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the
wheat.
[15] He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very
swiftly.
[16] He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.
[17] He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?
[18] He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow,
and the waters flow.
[19] He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto
Israel.
[20] He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they
have not known them. Praise ye the LORD.
Psalms 148
1 Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise Him in the heights.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Praise Him, all His angels;
praise Him, all His heavenly hosts.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Praise Him, sun and moon;
praise Him, all you stars of light.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Praise Him, you highest of heavens,
and you waters that are above the skies.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for He commanded, and they were created.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) He has also established them forever and ever;
He has made a decree that shall not pass away.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Praise the Lord from the earth,
you great sea creatures, and all you depths,
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) fire and hail, snow and mist,
storming wind fulfilling His word,
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) mountains and all hills,
fruitful trees and all cedars;
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) animals and all cattle,
creeping things and flying birds;
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) kings of the earth and all peoples,
princes and all rulers of the earth;
12 both young men and maidens,
old men and children.
13 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for His name alone is excellent;
His glory is above the earth and heaven.
14 He has raised up a victory horn for His people,
praise for all His saints,
even for the people of Israel near Him.
Praise the Lord!
Psalms 148
[1] Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in
the heights.
[2] Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.
[3] Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.
[4] Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the
heavens.
[5] Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were
created.
[6] He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree
which shall not pass.
[7] Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:
[8] Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:
[9] Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:
[10] Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:
[11] Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the
earth:
[12] Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:
[13] Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent;
his glory is above the earth and heaven.
[14] He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints;
even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD.
Psalms 149
1 Praise the Lord!
Sing unto the Lord a new song,
and His praise in the assembly of the godly ones.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Let Israel rejoice in its Maker;
let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Let them praise His name with dancing;
let them sing praises unto Him with the tambourine and harp.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) For the Lord takes pleasure in His people;
He will beautify the meek with salvation.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Let the godly ones be joyful in glory;
let them sing for joy on their beds.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Let the high praises of God be in their mouths,
and two-edged swords in their hands,
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) to execute vengeance on the nations,
and punishments on the peoples;
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) to bind their kings with chains,
and their nobles with shackles of iron;
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) to execute upon them the written judgment;
this is honor for all His godly ones.
Praise the Lord!
Psalms 149
[1] Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise in the
congregation of saints.
[2] Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be
joyful in their King.
[3] Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him
with the timbrel and harp.
[4] For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek
with salvation.
[5] Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.
[6] Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in
their hand;
[7] To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people;
[8] To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;
[9] To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his
saints. Praise ye the LORD.
Psalms 150
1 Praise the Lord!
Praise God in His sanctuary; praise Him in the firmament of His power!
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Praise Him for His mighty acts;
praise Him according to His excellent greatness!
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet;
praise Him with the lyre and harp!
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Praise Him with the tambourine and dancing;
praise Him with stringed instruments and flute!
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Praise Him with loud cymbals;
praise Him with the clanging cymbals!
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord!
Psalms 150
[1] Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the
firmament of his power.
[2] Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent
greatness.
[3] Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery
and harp.
[4] Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed
instruments and organs.
[5] Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding
cymbals.
[6] Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.
2) Our Daily Bread for 14 June 2024 Titled
Dilemmas and Deeper Faith
Mark 5:21-34
Jairus' Daughter and the Woman Who Touched Jesus' Garment
Mt 9:18-26; Lk 8:40-56
21 (Mt 9:1; Lk 8:40) When Jesus had crossed again by boat to the other side,
many people gathered to Him. And He was beside the sea.
22 (Lk 13:14; Ac 13:15) One of the rulers of the synagogue, named Jairus,
saw Jesus and came and fell at His feet
23 (Mk 16:18; Lk 4:40) and earnestly asked Him, "My little daughter
is lying at the point of death. I ask You, come and lay Your hands on her,
so that she may be healed. And she will live."
24 (Mk 5:31) So Jesus went with him.
And many people followed Him and pressed in on Him.
25 (Lev 15:25-27) And a certain woman had a hemorrhage for twelve years,
26 and had suffered much under many physicians.
She had spent all that she had, and was not better but rather grew worse.
27 When she had heard of Jesus, she came in the crowd behind Him
and touched His garment.
28 For she said, "If I may touch His garments, I shall be healed."
29 (Mk 3:10; 5:34) And immediately her hemorrhage dried up,
and she felt in her body that she was healed of the affliction.
30 (Lk 6:19; 5:17) At once, Jesus knew within Himself that power
had gone out of Him. He turned around in the crowd and said,
"Who touched My garments?"
31 His disciples said to Him, "You see the crowd pressing against You,
and You say, 'Who touched Me?' "
32 And He looked around to see her who had done it.
33 But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had happened to her,
came and fell down before Him and told Him the entire truth.
34 (Lk 8:48; Mt 9:22) He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made
you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction."
[21] And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side, much
people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea.
[22] And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue,
Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,
[23] And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point
of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be
healed; and she shall live.
[24] And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him.
[25] And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,
[26] And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that
she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,
[27] When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his
garment.
[28] For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.
[29] And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in
her body that she was healed of that plague.
[30] And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of
him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?
[31] And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging
thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
[32] And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.
[33] But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came
and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.
[34] And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in
peace, and be whole of thy plague.
During a Saturday morning Bible study, a father was perplexed because his
beloved, wayward daughter had returned to the city, but he was uncomfortable
with her in his home because of her behavior. Another attendee was not well
in her body because the physical effects of long-term disease and aging had
taken their toll. Numerous visits to numerous doctors had yielded minimal
progress. She was discouraged. By divine design, Mark chapter 5 was
the Bible passage they studied that day. And when the study was over,
hope and joy were palpable.
In Mark 5:23, Jairus, a father with a sick child, exclaimed,
"My little daughter is dying." On His way to visit the girl, Jesus healed
an unnamed woman of her long-term health issue, saying,
"Daughter, your faith has healed you" (v. 34). Jairus and the woman,
compelled by faith in Jesus, sought Him out and they weren't disappointed.
But in both cases, prior to meeting Jesus, things had progressed
from "bad to worse" before getting better.
Life's dilemmas don't discriminate. Regardless of gender or age, race
or class, we all face situations that perplex us and send us searching
for answers. Rather than allowing challenges to keep us from Jesus, let's
strive to have them stir us to deeper faith in the One who feels it when
we touch Him (v. 30) and who can make us well.
By: Arthur Jackson
Reflect & Pray
What current situation compels you to seek Jesus?
What's your heartfelt prayer today?
Dear Jesus, You know each painful situation in my life.
Please make me strong in faith even when things go from bad to worse.
Uncover how we can work through life’s pain.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 6 Humility and Exaltation
1 Peter 5:6-7
6 (Jas 4:10; Mt 23:12) Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God,
that He may exalt you in due time.
7 (Ps 55:22; 37:5) Cast all your care upon Him, because He cares for you.
6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God,
that he may exalt you in due time:
7 casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
"I was so humble I was given an award for humility," the pastor quipped.
"They gave me a humility plaque - but they had to take it back when I hung it
on my office wall."
Humility is rare among 20th Century Christians. Our pride takes two
seemingly contradictory forms: Self-exaltation and self-denial. But both
focus on self, not on God.
Francois Fenelon, 17th century French archbishop, From his
"Letters of Spiritual Counsel" wrote:
"He who so completely forget himself that he never thinks of self ... is
truly humble. If we had the light to discern it, we should see clearly that
when we think we are humbling ourselves we are exalting ourselves;
when we think we are annihilating ourselves we are seeking out own life."
True humility, as Fenelon implies, means recognising who we are in the light
of who God is. Excess of self-importance and low self-esteem are both
self-centered perspectives; true humility is God-centered.
When we humble ourselves, we become intensely aware of God and less
aware of ourselves. We can focus on his face and get our eyes off our own
image. We can stop worrying about how others perceive us. Such humbling
is difficult - as one 70-year-old saint joked, "It ain't the heat that gets
you, it's the humility." But when we submit to him and fell the weight of the
"Mighty hand of God" upon us, we can forget ourselves, abandon
ourselves to his presence, and cast our cares upon him.
Application
a) What form does my pride usually take - self-exaltation or self-degradation?
b) Why must I humble myself in order for the Lord to lift me up?
c) How can today's verse encourage me when times are tough?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Ps 35:27
27 May those who favour my righteous cause shout for joy and be glad;
may they say continually, "The Lord be magnified,
who delights in the peace of His servant."
27 Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause:
Yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified,
which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Generous Provision
Matthew 6:24-34
God and Money
24 (Lk 16:13; 16:11; 16:9) "No one can serve two masters.
For either he will hate the one and love the other,
or else he will hold to the one and despise the other.
You cannot serve God and money."
Care and Anxiety
Lk 12:22-34
25 (Mt 6:31; 6:34; Php 4:6) "Therefore, I say to you,
take no thought about your life, what you will eat,
or what you will drink, nor about your body,
what you will put on. Is not life more than
and the body than clothing?
26 (Job 38:41; Ps 147:9) Look at the birds of the air,
for they do not sow, nor do they reap, nor gather into barns.
Yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much better than they?
27 Who among you by taking thought can add a cubit
(A cubit is about half a meter.) to his stature?
28 (Mt 6:25; 6:31) "Why take thought about clothing?
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow:
They neither work, nor do they spin.
29 (1Ki 10:4-7; 2Ch 9:4-6) Yet I say to you that even Solomon
in all his glory was not dressed like one of these.
30 (Mt 8:26; 14:31) Therefore, if God so clothes the grass of the field,
which today is here and tomorrow is thrown into the oven,
will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
31 (1Pe 5:7) Therefore, take no thought, saying, 'What shall we eat?'
or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'
32 (Mt 6:8; Lk 12:30) (For the Gentiles seek after all these things.)
For your heavenly Father knows that you have need of all these things.
33 (1Ti 4:8; 1Ki 3:11-13) But seek first the kingdom of God
and His righteousness, and all these things shall be given to you.
34 (Mt 6:25) Therefore, take no thought about tomorrow,
for tomorrow will take thought about the things of itself.
Sufficient to the day is the trouble thereof.
True Wisdom
24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one,
and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other.
Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat,
or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not
the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor
gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much
better than they?
27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field,
how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
29 and yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed
like one of these.
30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is,
and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you,
O ye of little faith?
31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat?
or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek
for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God,
and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow:
for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself.
Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2022 edition?)
Quebec
Quick facts on Muslims in Quebec
Quebec 2015 population 8214 000
est Muslim Population 418946
CNMM Networks: Montreal
There is a growing Muslim population in Quebec City and a smattering
of Muslims scattered around the rest of the province, yet the vast majority
of Muslims live in the greater Montreal area. n fact, 23% of Canada's Muslim
population live in Quebec. Why is that? It is largely because Francophone
African Muslims are attracted to La Belle Provence.
And here's an interesting, perhaps even shocking fact: There are more
Muslims in Montreal than there are evangelical Christians.
This is one demographic factor creates a challenging environment for churches
and believers here: The size of the available 'workforce' is small
by comparison to begin with. Believers are already is a host culture that
is often either indifferent to religion or resistant to it. And now
this 'new' religious community of Muslims - many of whom do not visibly
or socially conform to Quebec society - are a growing population. It might br
easy for Christians to feel overwhelm by this cultural double-whammy,
yet God has always worked miracles through the small, the few.
Agree in prayer for :
- The people of Quebec, Muslim or otherwise, to be open to the Gospel
- for Muslims who are encountering believers and responding
-for a new group of Muslim background believers who are meeting
together for worship!
- For pastors and believers to be full of passion, faith and vision for
reaching Muslims in Quebec.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
And
Thank you for praying through the
5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.
"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,
I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to
cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.
Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians
and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the
love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.
One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by
light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.
As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and
confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution
to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.
Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.
Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father
to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.
I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.
God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through
the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom
and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."
13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,
through the power of the Holy Spirit.
[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that
ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
ROMANS 15:13
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
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 give him Praise and worship.
Pray to the Lord: "Dear Jesus, You know each painful situation in my life.
Please make me strong in faith even when things go from bad to worse."
Pray to the Lord and pray to humble yourself in the Lord.
Pray to the Lord and pray to favour the cause of righteousness.
Pray to the Lord and pray to seek His Kingdom and righteousness.
Agree in prayer for Quebec:
- The people of Quebec, Muslim or otherwise, to be open to the Gospel
- for Muslims who are encountering believers and responding
-for a new group of Muslim background believers who are meeting
together for worship!
- For pastors and believers to be full of passion, faith and vision for
reaching Muslims in Quebec.
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
Pray for God's 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 for Christians on the island of Pemba, Tanzania, who have survived
violent attacks by militant Muslims.
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.