Day 81 of My 6th Bible Study Journey

Day 81, 22 March 2026 

Today at <a href="https://www.calvarycommunity.ca">Calvary Community Church
</a>, Pastor Barry Regier spoke on Living Counter-Cultural - Finances.

Living Counter-Culturally 

1 Peter 2:11-12

11 (Jas 4:1; Lev 25:23) Dearly beloved, I implore you as aliens and refugees,
abstain from fleshly lusts, which wage war against the soul.
12 (Mt 5:16; 1Pe 3:16) Live your lives honorably among the Gentiles, so that
though they speak against you as evildoers, they shall see your good works
and thereby glorify God in the day of visitation.

[11] Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from
fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
[12] Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they
speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they
shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. 

Matthew 6

What treasure owns you?
Treasures in Heaven
Lk 12:33-34

19 (Heb 13:5; Lk 12:21) "Do not store up for yourselves treasures
on earth where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
20 (Lk 12:33; Mt 19:21)But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where
neither moth nor rust destroy and where thieves do not break in nor steal,
21 (Lk 12:34) for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

[19] Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust
doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
[20] But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor
rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
[21] For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

What you see shapes how you behave
The Light of the Body
Lk 11:34-36
22 "The light of the body is the eye. Therefore, if your eye is clear,
your whole body will be full of light.
23 (Mt 20:15; Mk 7:22) But if your eye is unclear, your whole body
will be full of darkness. Therefore, if the light that is in you is darkness,
how great is that darkness!

[22] The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy
whole body shall be full of light.
[23] But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If
therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!

What you see controls you
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.

[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.

What you fear revaels your faith
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 food 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.

[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. 

Romans 14:17

17 (Ro 15:13; 1Co 8:8; Gal 5:22) For the kingdom of God does not mean
eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy
Spirit. 

[17] For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and
peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. 

REflection

Holy Spirit
- Where is my thinking off regarding finances?
- Which fear is hloding me back from trusting you to provide 
  for me / my family?
- Where would you like me to begin making Jesus Lord of my finances?

1) Joshua 1, Joshua 2, Joshua 3, Joshua 4

JOSHUA 1

The Lord Commissions Joshua

1 (Ex 24:13; Dt 1:38) Now after the death of Moses 
the servant of the Lord, the Lord spoke to Joshua son of Nun, 
the assistant of Moses: 
2 "Moses My servant is dead, so now get up and cross over the Jordan
-you and all this people-to the land that I am giving 
to the children of Israel. 
3 (Dt 11:24; Jos 14:9) I have given you every place 
that the sole of your foot shall tread, as I said to Moses. 
4 (Ex 23:31)  From the wilderness and this Lebanon, 
as far as the great river, the River Euphrates, 
all the land of the Hittites, 
and to the Mediterranean Sea toward the setting of the sun 
will be your territory. 
5 (Dt 7:24; 31:6-8) No man will be able to stand against you 
all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, I will be with you. 
I will not abandon you. I will not leave you.
6 (Jos 1:7; 1:9) "Be strong and courageous, for you shall provide 
the land that I swore to their fathers to give them as an inheritance
for this people. 
7 (Dt 5:32; 28:14) Be strong and very courageous, in order to act 
carefully in accordance with all the law that My servant Moses 
commanded you. Do not turn aside from it to the right or the left,
so that you may succeed wherever you go. 
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. 
9 (Ge 28:15; Dt 31:7-8) Have not I commanded you? 
Be strong and courageous.
Do not be afraid or dismayed, for the Lord 
your God is with you wherever you go."

[1] Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, 
that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying,
[2] Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan,
thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even 
to the children of Israel.
[3] Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I
given unto you, as I said unto Moses.
[4] From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the
river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea 
toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.
[5] There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days 
of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not
fail thee, nor forsake thee.
[6] Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou 
divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers 
to give them.
[7] Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do 
according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not 
from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper 
whithersoever thou goest.
[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.
[9] Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not
afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee
whithersoever thou goest.

Joshua Takes Command

10 Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, 
11 (Jos 3:2; Dt 9:1) "Pass through the midst of the camp 
and command the people, 'Prepare food, for in three days you
 will cross the Jordan to go to take possession of the land
 that the Lord your God is giving you to possess.'"
12 To the Reubenites, the Gadites, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, 
Joshua said, 
13 (Nu 32:20-28) "Remember the word that Moses the servant of the Lord 
commanded you: 'The Lord your God has given you a place for rest 
and will give this land.'
14 Your wives, your children, and your livestock may live in the land 
that Moses gave you on the east side of the Jordan. But you must cross 
over with your brothers fully armed, your mighty men of valor, and help them, 
15 until the Lord has given your brothers rest, as He has given you, and they 
also have possessed the land that the Lord your God is giving to them. 
Then you may return to your own land and possess what Moses the servant 
of the Lord gave you on the east side of the Jordan where the sun rises."
16 They answered Joshua, "All that you command us we will do, 
and wherever you send us we will go. 
17 (Jos 1:5) Just as we obeyed Moses in all things, we will obey you. 
May the Lord your God be with you, as He was with Moses! 
18 (Jos 1:6-7; 1:9) Whoever rebels against your command 
and disobeys your words, in all that you command him, 
shall be put to death. Only be strong and courageous."


[10] Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,
[11] Pass through the host, and command the people, saying, Prepare you
victuals; for within three days ye shall pass over this Jordan, to go in to
possess the land, which the LORD your God giveth you to possess it.
[12] And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of
Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying,
[13] Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you,
saying, The LORD your God hath given you rest, and hath given you this land.
[14] Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land
which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your
brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them;
[15] Until the LORD have given your brethren rest, as he hath given you, and
they also have possessed the land which the LORD your God giveth them: then
ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it, which Moses
the LORD's servant gave you on this side Jordan toward the sunrising.
[16] And they answered Joshua, saying, All that thou commandest us we will
do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, we will go.
[17] According as we hearkened unto Moses in all things, so will we hearken
unto thee: only the LORD thy God be with thee, as he was with Moses.
[18] Whosoever he be that doth rebel against thy commandment, and will not
hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to
death: only be strong and of a good courage. 

[Remember 40 years in the desert and Joshua and one other spy was loyal]

JOSHUA 2

Rahab and the Spies

1 (Heb 11:31; Jas 2:25; Nu 25:1) Then Joshua son of Nun sent two men out
from Shittim to spy, saying, "Go see the land, especially Jericho."
So they went, and they came to the house of a prostitute named Rahab. 
They spent the night there.
2 The king of Jericho was told, "Israelite men came here tonight to spy 
out the land."
3 So the king of Jericho sent orders to Rahab, "Bring out the men who 
came to you, who have entered your house, for they came to spy out 
the whole land."
4 (2Sa 17:19-20) Now the woman had taken the two men and had hidden 
them. She said, "Yes, the men came to me, but I did not know where they
were from. 
5 The men went out when it was time to shut the gate at dark. 
I do not know where the men went. Chase after them quickly, 
for you can overtake them."
6 (2Sa 17:19) Yet she had brought them up to the roof. She hid them
in the stalks of flax that she had spread out on the roof. 
7 (Jdg 3:28) So the men chased after them on the road to the Jordan 
as far as the fords. They shut the gate as soon as the pursuers went 
out after them.
8 Before the spies went to sleep, Rahab went up to them on the roof. 
9 (Ex 23:27; Dt 2:25) She said to the men, "I know that the Lord has given 
you the land, for dread from you has fallen upon us, and all the inhabitants 
of the land melt in terror before you. 
10 (Nu 21:21-35) For we heard how the Lord dried up the waters of the 
Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon 
and Og, the two kings of the Amorites who were on the other side of 
the Jordan, whom you completely destroyed. 
11 (Dt 4:39; Jos 5:1) Our hearts melted when we heard these things, 
and no man had any breath in him because of you, for the Lord your God
is God in heaven above and on earth below.
12 (Jos 2:18) "So now, since I have acted faithfully toward you, 
please swear to me by the Lord that you will also act faithfully 
toward my father's house. Please give me a firm pledge 
13 that you will spare my father, my mother, my brothers, my sisters, 
and all whom they own, and that you will deliver our lives from death."
14 (Ge 24:49; Jdg 1:24-25) The men said to her, "Our lives for yours; 
if you do not report us, then when the Lord gives us the land, 
we will act faithfully and kindly with you."
15 (Ac 9:25; 2Co 11:33) Then Rahab lowered them by a rope 
through the window, for her home was set into the wall where she lived. 
16 She said to them, "Go to the hill country so that the pursuers do not 
find you. Hide there three days until the pursuers return. 
After that, you can go on your way."
17 The men said to her, "We will be free from this oath that you have 
made us swear, 
18 (Jos 6:23) unless, when we come into the land, you tie this red cord 
to the window through which you let us down. You must bring your
father, your mother, your brothers, and all who belong 
to your father's household into your home. 
19 Anyone who comes out of the doors of your house into the street 
is responsible for his own blood, and we will be innocent. 
Yet for anyone who stays with you inside the house, 
we are responsible for his blood if someone should lay a hand on him. 
20 But if you tell about this business of ours, then we will be released 
from the oath that you have made us swear."
21 She said, "Let it be so, according to your words."
Then she sent them off, and they departed. 
Then she tied the red cord in the window.
22 They went and came to the hill country. They stayed there three days, 
until the pursuers returned. The pursuers had sought them all along 
the way but had not found them. 
23 So the two men returned. They descended from the hill country. 
They crossed the river, came to Joshua son of Nun, 
and told him all that they had discovered. 
24 (Ex 23:31) They said to Joshua, "The Lord has surely given 
the whole land into our hands! Indeed, all the inhabitants of the land 
melt in terror before us."

Joshua 2
[1] And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly,
saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an
harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there.
[2] And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in
hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country.
[3] And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men
that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they be come
to search out all the country.
[4] And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came
men unto me, but I wist not whence they were:
[5] And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was
dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after
them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.
[6] But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with
the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof.
[7] And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as
soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.
[8] And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;
[9] And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land,
and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the
land faint because of you.
[10] For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red sea for
you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the
Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly
destroyed.
[11] And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither
did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD
your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.
[12] Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have
shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father's house,
and give me a true token:
[13] And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren,
and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.
[14] And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our
business. And it shall be, when the LORD hath given us the land, that we
will deal kindly and truly with thee.
[15] Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was
upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.
[16] And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet
you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned:
and afterward may ye go your way.
[17] And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath
which thou hast made us swear.
[18] Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of
scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt
bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father's
household, home unto thee.
[19] And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house
into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless:
and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our
head, if any hand be upon him.
[20] And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath
which thou hast made us to swear.
[21] And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them
away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.
[22] And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days,
until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout
all the way, but found them not.
[23] So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed
over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell
them:
[24] And they said unto Joshua, Truly the LORD hath delivered into our hands
all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because
of us.

[Even in Pagan Jericho, they feared the Lord]

JOSHUA 3

Israel Crossing the Jordan

1 (Jos 2:1) In the morning Joshua got up early; then he and all the children
 of Israel set out from Shittim and came to the Jordan. 
They stayed there before crossing over. 
2 (Jos 1:10-11) After three days the officers went through the camp. 
3 (Dt 31:9; Nu 10:33) They commanded the people, "When you see the ark 
of the covenant of the Lord your God and the Levite priests carrying it, 
then you shall set out from where you are and go behind it. 
4 (Ex 19:12) There must be a distance of two thousand cubits
{About 3,000 feet, or 900 meters.} between you and it. 
Do not draw closer to it, in order that you may know the way you should go. 
For you have not passed this way before."
5 (Jos 7:13; Lev 20:7) Joshua said to the people, "Consecrate yourselves, 
for tomorrow the Lord will perform wondrous deeds among you."
6 Joshua said to the priests, 
"Pick up the ark of the covenant, and proceed ahead of the people."
 So they picked up the ark of the covenant and went in front of the people.
7 (Jos 4:14; 1:5) The Lord said to Joshua, "Today I will begin to honor you
in the sight of all Israel, so that they may know that just as I was 
with Moses, so I will be with you. 
8 (Jos 3:3; 3:17) You shall command the priests who carry 
the ark of the covenant, 'When you come to the bank of the Jordan, 
stand still in the river.'"
9 So Joshua said to the children of Israel, 
"Draw near and hear the words of the Lord your God."
10 (Ex 33:2; Dt 5:26) And Joshua said, "By this you will know that the living
God is among you, and that He will thoroughly drive out the Canaanites, 
the Hittites, the Hivites, the Perizzites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, 
and the Jebusites from before you. 
11 (Zec 6:5; Jos 3:13) See, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of 
all the earth is passing before you into the Jordan. 
12 (Jos 4:2) Now select twelve men from the tribes of Israel, 
one man per tribe. 
13 (Ex 15:8; Ps 78:13) When the soles of the feet of the priests 
who bear the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, 
touch the water of the Jordan, the water of the Jordan 
that flows from upstream will be cut off and pile up."
14 (Ac 7:44-45) When the people set out from their tents 
to cross over the Jordan, the priests were carrying 
the ark of the covenant before the people. 
15 (1Ch 12:15; Jos 4:18) When the carriers of the ark came to the Jordan, 
the feet of the priests carrying the ark dipped into the edge of the water. 
(Now the Jordan overflows its banks all the days of the harvest.) 
16 (Ge 14:3; Jos 3:13) Then the water that flows down from upstream 
stood still and rose up in a heap very far away at Adam, 
the city beside Zarethan. The water that flows down toward 
the Sea of Arabah (the Dead Sea) stopped and was cut off. 
The people crossed over opposite Jericho. 
17 (Ex 14:29; 14:22) The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord 
stood firmly on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan, and all Israel 
crossed over on dry ground until the entire people completed crossing
over the Jordan.

Joshua 3
[1] And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and
came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before
they passed over.
[2] And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went through the
host;
[3] And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the
covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then
ye shall remove from your place, and go after it.
[4] Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits
by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must
go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore.
[5] And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the
LORD will do wonders among you.
[6] And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the
covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the
covenant, and went before the people.
[7] And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in
the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I
will be with thee.
[8] And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant,
saying, When ye are come to the brink of the water of Jordan, ye shall stand
still in Jordan.
[9] And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the
words of the LORD your God.
[10] And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you,
and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, and
the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and
the Amorites, and the Jebusites.
[11] Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passeth
over before you into Jordan.
[12] Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of
every tribe a man.
[13] And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the
priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest
in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the
waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap.
[14] And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass
over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the
people;
[15] And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of
the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for
Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,)
[16] That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an
heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that
came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were
cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.
[17] And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood
firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed
over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan.

[One memorial and a reminder of the Red Sea]

JOSHUA 4

Twelve Memorial Stones

1 (Dt 27:2; Jos 3:17_ When the entire people had completed crossing 
over the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua, 
2 (Jos 3:12) "Take twelve men from among the people, one man per tribe. 
3 (Jos 4:19-20; 3:13) Command them: 'Pick up twelve stones from 
the middle of the Jordan, from the place where the feet of the priests 
are standing; bring them over with you, and set them in the place 
you will camp tonight.'"
4 So Joshua summoned the twelve men he had appointed from among 
the children of Israel, one man per tribe. 
5 Then Joshua said to them, "Cross over before the ark of the Lord your God
 into the middle of the Jordan. Each of you lift up a stone upon 
your shoulder, one for each of the tribes of the children of Israel, 
6 (Ex 13:14; Jos 4:21) so that this will be a sign among you. 
When your children ask, 'What do these stones mean to you?'
7 (Ex 12:14; Nu 16:40) you will answer them that the waters of the Jordan
were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord. 
When it crossed the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. 
These stones will be a memorial for the children of Israel continually."
8 Then the children of Israel did as Joshua commanded 
and picked up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, 
one for each of the tribes of the children of Israel, 
as the Lord had spoken to Joshua. 
They crossed over with them to the settlement and set them there.
9 Joshua also set twelve stones inthe middle of the Jordan 
at the place where the feet of the priests who carried 
the ark of the covenant were standing. The stones are there to this day.
10 The priests who were carrying the ark stood in the middle of the Jordan 
until everything was completed that the Lord had commanded Joshua
to say to the people, according to all that Moses had commanded Joshua. 
The people quickly crossed over. 
11 When all the people had finished crossing over, the ark of the Lord 
and the priests crossed over in the presence of the people. 
12 The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed 
over in battle formation in front of the children of Israel, according 
to what Moses had said to them. 
13 About 40000 battle-ready men crossed over before the Lord 
for battle on the plains of Jericho.
14 (Jos 3:7) On that day, the Lord honored Joshua in the sight of all Israel. 
They feared him as they had feared Moses, all the days of his life.
15 The Lord spoke to Joshua, 
16 "Command the priests carrying the ark of the testimony:
'Come up out of the Jordan!'"
17 So Joshua commanded the priests, "Come up out of the Jordan!"
18 (Jos 3:15) Then when the priests who were carrying the ark of the covenant 
of the Lord came up from the middle of the Jordan 
and the soles of the priests' 
feet touched the dry ground, the waters of the Jordan returned to their place 
and overflowed all its banks as before.
19 (Jos 5:9) Now the people came up from the Jordan on the tenth day 
of the first month, and they camped at Gilgal, 
on the eastern border of Jericho. 
20 (Jos 4:3; 4:8) Joshua set up in Gilgal those twelve stones that they took
from the Jordan. 
21 (Jos 4:6) He said to the children of Israel, "When your children someday 
ask their parents, 'What do these stones mean?'
22 (Jos 3:17) then you shall explain to your children, 
'Israel crossed over the Jordan here on dry ground!'
23 (Ex 14:21) For the Lord your God dried up the waters of the Jordan 
before you until you crossed over, as the Lord your God did to the Red Sea 
when He dried it up before us until we crossed over, 
24 (Ex 14:31; Ps 89:13) so that all the peoples of the earth might know 
the hand of the Lord, that it is mighty, 
and you would fear the Lord your God always."

Joshua 4
[1] And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over
Jordan, that the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,
[2] Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,
[3] And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of
Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve
stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the
lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night.
[4] Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the
children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:
[5] And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your
God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye up every man of you a stone
upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the
children of Israel:
[6] That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their
fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?
[7] Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off
before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over Jordan,
the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a
memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.
[8] And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up
twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the LORD spake unto Joshua,
according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and
carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid
them down there.
[9] And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place
where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood: and
they are there unto this day.
[10] For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until
everything was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to speak unto the
people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hasted
and passed over.
[11] And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over, that
the ark of the LORD passed over, and the priests, in the presence of the
people.
[12] And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe
of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake
unto them:
[13] About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto
battle, to the plains of Jericho.
[14] On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and
they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.
[15] And the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,
[16] Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come
up out of Jordan.
[17] Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of
Jordan.
[18] And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant
of the LORD were come up out of the midst of Jordan, and the soles of the
priests' feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan
returned unto their place, and flowed over all his banks, as they did
before.
[19] And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first
month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho.
[20] And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua
pitch in Gilgal.
[21] And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children
shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones?
[22] Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this
Jordan on dry land.
[23] For the LORD your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you,
until ye were passed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red sea, which he
dried up from before us, until we were gone over:
[24] That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that
it is mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever. 

2) Our Daily Bread for 23 March 2026 titled 
<a href="https://www.odb.org/2026/03/22/god-of-my-sister">
God of My Sister </a>

Genesis 24:1-4,10-12,42

1(Ge 13:2; 12:2) Now Abraham was old, well advanced in age; and the Lord
had blessed Abraham in all things. 2 (Ge 47:29; 39:4-6)So Abraham said
to his servant, the oldest of his household, who was in charge over all
that he had, "Please, place your hand under my thigh,
3(Ge 26:34-35; 14:22) and I will make you swear by the Lord,
the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not take
a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I live.
4(Ge 28:2)But you shall go to my country and to my family,
and take a wife for my son Isaac." 
10 (Ge 11:31; Dt 23:4) Then the servant took ten of his master's camels
and departed, for all the goods of his master were in his hand. And he
arose and went to the city of Nahor in Aram Naharaim.
11(1Sa 9:11; Ex 2:16)He made his camels kneel down outside the city
by a well of water in the evening when the women came out to draw water.
12(Ge 24:27; 26:24)Then he said, "O Lord, the God of my master Abraham,
please let me have success this day and show kindness to my master Abraham.
42 (Ne 1:11) "So today I came to the well and said,
'O Lord, the God of my master Abraham,
if You will now give me success in my task; 

[1] And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed
Abraham in all things.
[2] And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over
all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
[3] And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God
of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters
of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
[4] But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife
unto my son Isaac. 
[10] And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and
departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose,
and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
[11] And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of
water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw
water.
[12] And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good
speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham. 
[42] And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my master
Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go; 

Amina had come to Christ in a country where Christianity was illegal. She 
began to share her new faith with her brother, who rejected her appeals. 
Then he contracted a dangerous lung condition. Alone in a dark hospital room, 
he gasped for breath. He wasn't ready to acknowledge Jesus as God's Son, and 
he feared speaking the name of Christ aloud. (Someone might hear him!) So he 
called out, "God of my sister, please help me now!" Suddenly, he could breathe
easily, and the room brightened inexplicably. His journey to belief in Jesus 
began that day.

In Genesis, Abraham's servant went on a quest to find a wife for his master's 
son. First, he prayed to the "God of my master Abraham" (24:12). Why? 
The servant knew God had told Abraham, "I will make you into a great nation" 
(12:2). God repeated that promise (15:2-5), and "Abram believed the Lord, 
and [God] credited it to him as righteousness" (v. 6). The servant could trust
"the God of my master Abraham" (24:27, 42, 48) because he'd witnessed 
the reality of Abraham's faith.

With our words, we invite others to follow Jesus. More important, however, is 
the way we live before them. The reality of genuine faith in the one true God 
speaks volumes.

May the God of Abraham and of Amina use our lives to draw others to Him.

By:  Tim Gustafson

Reflect & Pray

How have you sensed God intervening in your life? 
In what ways does your life reveal your trust in Him?

Wise Father, may my life reflect the light 
of Jesus in everything I do. May others see in me a genuine faith 
in You - the God who hears us.

3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation

Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools

Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 1 - The Joy of Confessing Christ

Romans 10:9-10

9 (Lk 12:8; Php 2:11)that if you confess with your mouth
Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from
the dead, you will be saved,
10 for with the heart one believes unto righteousness,
and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation

[9] That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt
believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be
saved.
[10] For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth
confession is made unto salvation.

Teena, a college freshman, has just committed her life to Christ,
but she was apprehensive about telling anyone - until Bill appeared
on the scene. He plunked his coffee cup down on the table and smiled.
"I heard something exciting happened to you yesterday, Teena"
"Yeah", Teena paused and looked around, as if seeking an escape route.
"I , uh, well, I did it"
"Did what?"
"Well, I, ah, gave my life to God."
"That's wonderful!" Bill exclaimed.
He was still talking with Teena and encouraging he in her decision
when Maria walked by.
"Maria!" Bill called. "Teena wants to tell you something!"
Teena gasped , open-mouthed, then stammered,
" I - I committed my life to Christ."
Maria , similarly enthuasiatic, encouraged Teena in her commitment,
and within half an hour Teena was stopping her friends to tell them,
"Guess what? I've become a Christian! I belng to Jesus now!"
Teena had already surrendered her heart to Christ.
But when she confessed her decision aloud to others,
the truth of that transformation was confirmed by her.
Many of us have been raised to believe that 'faith is a private matter',
not to be discussed in polite company. Yet Paul makes clear the connection
between heart commitment and verbal confession. Just as my love for family
and friends deepens as I tell them I love them, so a person's love
for Christ is confirmed and stabilised
by speaking of that commitment to others.

Application

a) Have I been reluctant to tell others of my faith in Christ? Why?

b) What happens within me when I do tell others of my love for the Lord?

4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland

Luke 6:38

38 "Give, and it will be given to you: Good measure, pressed down,
shaken together, and running over will men give unto you.
For with the measure you use, it will be measured unto you."

38 give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down,
and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For
with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

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

When you are Burdened by Doubt

Proverbs 30:5

5 Every word of God is pure;
He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.

5 Every word of God is pure:
He is a shield unto them that put their trust in 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 2021 edition?)

Saskatchewan

Quick facts on Muslims in Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan 2015 population  1125400

est Muslim Population       17279

CNMM Networks: Saskatoon

Saskatoon has seen quick growth in its Muslim population over the past
5 years, which maybe as high as 5000 today. Islamic leaders have 
focused specifically on this city , having twice already sent cohorts
of about 70 families to start mosques. There are now 7 Islamic centres
of worship and an Islamic madrassah (school) located right next to a 
Christian school.
Of particular concern recently is the number of young adults who grew up
in evangelical churches and converted to Islam. Most of these are young
women who were wooed by Muslim man and became emotionally bonded. 
Both prior to and after marrying, these women are known to convert to Islam.

Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the 
  spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
  converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation. 
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
  to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon 
  to spread and grow to other cities.

Adding further

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

Under the Keep Praying page

When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid  celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that 
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.

For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.

You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"

Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you 
know, and Muslims around the world:

- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 :  17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; 
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, 
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants 
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy. 
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below: 
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke.  20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]

Footnotes
	Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15  : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under 
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the 
house."

Ideas for prayer

- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people - 
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims 
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days! 

My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .

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

http://www.ehc.ca

22 Day of the Month

a) Pray for the Province of Quebec

I) Pray for the leaders of Quebec, 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

b) Pray that the influence of the Holy Spirit would dissolve
every argument and pretension exalted against the knowledge
of God.

(

2 Cor 10: 3 - 5

3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.
4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God
to the pulling down of strongholds, 
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,

3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: 
4(for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God 
to the pulling down of strong holds;) 
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 Him to be master of your finances.

Pray to the Lord and pray to remember the Living Lord your God
and that the battle belongs to Him.

Pray to the Lord: "Wise Father, may my life reflect the light 
of Jesus in everything I do. May others see in me a genuine faith 
in You - the God who hears us."

Pray to the Lord and pray to confess the Lord as Saviour. 

Pray to the Lord and pray to be a generous giver.

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

Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the 
  spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
  converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation. 
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
  to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon 
  to spread and grow to other cities.

- 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 the influence of the Holy Spirit would dissolve
every argument and pretension exalted against the knowledge
of God.

<a href="https://www.vomcanada.com/philippines.htm">PHILIPPINES</a>

Pray for those sharing the Gospel message in 
Muslim-majority communities on the island of Mindanao.

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
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