Day 235 of My 6th Bbile Study Journey
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Day 235, 23 August 2025 Today at <a href="https://www.calvarycommunity.ca">Calvary Community Church </a>, Pastor Barry Regier spoke on Hard Questions for God - God, Can I belong? A) After a lifetime of being separated from God, Romans 3:23 23 (Ro 3:9) For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God,... [23] For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; B) how can I undo that which was imprinted on me over these many years ... Romans 12:2 2 (Ro 12:1; 1Pe 1:14) Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God. [2] And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. Sanctification is the on-going work of the Holy Spirit that transforms us into the character and image of Jesus Christ. C) in order to be able to cleanly accept Christ? Romans 5:8 8 (Jn 15:13; 1Pe 3:18) But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. [8] But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Ephesians 2:8-9 8 (Eph 2:5; Mk 16:16) For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not of yourselves. It is the gift of God, 9 (2Ti 1:9; Ro 3:20) not of works, so that no one should boast. 10 (Eph 4:24; 2Co 5:17; Eph 1:4) For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, so that we should walk in them. [8] For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: [9] Not of works, lest any man should boast. D) I want to desperately to stop feeling like I'm looking in a window and seeing what I want, but unable to reach it. Ephesians 2:13,18-19 13 (Ac 2:39; Isa 57:19) But now in Christ Jesus you who were formerly far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ. [13] But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. 18 (1Co 12:13; Eph 3:12) For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father. 19 (Gal 6:10; Php 3:20) Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, [18] For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father. [19] Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; 1st, ask Jesus to expose the lies you are believing. 2nd, Live from your new identity. John 8:32 Dave Yadallee's profile photo Dave Yadallee 19 Oct 2023, 06:06:21 to Day 292, 19 October 2022 1) John 8:21-59 Luke 10 Luke 11:1-13 John 8:21-59 Where I Am Going You Cannot Come 21 (Jn 7:34; 8:24; 13:33) Again, Jesus said to them, "I am going away, and you will seek Me, and you will die in your sins. Where I am going, you cannot come." 22 (Jn 8:48; 8:52) So the Jews said, "Will He kill Himself? For He said, 'Where I am going, you cannot come.' " 23 (Jn 3:31; 17:14) He said to them, "You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. 24 (Jn 8:21) Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins." 25 (Jn 1:19) They said to Him, "Who are You?" Jesus said to them, "Just who I have been telling you from the beginning. 26 (Jn 7:28; 15:15) I have many things to say and to judge concerning you, but He who sent Me is true. So I tell the world what I heard from Him." 27 They did not understand that He spoke to them of the Father. 28 (Jn 3:14; 5:19) So Jesus said to them, "When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and I do nothing of Myself. But I speak these things as My Father taught Me. 29 (Jn 4:34; 8:16) He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those things that please Him." 30 (Jn 7:31) As He spoke these words, many believed in Him. [21] Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come. [22] Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come. [23] And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world. [24] I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins. [25] Then said they unto him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith unto them, Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning. [26] I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him. [27] They understood not that he spake to them of the Father. [28] Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things. [29] And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him. [30] As he spake these words, many believed on him. The Truth Will Set You Free 31 (2Jn 1:9) Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, "If you remain in My word, then you are truly My disciples. 32 (Ro 8:2; Jas 2:12) You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free." [31] Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; [32] And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. 3rd .. shift your focus off yourself. 1) Ezekiel 14, Ezekiel 15, Ezekiel 16 Ezekiel 14 Idolatrous Elders Condemned 1 (Eze 8:1; 20:1) Then some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat before me. 2 The word of the Lord came to me, saying: 3 (Eze 7:19; Isa 1:15) Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart and put the stumbling block of their iniquity before their face. Should I be inquired of by them at all? 4 (2Ki 1:16; Isa 66:4) Therefore speak to them and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: Every man of the house of Israel who sets up his idols in his heart, and puts the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and comes to the prophet, I the Lord will answer him who comes according to the multitude of his idols, 5 (Isa 1:4; Zec 11:8) in order to seize the heart of the house of Israel who are estranged from Me through all their idols. 6 (Isa 2:20; 30:22) Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God: Repent and turn away from your idols and turn away your faces from all your abominations. 7 (Ex 12:48; 20:10) For every one of the house of Israel or of the stranger who sojourns in Israel who separates himself from Me, and sets up his idols in his heart, and puts the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and comes to the prophet to inquire of Me for himself, I the Lord will answer him by Myself. 8 (Eze 5:15; 15:7) And I will set My face against that man and will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of My people. And you shall know that I am the Lord. 9 (Jer 4:10) And if the prophet is deceived when he has spoken a word, I the Lord have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out My hand against him and will destroy him from the midst of My people Israel. 10 They shall bear the punishment of their iniquity. The punishment of the prophet shall be even as the punishment of him who seeks him 11 (Eze 37:23; 48:11) in order that the house of Israel may no more go astray from Me or be polluted anymore with all their transgressions. Thus they shall be My people, and I shall be their God, says the Lord God. [1] Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me. [2] And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, [3] Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be inquired of at all by them? [4] Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I the LORD will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his idols; [5] That I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they are all estranged from me through their idols. [6] Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Repent, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations. [7] For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to inquire of him concerning me; I the LORD will answer him by myself: [8] And I will set my face against that man, and will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. [9] And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel. [10] And they shall bear the punishment of their iniquity: the punishment of the prophet shall be even as the punishment of him that seeketh unto him; [11] That the house of Israel may go no more astray from me, neither be polluted any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be my people, and I may be their God, saith the Lord GOD. Jerusalem's Imminent Judgment 12 The word of the Lord came to me again, saying: 13 (Lev 26:26; Eze 4:16) Son of man, when the land sins against Me by trespassing grievously, then I will stretch out My hand against it, and break the staff of the bread, and send famine against it, and cut off man and beast from it. 14 (Jer 15:1; Eze 14:20) Even though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they could deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, says the Lord God. 15 (Eze 5:17; Lev 26:22) If I cause wild beasts to pass through the land, and they destroy it so that it becomes desolate, that no man may pass through because of the beasts, 16 (Ge 19:29) though these three men were in it, as I live, says the Lord God, they could deliver neither their sons nor their daughters. They alone would be delivered, but the land would be desolate. 17 (Lev 26:25; Eze 21:3-4) Or if I bring a sword on that land, and say, "Let the sword go through the land and cut off man and beast from it," 18 though these three men were in it, as I live, says the Lord God, they would deliver neither their sons nor their daughters, but they alone would deliver themselves. 19 (Eze 38:22; 2Sa 24:15) Or if I send a pestilence into that land and pour out My fury on it in blood to cut off from it man and beast, 20 (Eze 14:14) though Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, as I live, says the Lord God, they would deliver neither their sons nor their daughters. They would deliver only their own souls by their righteousness. 21 (Eze 5:17; 33:27) For thus says the Lord God: How much more when I send My four sore judgments on Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the wild beasts, and the pestilence, to cut off man and beast from it. 22 (Eze 20:43; 12:16) Yet a remnant shall be left in it who shall be brought out, both sons and daughters. They shall come out to you, and you shall see their way and their deeds. Then you shall be comforted concerning the disaster that I have brought against Jerusalem, even concerning all that I have brought upon it. 23 (Jer 22:8-9) Then they shall comfort you when you see their ways and their deeds. And you shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, says the Lord God. [12] The word of the LORD came again to me, saying, [13] Son of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out mine hand upon it, and will break the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will cut off man and beast from it: [14] Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord GOD. [15] If I cause noisome beasts to pass through the land, and they spoil it, so that it be desolate, that no man may pass through because of the beasts: [16] Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only shall be delivered, but the land shall be desolate. [17] Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it: [18] Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only shall be delivered themselves. [19] Or if I send a pestilence into that land, and pour out my fury upon it in blood, to cut off from it man and beast: [20] Though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall but deliver their own souls by their righteousness. [21] For thus saith the Lord GOD; How much more when I send my four sore judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the noisome beast, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast? [22] Yet, behold, therein shall be left a remnant that shall be brought forth, both sons and daughters: behold, they shall come forth unto you, and ye shall see their way and their doings: and ye shall be comforted concerning the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, even concerning all that I have brought upon it. [23] And they shall comfort you, when ye see their ways and their doings: and ye shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, saith the Lord GOD. Ezekiel 15 Jerusalem as a Useless Vine 1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: 2 (Isa 5:1-7; Hos 10:1) Son of man, how is the wood of the vine tree better than any wood of a branch which is among the trees of the forest? 3 Can wood be taken from it to do any work, or can men take a peg of it to hang any vessel on it? 4 (Jn 15:6; Isa 27:11) If it has been cast into the fire for fuel and the fire has devoured both ends of it and the middle of it is burned, is it useful for any work? 5 When it was whole, it was not made into anything. How much less is it useful for any work when the fire has devoured it and it is burned! 6 Therefore thus says the Lord God: As the wood of the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so I will give the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 7 (Eze 14:8; Ps 34:16) I will set My face against them. Though they go out from one fire, yet the fire shall devour them. Then you shall know that I am the Lord when I set My face against them. 8 (Eze 6:14) I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass, says the Lord God. Ezekiel 15 [1] And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, [2] Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest? [3] Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon? [4] Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devoureth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned. Is it meet for any work? [5] Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less shall it be meet yet for any work, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned? [6] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem. [7] And I will set my face against them; they shall go out from one fire, and another fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I set my face against them. [8] And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass, saith the Lord GOD. Ezekiel 16 Jerusalem as an Adulterous Bride 1 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying: 2 (Eze 22:2; 20:4) Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations, 3Eze 16:45; Ge 15:16and say, Thus says the Lord God to Jerusalem: Your birth and your nativity are from the land of Canaan. Your father was an Amorite, and your mother a Hittite. 4 (Hos 2:3) As for your birth, on the day you were born your navel cord was not cut, nor were you washed in water to cleanse you. You were not rubbed with salt, nor wrapped in swaddling cloths. 5 No eye pitied you to do any of these to you, to have compassion on you. But you were cast out in the open field, to the loathing of your person, in the day that you were born. 6 When I passed by you and saw you polluted in your own blood, I said to you when you were in your blood, "Live!" Indeed, I said to you when you were in your blood, "Live!" 7 (Ex 1:7; Dt 1:10) I have caused you to multiply as the bud of the field, and you have increased and become tall, and you have reached the age of fine ornaments. Your breasts were fashioned and your hair had grown, yet you were naked and bare. 8 (Ru 3:9; Jer 2:2-3) Now when I passed by you and looked upon you, you were old enough for love. So I spread My garment over you and covered your nakedness. Indeed, I swore to you, and entered into a covenant with you, says the Lord God, and you became Mine. 9 (Ru 3:3; Ps 23:5) Then I washed you with water. Indeed, I thoroughly washed away your blood from you, and I anointed you with oil. 10 (Eze 16:18; 16:13) I clothed you also with embroidered work, and put sandals of porpoise skin on your feet, and girded you about with fine linen, and covered you with silk. 11 (Ge 24:22; 24:47; 41:42) I decked you also with ornaments, and put bracelets on your hands, and a chain on your neck. 12 I put a jewel on your forehead, and earrings in your ears, and a beautiful crown on your head. 13 (Dt 32:13-14; 1Ki 4:21) Thus you were decked with gold and silver. And your raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and embroidered work. You ate fine flour, and honey, and oil. And you were exceedingly beautiful and advanced to royalty. 14 (La 2:15; 1Ki 10:24) Then your renown went out among the nations for your beauty. For it was perfect through My comeliness which I had put upon you, says the Lord God. 15 (Isa 57:8; Jer 2:20) But you trusted in your own beauty, and played the harlot because of your renown, and poured out your fornications on every willing passerby. 16 (2Ki 23:7) Of your garments you took and decked your high places with various colors and played the harlot on them, which should never come about or happen. 17 You have also taken your fair jewels made of My gold and My silver, which I had given you, and made for yourself images of men that you might commit harlotry with them. 18 Then you took your embroidered garments and covered them. And you have set My oil and My incense before them. 19 (Eze 16:13) My bread also which I gave you, fine flour, and oil, and honey, with which I fed you, you have even set before them for a sweet savour. And thus it was, says the Lord God. 20 (Eze 23:37; Ex 13:2) Moreover you have taken your sons and your daughters, whom you have borne to Me, and these you have sacrificed to them to be devoured. Were your harlotries so small a matter? 21 (2Ki 17:17) You have slain My children and delivered them up to idols by causing them to pass through the fire. 22 (Jer 2:2; Eze 16:43) Besides all your abominations and your harlotries you have not remembered the days of your youth when you were naked and bare and were polluted in your blood. 23 After all your wickedness (Woe, woe to you! says the Lord God) 24 (Ps 78:58; Isa 57:7) you also built for yourself a shrine and have made yourself a high place in every street. 25 (Jer 3:2; Eze 16:31) You have built yourself a high place at the head of every street, and have made your beauty to be abhorred, and have spread your legs to every passerby to multiply your harlotries. 26 (Eze 23:19-21; 20:7-8) You have also committed fornication with the Egyptians, your lustful neighbors, and increased your harlotries to provoke Me to anger. 27 (Isa 9:12; Eze 16:57) Therefore I have stretched out My hand against you and have diminished your ordinary food and delivered you to the will of those who hate you, the daughters of the Philistines who are ashamed of your lewd conduct. 28 (2Ki 16:7; 16:10-18) You have played the harlot also with the Assyrians because you were insatiable. Indeed, you have played the harlot with them, and yet could not be satisfied. 29 You have moreover multiplied your fornication with the land of merchants, Chaldea. And yet you were not satisfied even with this. 30 (Jer 3:3; Pr 9:13) How weak is your heart, says the Lord God, seeing you do all these things, the works of an imperious harlot. 31 (Isa 52:3; Eze 16:33-34) When you built your shrine at the head of every street and made your high place in every square, you have not been as a harlot in that you scorned payment. 32 You have been as a wife who commits adultery, who takes strangers instead of her husband! 33 (Isa 57:9; Hos 8:9-10) Men give gifts to all harlots. But you give your gifts to all your lovers, and hire them that they may come to you on every side for your harlotry. 34 Thus you are different from other women in your harlotries in that no one follows you to commit harlotries, because you give money, and no money is given to you. Thus you are different. 35 Therefore, O harlot, hear the word of the Lord. 36 (Eze 23:10) Thus says the Lord God, Because your filthiness was poured out and your nakedness discovered through your harlotries with your lovers, and with all the idols of your abominations, and by the blood of your children, which you gave to idols, 37 (Jer 13:22; Hos 2:10) therefore I will gather all your lovers with whom you have taken pleasure and all those whom you have loved with all those whom you have hated. I will even gather them from all around against you and will reveal your nakedness to them so that they may see all your nakedness. 38 (Lev 20:10; Ge 9:6) I will judge you as women who commit adultery or shed blood are judged. And I will bring on you the blood of fury and jealousy. 39 (Eze 23:26; Hos 2:3) I will also give you into their hand, and they shall throw down your shrines, and shall break down your high places. They shall strip you also of your clothes, and shall take your fair jewels, and leave you naked and bare. 40 (Eze 23:47; Hab 1:6-10) They shall also bring up a company against you, and they shall stone you with stones, and thrust you through with their swords. 41 (Eze 23:48; 2Ki 25:9) They shall burn your houses with fire and execute judgments on you in the sight of many women. And I will cause you to cease from playing the harlot, and you also shall give no hire anymore. 42 (Eze 5:13; 39:29) So I will make My fury toward you to rest, and My jealousy shall depart from you, and I will be quiet, and will be angry no more. 43 (Eze 16:22; Ps 78:42) Because you have not remembered the days of your youth, but have enraged Me in all these things, I also will recompense your way upon your head, says the Lord God, so that you shall not commit this lewdness above all your other abominations. 44 (Eze 18:2-3; 1Sa 24:13) Everyone who uses proverbs shall use this proverb against you, saying, "Like mother, like daughter." 45 (Isa 1:4; Eze 23:37-39) You are your mother's daughter who loathed her husband and her children. And you are the sister of your sisters who loathed their husbands and their children. Your mother was a Hittite, and your father an Amorite. 46 (Eze 23:4; 16:48-49) Now your elder sister is Samaria, she and her daughters who dwell north of you. And your younger sister who dwells south of you is Sodom and her daughters. 47 (2Ki 21:9; Eze 5:6-7) Yet you have not walked after their ways, or done according to their abominations. But, as if that were a very little thing, you were corrupted more than they in all your ways. 48 (Mt 10:15) As I live, says the Lord God, Sodom your sister has not done, she nor her daughters, as you and your daughters have done. 49 (Ge 13:10; Ps 138:6) This was the iniquity of your sister Sodom. Pride, abundance of bread, and careless ease was in her and in her daughters, but she did strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. 50 (Ge 13:13; 18:20) They were haughty and committed abominations before Me. Therefore I took them away when I saw it. 51 (Jer 3:8-11) Moreover, Samaria did not commit half of your sins. But you have multiplied your abominations more than they and have made your sisters appear righteous in all your abominations which you have done. 52 Also bear your own shame in that you have made judgment favorable to your sisters. Because of your sins that you have committed more abominable than they, they are more righteous than you. Indeed, be humiliated also and bear your shame in that you have made your sisters appear righteous. 53 (Isa 19:24-25; Eze 29:14) Yet I shall restore their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, and along with them your own captivity, 54 (Jer 2:26; Eze 14:22-23) in order that you may bear your own shame and may be humiliated in all that you have done in that you are a comfort to them. 55 (Eze 16:53; 36:11) Your sisters, Sodom and her daughters and Samaria and her daughters, shall return to their former state, and you and your daughters shall return to your former state. 56 As the name of your sister Sodom was not mentioned by your mouth in the day of your pride, 57 (2Ki 16:5-7; 2Ch 28:5-6) before your wickedness was uncovered, so now you have become the reproach of the daughters of Edom and all who are around her, the daughters of the Philistines, those all around who despise you. 58 (Eze 23:49) You have borne the punishment of your lewdness and your abominations, says the Lord. An Everlasting Covenant 59 (Isa 24:5; Eze 17:19) For thus, says the Lord God, I will even deal with you as you have done, you who have despised the oath by breaking the covenant. 60 (Lev 26:42; Isa 55:3) Nevertheless I will remember My covenant with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish an everlasting covenant with you. 61 (Jer 50:4-5; Eze 20:43) Then you shall remember your ways and be ashamed when you receive your sisters, your elder and your younger. And I will give them to you as daughters, but not because of your covenant. 62 (Jer 24:7; Eze 6:7) Thus I will establish My covenant with you, and you shall know that I am the Lord, 63 (Ro 3:19; Ps 39:9) in order that you may remember, and be humiliated, and never open your mouth anymore because of your shame, when I am pacified toward you for all that you have done, says the Lord God. Ezekiel 16 [1] Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, [2] Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations, [3] And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan; thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother an Hittite. [4] And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all. [5] None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, to the lothing of thy person, in the day that thou wast born. [6] And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live. [7] I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou hast increased and waxen great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments: thy breasts are fashioned, and thine hair is grown, whereas thou wast naked and bare. [8] Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord GOD, and thou becamest mine. [9] Then washed I thee with water; yea, I throughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil. [10] I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with badgers' skin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and I covered thee with silk. [11] I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck. [12] And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head. [13] Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom. [14] And thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty: for it was perfect through my comeliness, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord GOD. [15] But thou didst trust in thine own beauty, and playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy fornications on every one that passed by; his it was. [16] And of thy garments thou didst take, and deckedst thy high places with divers colours, and playedst the harlot thereupon: the like things shall not come, neither shall it be so. [17] Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest to thyself images of men, and didst commit whoredom with them, [18] And tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst them: and thou hast set mine oil and mine incense before them. [19] My meat also which I gave thee, fine flour, and oil, and honey, wherewith I fed thee, thou hast even set it before them for a sweet savour: and thus it was, saith the Lord GOD. [20] Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured. Is this of thy whoredoms a small matter, [21] That thou hast slain my children, and delivered them to cause them to pass through the fire for them? [22] And in all thine abominations and thy whoredoms thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, when thou wast naked and bare, and wast polluted in thy blood. [23] And it came to pass after all thy wickedness, (woe, woe unto thee! saith the Lord GOD;) [24] That thou hast also built unto thee an eminent place, and hast made thee an high place in every street. [25] Thou hast built thy high place at every head of the way, and hast made thy beauty to be abhorred, and hast opened thy feet to every one that passed by, and multiplied thy whoredoms. [26] Thou hast also committed fornication with the Egyptians thy neighbours, great of flesh; and hast increased thy whoredoms, to provoke me to anger. [27] Behold, therefore I have stretched out my hand over thee, and have diminished thine ordinary food, and delivered thee unto the will of them that hate thee, the daughters of the Philistines, which are ashamed of thy lewd way. [28] Thou hast played the whore also with the Assyrians, because thou wast unsatiable; yea, thou hast played the harlot with them, and yet couldest not be satisfied. [29] Thou hast moreover multiplied thy fornication in the land of Canaan unto Chaldea; and yet thou wast not satisfied herewith. [30] How weak is thine heart, saith the Lord GOD, seeing thou doest all these things, the work of an imperious whorish woman; [31] In that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way, and makest thine high place in every street; and hast not been as an harlot, in that thou scornest hire; [32] But as a wife that committeth adultery, which taketh strangers instead of her husband! [33] They give gifts to all whores: but thou givest thy gifts to all thy lovers, and hirest them, that they may come unto thee on every side for thy whoredom. [34] And the contrary is in thee from other women in thy whoredoms, whereas none followeth thee to commit whoredoms: and in that thou givest a reward, and no reward is given unto thee, therefore thou art contrary. [35] Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD: [36] Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thy filthiness was poured out, and thy nakedness discovered through thy whoredoms with thy lovers, and with all the idols of thy abominations, and by the blood of thy children, which thou didst give unto them; [37] Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all them that thou hast loved, with all them that thou hast hated; I will even gather them round about against thee, and will discover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness. [38] And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will give thee blood in fury and jealousy. [39] And I will also give thee into their hand, and they shall throw down thine eminent place, and shall break down thy high places: they shall strip thee also of thy clothes, and shall take thy fair jewels, and leave thee naked and bare. [40] They shall also bring up a company against thee, and they shall stone thee with stones, and thrust thee through with their swords. [41] And they shall burn thine houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women: and I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and thou also shalt give no hire any more. [42] So will I make my fury toward thee to rest, and my jealousy shall depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry. [43] Because thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, but hast fretted me in all these things; behold, therefore I also will recompense thy way upon thine head, saith the Lord GOD: and thou shalt not commit this lewdness above all thine abominations. [44] Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter. [45] Thou art thy mother's daughter, that lotheth her husband and her children; and thou art the sister of thy sisters, which lothed their husbands and their children: your mother was an Hittite, and your father an Amorite. [46] And thine elder sister is Samaria, she and her daughters that dwell at thy left hand: and thy younger sister, that dwelleth at thy right hand, is Sodom and her daughters. [47] Yet hast thou not walked after their ways, nor done after their abominations: but, as if that were a very little thing, thou wast corrupted more than they in all thy ways. [48] As I live, saith the Lord GOD, Sodom thy sister hath not done, she nor her daughters, as thou hast done, thou and thy daughters. [49] Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. [50] And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw good. [51] Neither hath Samaria committed half of thy sins; but thou hast multiplied thine abominations more than they, and hast justified thy sisters in all thine abominations which thou hast done. [52] Thou also, which hast judged thy sisters, bear thine own shame for thy sins that thou hast committed more abominable than they: they are more righteous than thou: yea, be thou confounded also, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast justified thy sisters. [53] When I shall bring again their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, then will I bring again the captivity of thy captives in the midst of them: [54] That thou mayest bear thine own shame, and mayest be confounded in all that thou hast done, in that thou art a comfort unto them. [55] When thy sisters, Sodom and her daughters, shall return to their former estate, and Samaria and her daughters shall return to their former estate, then thou and thy daughters shall return to your former estate. [56] For thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy pride, [57] Before thy wickedness was discovered, as at the time of thy reproach of the daughters of Syria, and all that are round about her, the daughters of the Philistines, which despise thee round about. [58] Thou hast borne thy lewdness and thine abominations, saith the LORD. [59] For thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even deal with thee as thou hast done, which hast despised the oath in breaking the covenant. [60] Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with thee in the days of thy youth, and I will establish unto thee an everlasting covenant. [61] Then thou shalt remember thy ways, and be ashamed, when thou shalt receive thy sisters, thine elder and thy younger: and I will give them unto thee for daughters, but not by thy covenant. [62] And I will establish my covenant with thee; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: [63] That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord GOD. 2) Our Daily Bread for 23 August 2026 titled <a href="https://odb.org/2026/08/23/authentic-son-of-god"> Authentic Son of God</a> by Kenneth Petersen Isaiah 53:1-7 1 (Jn 12:38; Isa 51:9) Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? 2 (Isa 52:14; 11:1; Jer 23:5) For he grew up before Him as a tender plant and as a root out of a dry ground. He has no form or majesty that we should look upon him nor appearance that we should desire him. 3 (Isa 49:7; 53:10) He was despised and rejected of men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from him; he was despised, and we did not esteem him. 4 (Mt 8:17; Jn 19:7) Surely he has borne our grief and carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 5 (Ro 4:25; 1Co 15:3) But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him, and by his stripes we are healed. 6 (Ps 69:4; 1Pe 2:25) All of us like sheep have gone astray; each of us has turned to his own way, but the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. 7 (Mk 14:61; Mt 26:63) He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; he was brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth. [1] Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed? [2] For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. [3] He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. [4] Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. [5] But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. [6] All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. [7] He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. A photography contest featured images created by artificial intelligence (AI). People from around the world submitted pictures they had fabricated by AI text prompts on computers. Only AI-generated images were allowed. One winner was a surreal depiction: something that looked like a pink flamingo curled into a feathery ball, against a sandy landscape. There was only one problem. The winning image was a real photograph of a real flamingo. The photographer had entered an authentic photo in an AI-contest. His picture, "Flamingone," was disqualified. That's right - the authentic photo was rejected for being the real thing. The prophet Isaiah vividly foretells a similar irony about the trial and crucifixion of Jesus Christ: "He was led like a lamb to the slaughter" (Isaiah 53:7). Christ was taken to court for claiming to be the Jewish Messiah. Yet he did not offer a defense: "He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth” (v. 7). Isaiah points to the ultimate contradiction: "He was despised and rejected by mankind" (v. 3). That's right - the authentic Messiah, the true Son of God, was rejected as being fake. Today, you and I are judges in that court of decision. Do we accept Jesus as the authentic Son of God? Or do we reject Him as something less? Even if we believe in Him, does our daily living sometimes reject Him as the real deal? Reflect & Pray How does your life reflect the authenticity of Jesus Christ? How might it reject Him? Dear God, please help me to honour You as I live in Your genuine presence. 3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools Week 2 - Saved by Grace - Day 1 - Sin Universal Romans 3:23-24 23 (Ro 3:9) For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God, 24 (Ro 4:16; Col 1:14) being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 23 for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; 24 being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: A distinguished middle-aged man stood trembling before his church to give his testimony. Years before, in the grip of a mental illness that nearly destroyed his life, he had taken the life of his own daughter and tried to kill himself. But he did not die; tried and convicted, he spent years in prison, and even longer in the prison of his own guilt. After the service, a young woman walked up to him and simply said, "Thank you for sharing. I've sinned, too." We've all sinned, too - lest we forget or rationalise, the Bible reminds us in no uncertain terms. And the writer of these verses was no stranger to sin: he was the Pharisee, the holier-than-thou religious leader who officiated at the stoning death of Stephen. He was the Jew who had scattered and killed the followers of this heretic called Christ. He thought he was righteous while he murdered God's people. Christians tends to establish a "hierarchy" of sin - sexual sin is "worse" than pride: murder is "more horrible" than slander. Yet the Bible gives no indication that god acknowledges our hierarchy. Sin is sin; all have sinned, and if we are guilty at one point, we are guilty of all. Rather than rationalise our individual sins as being "less bad" than someone else's, we need to openly confess our dilemma as sinners and turn to God for his remedy. We cannot and do not need to earn or deserve that grace - it is a gift from God. Application a) Have I ever compared my sin with someone else's in order to make myself fell like a better person? Why is such comparison not a valid remedy for sin? b) Why do I need to acknowledge my sin honestly before I can receive justification? 4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland Deut 28:11 11 (Dt 28:4; 30:9) The Lord will make you overflow in prosperity, in the offspring of your body, in the offspring of your livestock, and in the produce of your ground, in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers to give you. 11 And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee. 5) From a Book called God's Promises for you: When you are lonely 1 John 4:16b-18 God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him. 17 (1Jn 2:5; 2:28) In this way God's love is perfected in us, so that we may have boldness on the Day of Judgment, because as He is, so are we in this world. 18 (Ro 8:15; 2Ti 1:7) There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. Whoever fears is not perfect in love. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. 17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. 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?) New Brunswick Total population 753900 Muslim population (est.) 4543 Moncton, followed by Fredericton and Saint John, each have a growing Muslim population in New Brunswick, In 2007, the building that was formerly a Baptist church was converted into Moncton's 1st mosque. The University of Moncton also has a Muslim student association hosting prayer services, fellowship getherings, and outreaches on campus. Fredericton also has one mosque and a Muslim student association serving the campuses of the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University. Fredericton's Muslim population consists in 2014 of about 50 families, and between 300 to 400 university students. Saint John is home to the 1st Muslim Association for the province, which also helped foster the Islamic associations of Fredericton and Moncton. a 'musalla', or prayer location that is not officially structured as a mosque, has been established in the Uptown area with the intention of seeing it grow into a 2nd official place of Muslim worship. Demand for this new location has been primarily for university students moving into the area. Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick - that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them - that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these areas of concentration - that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage, and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province. 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 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other, "What does this mean?" 13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine." Peter's Speech at Pentecost 14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words. 15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is the third hour of the day. 16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: 17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) '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.' - 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, atheists, secular humanists, ...) . 7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada http://www.ehc.ca Day 23 of the Month a) Pray for the genuine conversion and successful rehabilitation of those who have committed crimes. b) Pray for spiritual and functional unity in the Body of Christ across Canada. ( John 13:34-35 34 "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 35 By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another." 34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. 35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. Rom 12:10 10 Be devoted to one another with brotherly love; prefer one another in honour 10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another; Heb 10:24 24 And let us consider how to spur one another to love and to good works. 24 and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: 1 Peter 3:8 8 Finally, be all of one mind, be loving toward one another, be gracious, and be kind. 8 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: 1 John 3:23 23 And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another as He commanded us. 23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment. ) Conclusion: Pray tot Lord to sanctify you and work in you. Pray to the Lord and pray that your nation is not spiritually adulterous. Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, please help me to honour You as I live in Your genuine presence." Pray to the Lord and pray to know yourself as a sinner that needs Jesus every time. Pray to the Lord and pray to know the Bleesings of Obedience. Pray to the Lord and pray to know Jesus Christ as Love. Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick - that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them - that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these areas of concentration - that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage, and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province. Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective discipleship movements among Muslim people. - Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you - Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving Christ among Muslim people - Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality." - When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days! Pray for the genuine conversion and successful rehabilitation of those who have committed crimes. Pray for spiritual and functional unity in the Body of Christ across Canada. Pray that through evangelism and discipleship, many <a href="https://www.vomcanada.com/djibouti.htm">Djibouti</a>ans will de-velop a vibrant faith in Christ. Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit. and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness. 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