Day 211 of MY 4th Bible Study Journey

Day 211, 29 July 2024 

1) Isaiah 64, 65, 66 , 2 Kings 20:20-21 , 2 Chronicles 32:32-33 

Isaiah 64
1 (Mic 1:3-4; Ps 68:8) Oh, that You would rend the heavens and come down,
that the mountains might shake at Your presence,
2 (Ps 99:1; Jer 5:22) as when the melting fire burns,
as the fire causes the waters to boil,
to make Your name known to Your adversaries,
that the nations may tremble at Your presence!
3 (Ps 66:3; 66:5) When You did awesome things for which we did not look,
You came down; the mountains quaked at Your presence.
4 (Ps 31:19; Isa 25:9) For since the beginning of the world men
have not heard, nor perceived by ear,
neither has the eye seen a God besides You,
who acts for the one who waits for Him.
5 (Ex 20:24) You meet him who rejoices in doing righteousness,
those who remember You in Your ways.
Indeed, You were angry, for we had sinned;
in our sins we remained a long time,
and shall we be saved?
6 (Ps 90:5-6; Isa 6:5) But we all are as an unclean thing,
and all our righteousness is as filthy rags;
and we all fade as a leaf,
and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
7 (Eze 22:30; Hos 7:7) There is no one who calls on Your name,
who stirs up himself to take hold of You;
for You have hidden Your face from us
and have consumed us because of our iniquities.
8 (Isa 63:16; 29:16) But now, O Lord, You are our Father;
we are the clay, and You are our potter;
and we all are the work of Your hand.
9 (Ps 74:1-2; 79:13) Do not be wrathful beyond measure, O Lord,
nor remember iniquity forever;
look upon us, we pray,
we all are Your people.
10 (Isa 1:7) Your holy cities are a wilderness;
Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
11 (2Ki 25:9; Ps 74:5-7) Our holy and beautiful house
where our fathers praised You
is burned up with fire;
and all our precious things are laid waste.
12 (Isa 42:14; Ps 74:10-11) Will You refrain Yourself from
these things, O Lord?
Will You hold Your peace and afflict us beyond measure?

Isaiah 64
[1] Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down,
that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,
[2] As when the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boil,
to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at
thy presence!
[3] When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest
down, the mountains flowed down at thy presence.
[4] For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived
by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath
prepared for him that waiteth for him.
[5] Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that
remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in
those is continuance, and we shall be saved.
[6] But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as
filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the
wind, have taken us away.
[7] And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself
to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed
us, because of our iniquities.
[8] But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our
potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.
[9] Be not wroth very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for ever:
behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people.
[10] Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a
desolation.
[11] Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is
burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.
[12] Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O LORD? wilt thou hold thy
peace, and afflict us very sore?

Isaiah 65

Judgment and Salvation

1 (Ro 10:20; Hos 1:10) I was sought by those who did not ask for Me;
I was found of those who did not seek Me.
I said, "Here I am, here I am,"
to a nation that did not call on My name.
2 (Ro 10:21; Isa 1:2) I have spread out My hands all day
to a rebellious people
who walk in a way that was not good,
after their own thoughts;
3 (Isa 1:29; Job 1:11) a people who provoke Me continually
to My face, presenting sacrifices in gardens
and burning incense on altars of brick;
4 (Lev 11:7; Isa 66:17) who sit among the graves
and lodge in the monuments;
who eat swine's flesh,
and the broth of abominable things is in their vessels;
5 (Mt 9:11; Lk 7:39) who say, "Stand by yourself; do not come near to me,
for I am holier than you!"
These are smoke in My nose,
a fire that burns all day.
6 (Ps 50:3; Jer 16:18) See, it is written before Me:
I will not keep silent, but I will recompense,
even recompense into their bosom,
7 (Ex 20:5; Isa 57:7) your iniquities and the iniquities
of your fathers together, says the Lord;
because they have burned incense on the mountains
and blasphemed Me on the hills,
therefore, I will measure their former work
into their bosom.
8 Thus says the Lord:
As the new wine is found in the cluster,
and one says, "Do not destroy it
for a blessing is in it,"
so I will do for the sake of My servants
that I may not destroy them all.
9 (Am 9:11-15; Isa 27:6) I will bring forth descendants from Jacob,
and out of Judah an inheritor of My mountains;
and My chosen ones shall inherit it,
and My servants shall dwell there.
10 (Isa 35:2; 33:9) Sharon shall be a fold of flocks,
and the Valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in,
for My people who seek Me.
11 (Isa 1:28; 2:2) But you are those who forsake the Lord,
who forget My holy mountain,
who prepare a table for Fortune,
and who furnish the drink offering for Destiny.
12 (Jer 7:13; 2Ch 36:15-16) I will destine you for the sword,
and you all shall bow down to the slaughter;
because when I called, you did not answer;
when I spoke, you did not hear
but did evil before My eyes
and chose that in which I did not delight.
13 (Isa 61:7; 66:5)Therefore, thus says the Lord God:
My servants shall eat,
but you shall be hungry;
My servants shall drink,
but you shall be thirsty;
My servants shall rejoice,
but you shall be ashamed;
14 (Mt 8:12; Ps 66:4) My servants shall sing for joy
with a glad heart,
but you shall cry
with a heavy heart
and shall wail with grief of spirit.
15 (Zec 8:13; Isa 62:2) You shall leave your name
for a curse to My chosen ones;
for the Lord God shall slay you,
but My servants shall be called by another name;
16 (Ps 31:5; Isa 19:18) because he who is blessed in the earth
shall bless himself in the God of truth;
and he who swears in the earth
shall swear by the God of truth;
because the former troubles are forgotten
and because they are hidden from My eyes.

[1] I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that
sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not
called by my name.
[2] I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which
walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts;
[3] A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that
sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick;
[4] Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat
swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;
[5] Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than
thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.
[6] Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will
recompense, even recompense into their bosom,
[7] Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the
LORD, which have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon
the hills: therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom.
[8] Thus saith the LORD, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one
saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my
servants' sakes, that I may not destroy them all.
[9] And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an
inheritor of my mountains: and mine elect shall inherit it, and my servants
shall dwell there.
[10] And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place
for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.
[11] But ye are they that forsake the LORD, that forget my holy mountain,
that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink offering
unto that number.
[12] Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to
the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye
did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I
delighted not.
[13] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but
ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be
thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:
[14] Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for
sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.
[15] And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord
GOD shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:
[16] That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the
God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of
truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid
from mine eyes.

The New Creation

17 (2Pe 3:13; Isa 66:22; Jer 3:16) For I create
new heavens and a new earth;
the former things shall not be remembered
or come to mind.
18 (Ps 98:1-9) But be glad and rejoice forever
in that which I create;
for I create Jerusalem for rejoicing
and her people for joy.
19 (Isa 35:10; 25:8) I will rejoice in Jerusalem
and be glad in My people;
and the voice of weeping shall no longer be heard in her,
nor the voice of crying.
20 (Dt 4:40; Job 5:26) There shall no longer be
an infant who lives only a few days
nor an old man who has not filled out his days.
For the child shall die
a hundred years old,
but the sinner being a hundred years old
shall be accursed.
21 (Am 9:14) They shall build houses and inhabit them;
and they shall plant vineyards and eat the fruit of them.
22 (Ps 92:12-14) They shall not build and another inhabit;
they shall not plant and another eat;
for as the days of a tree
are the days of My people,
and My chosen ones shall long enjoy
the work of their hands.
23 (Isa 61:9; Dt 28:3-12; Ac 2:39) They shall not labor in vain
nor bring forth children for trouble;
for they are the descendants of the blessed of the Lord
and their offspring with them.
24 (Da 9:20-23; 10:12) Before they call, I will answer;
and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
25 (Isa 65:11; Mic 4:3) The wolf and the lamb shall feed together,
and the lion shall eat straw like the bull,
and dust shall be the serpent's food.
They shall not hurt nor destroy
in all My holy mountain,
says the Lord.

[17] For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former
shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
[18] But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for,
behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.
[19] And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of
weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.
[20] There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that
hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but
the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed.
[21] And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant
vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.
[22] They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and
another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine
elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
[23] They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they
are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them.
[24] And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and
while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
[25] The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw
like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt
nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.

Isaiah 66

True Worship
1 (1Ki 8:27; Mt 5:34-35) Thus says the Lord:
Heaven is My throne,
and the earth is My footstool.
Where then is the house that you could build for Me?
And where is the place of My rest?
2 (Isa 57:15; Ps 34:18) For My hand made all those things,
thus all those things have come to be,
says the Lord.
But to this man I will look,
even to him who is poor and of a contrite spirit,
and trembles at My word.
3 (Lev 2:2) He who kills a bull
is as if he kills a man;
he who sacrifices a lamb,
as if he breaks a dog's neck;
he who offers a grain offering,
as if he offers swine's blood;
he who burns incense,
as if he blesses an idol.
They have chosen their own ways,
and their soul delights in their abominations;
4 (Isa 65:12; 2Ki 21:2; 21:6) I also will choose their punishments
and will bring their fears on them,
because when I called, no one answered;
when I spoke, they did not listen;
but they did evil before My eyes
and chose that in which I did not delight.

[1] Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my
footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place
of my rest?
[2] For all those things hath mine hand made, and those things have been,
saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of
a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
[3] He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a
lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he
offered swine's blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol.
Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their
abominations.
[4] I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon
them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not
hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I
delighted not.

The Vindication of Zion
5 (Ps 38:20; Isa 5:19) Hear the word of the Lord,
you who tremble at His word:
Your brothers who hate you,
who cast you out for My name's sake, said,
"Let the Lord be glorified
that we may see your joy."
Yet they shall be ashamed.
6 (Isa 59:18) A voice of noise from the city,
a voice from the temple,
the voice of the Lord
who renders recompense to His enemies.
7 (Isa 54:1) Before she was in labor,
she gave birth;
before her pain came,
she delivered a son.
8 (Isa 64:4) Who has heard such a thing?
Who has seen such things?
Shall the earth be made to give birth in one day?
Shall a nation be born at once?
For as soon as Zion was in labor,
she brought forth her sons.
9 (Isa 37:3) Shall I bring to the point of birth
and not cause delivery? says the Lord.
Shall I who cause delivery
shut the womb? says your God.
10 (Dt 32:43; Ps 26:8) Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad for her,
all you who love her;
rejoice exceedingly with her,
all you who mourn for her,
11 (Isa 60:16; Joel 3:18) that you may feed and be satisfied
with her consoling breasts,
that you may feed
and be delighted with the abundance of her bosom.
12 (Isa 48:18; 60:16) For thus says the Lord:
I will extend peace to her like a river
and the glory of the nations like a flowing stream.
Then you shall nurse, you shall be carried on her sides,
and dandled on her knees.
13 (Isa 51:3) As one whom his mother comforts,
so I will comfort you;
and you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.

[5] Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word; your brethren
that hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, said, Let the LORD be
glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.
[6] A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the
LORD that rendereth recompence to his enemies.
[7] Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was
delivered of a man child.
[8] Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth
be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as
soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.
[9] Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the
LORD: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God.
[10] Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her:
rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her:
[11] That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her
consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of
her glory.
[12] For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a
river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye
suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees.
[13] As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall
be comforted in Jerusalem.

God's Reign and Final Judgment
14 (Ezr 8:31; 7:9) Then you shall see this, and your heart shall rejoice,
and your bones shall flourish like an herb;
and the hand of the Lord shall be known toward His servants,
and His indignation toward His enemies.
15 (Ps 68:17; Isa 30:33) For the Lord shall come with fire
and with His chariots like a whirlwind,
to render His anger with fury
and His rebuke with flames of fire.
16 (Isa 27:1; Eze 38:21-22) For by fire and by His sword on all flesh,
the Lord shall execute judgment;
and the slain of the Lord shall be many.
17 (Isa 65:3-4) Those who sanctify themselves and purify themselves
in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh,
and abominable things, and mice shall be consumed together, says the Lord.
18 (Isa 2:2) For I know their works and their thoughts. The time shall come
to gather all nations and tongues. And they shall come and see My glory.
19 (Eze 27:10; Ge 10:2) I will set a sign among them, and send from
them survivors to the nations: to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud-who draw the bow-to
Tubal, and Javan, to the coastlands afar off who have not heard My fame
nor seen My glory. And they shall declare My glory among the nations.
20 (Isa 11:9; 43:6) They shall bring all your brothers out of all nations
as an offering to the Lord on horses, and in chariots, and in litters,
and on mules, and on swift beasts to My holy mountain Jerusalem,
says the Lord, as the sons of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel
into the house of the Lord.
21 (Ex 19:6; Isa 61:6) I will also take some of them for priests
and for Levites, says the Lord.
22 (Isa 65:17; Rev 21:1) For as the new heavens and the new earth
which I will make shall remain before Me, says the Lord,
so shall your descendants and your name remain.
23 (Eze 46:1; Ps 86:9) From one New Moon to another, and from
one Sabbath to another, all flesh shall come to worship before Me,
says the Lord.
24 (Isa 14:11; Da 12:2) And they shall go forth and look on the corpses
of the men who have transgressed against Me. For their worm shall not
die, nor shall their fire be quenched. And they shall be an abhorrence
to all flesh.

[14] And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall
flourish like an herb: and the hand of the LORD shall be known toward his
servants, and his indignation toward his enemies.
[15] For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a
whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of
fire.
[16] For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and
the slain of the LORD shall be many.
[17] They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens
behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and
the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD.
[18] For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will
gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.
[19] And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of
them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to
Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame,
neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the
Gentiles.
[20] And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto the LORD
out of all nations upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon
mules, and upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith the LORD,
as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house
of the LORD.
[21] And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, saith the LORD.
[22] For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall
remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain.
[23] And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from
one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the
LORD.
[24] And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that
have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall
their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.

2 Kings 20:20-21

The Death of Hezekiah

20 (Ne 3:16; 2Ch 32:32) The rest of the deeds of Hezekiah, all his power,
how he made a pool and a conduit and brought water into the city,
are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?
21 (2Ch 32:33) Hezekiah slept with his fathers,
and Manasseh his son reigned in his place.

[20] And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he
made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water into the city, are they not
written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
[21] And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in
his stead.

2 Chronicles 32:32-33

The Death of Hezekiah
2Ki 20:1-21; Isa 37:21-38; 38:1-8

32 And the remainder of the acts of Hezekiah and his kind acts,
they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, son of Amoz,
in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
33 So Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the upper tombs
of the sons of David. And all those from Judah and those living in Jerusalem
paid him honor at his death. Then Manasseh his son reigned in his place.

[32] Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his goodness, behold, they
are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, and in
the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
[33] And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the
chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons of David: and all Judah and the
inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honour at his death. And Manasseh his son
reigned in his stead.

2) Our Daily Bread for 29 July 2024 <a href="
https://odb.org/2024/07/29/the-unseen-king">
The Unseen King</a>

Daniel 10:10-19

Prophecies of Persia and Greece

10 (Jer 1:9; Da 8:18) But then a hand touched me, which set me on my knees
and on the palms of my hands.
11 (Eze 2:1; Da 8:16-17) He said to me, "O Daniel, a man greatly beloved,
understand the words that I speak to you, and stand upright, for I have
been sent to you now." And when he had spoken this word to me,
I stood trembling.
12 (Ac 10:30-31; Da 9:20-23) Then he said to me, "Do not be afraid, Daniel.
For from the first day that you set your heart to understand this
and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard,
and I have come because of your words.
13 (Da 12:1; Jude 1:9; Rev 12:7) But the prince of the kingdom of Persia
withstood me for 21 days. So Michael, one of the chief princes,
came to help me, for I had been left there with the kings of Persia.
14 (Da 2:28; 8:26) Now I have come to make you understand what shall befall
your people in the latter days. For the vision is yet for many days."
15 (Eze 24:27; Lk 1:20) When he had spoken such words to me, I set my face
toward the ground, and I became mute.
16 (Isa 6:7; Da 8:15) Then one in the likeness of the sons of men
touched my lips. Then I opened my mouth and spoke and said to him
who stood before me, "O my lord, because of the vision, sorrows have
come upon me, and I have retained no strength.
17 (Ex 24:10-11; Isa 6:1-5) How can the servant of my lord talk
with you, my lord? And as for me, there remains no strength in me now,
nor is there any breath left in me."
18 (Da 10:16; Isa 35:3-4) Then again, the one having the appearance of a man
came and touched me, and he strengthened me.
19 (Jos 1:9; Jdg 6:23) He said, "O man, greatly beloved, do not fear.
Peace be unto you. Be strong and courageous!"
When he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, "Let my lord speak,
for you have strengthened me." 

[10] And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon
the palms of my hands.
[11] And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the
words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now
sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling.
[12] Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that
thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy
God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.
[13] But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty
days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I
remained there with the kings of Persia.
[14] Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in
the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.
[15] And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my face toward the
ground, and I became dumb.
[16] And, behold, one like the similitude of the sons of men touched my
lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before
me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have
retained no strength.
[17] For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as
for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there
breath left in me.
[18] Then there came again and touched me one like the appearance of a man,
and he strengthened me,
[19] And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be
strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened,
and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me. 

Pilgrim is a musical based on The Pilgrim's Progress, an allegory of the life
of a believer in Jesus. In the story, all the unseen forces of the spiritual
world are made visible to the audience. The character of the King, 
representing God, is present onstage for almost the entire show. He's dressed 
in white and actively blocks attacks from the enemy, tenderly holds those who 
are in pain, and nudges others to good works. Despite his indispensable role, 
the main human characters can't physically see the King, only the effects 
of what He does.

Do we live as if the true King is active in our lives, even when we can't 
physically see Him? In a time of need, the prophet Daniel received a vision 
from a heavenly messenger (Daniel 10:7) who'd been sent in direct response
to his faithful prayers (v. 12). The messenger explained that spiritual 
warfare had delayed his coming and angelic backup had to be dispatched 
(v. 13). Daniel was reminded that even though he couldn't see God, he was
surrounded by evidence of His care and attention. "Do not be afraid, 
you are highly esteemed," the messenger encouraged him (v. 19). At the 
end of Pilgrim, when the main character reaches heaven's door after many 
tribulations, he joyfully cries out for the first time, "I can see the King!"
Until we see Him with our new eyes in heaven, we look for His action in 
our lives today.  

By:  Karen Pimpo

Reflect & Pray

How do you see God's work in your life? 
Where do you struggle to believe that He's with you?

King Jesus, please help me remember that You're near.

3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation

Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools

Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 2 - The key to the Prison Cell

Matt 6:14-15

14 For if you forgive men for their sins, your heavenly Father will
also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men for their sins,
neither will your Father forgive your sins.

14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will
also forgive you: 15 but if ye forgive not men their trespasses,
neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Ann had been badly wounded in a relationship that had ended in anger
and accusation. For more than a year, Ann nursed her bitterness, rallying
support for her attitudes from friends and colleagues. Any time she saw
her former friend, Ann put up an icy wall of hostility. She thought she was
"getting over" the hurt, but the very mention of her friend's name brought
back a flood of negative feelings. Ann was trapped, locked in a prison of
unforgiveness , a jail built block by block by her own unwillingness to
forgive. Ann didn't "get over it"; instead, her wounds festered
and her bitterness grew worse.
Then one day - she never knew how - Ann let go of her bitterness. The barriers
of hostility and anger melted away, and when she saw her friend again, she was
able to forgive. And Ann was finally able to turn to the Lord for her own
healing and forgiveness.
"If you do not forgive," Jesus says - and the statement falls hard on
unforgiving hearts, "Neither will you be forgiven." In one sense, God's
forgiveness is unconditional - we do not have to earn or deserve it, and it is
always available to us. But we cannot experience the forgiveness God has
extended to us when we harbour unforgiveness towards others and build walls
of bitterness in our hearts.
When we refuse forgiveness toward those who have hurt or betrayed us, we do
not keep them in bondage, but ourselves. We lock ourselves away for an
awareness of God's loving presence; we imprison ourselves in a cell of
revenge. But when we reach out to forgive, we turn in the lock;
the door is open for our own sins to be forgiven and our own hearts
cleansed and purified.

Application

a) Why is forgiving others a condition for experiencing forgiveness
in my own life?

b) How can these verses have a practical effect upon my willingness
to forgive others?

4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland

Mark 4:20-25

20 (Mk 4:8; Jn 15:4-5) "Still others are seed sown on good ground,
those who hear the word, and receive it, and bear fruit:
thirty, sixty, or a hundred times as much."

A Light Under a Basket

Lk 8:16-18

21 (Mt 5:15; Lk 8:16) He said to them, "Is a candle brought to be put
under a basket or under a bed and not to be set on a candlestick?
22 (Lk 8:17) For there is nothing hidden except to be revealed;
neither is anything kept secret except to be proclaimed.
23 (Mk 4:9; Mt 11:15)If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."
24 (Mt 7:2) He said to them, "Take heed what you hear.
The measure you give will be measured for you,
and to you who hear will more be given.
25 (Mt 13:12; Lk 8:18) For to him who has will more be given.
And from him who has not will be taken, even what he has."

20 And these are they which are sown on good ground;
such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit,
some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.
21 And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put
under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
22 For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested;
neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.
23 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
24 And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete,
it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.
25 For he that hath, to him shall be given:
and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.

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

God's Help in Times of Temptation

Hebrews 4:14-16

Jesus the Great High Priest

14 (Heb 6:20; 1:2-3) Since then we have a great High Priest
Who has passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God,
let us hold firmly to our confession.
15 (2Co 5:21; Jn 8:46) For we do not have a High Priest
who cannot sympathise with our weaknesses,
but One who was in every sense tempted like we are, yet without sin.
16 (Eph 3:12; Php 4:6-7) Let us then come with confidence
to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy
and find grace to help in time of need.

14 Seeing then that we have a great high priest,
that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God,
let us hold fast our profession.
15 For we have not an high priest
which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities;
but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
16 Let us therefore come boldly
unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy,
and find grace to help in time of need.

Remember God's promises when You pray

The Lord's prayer

Matthew 6:9-13 


9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."

9 After this manner therefore pray ye: 
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 
11 Give us this day our daily bread. 
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: 
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2022 edition?)

 Where do Muslims live?

Canada is a land of immigrants. And Muslims are coming in increasing numbers
to our shores. Where do they live? How can we pray for these areas? Use this as
your more effectively for Muslims in Canada.

Data for those population figures is extrapolated for the 2011 National
Household Survey and population growth projections by Pew Forum. These have
also been adjusted by +40% as reliable sources state that on 60% of Muslims
self-identify on government surveys and forms. These estimates are still on
the conservative end of the spectrum. Percentages represent that of the total
Canadian population, not provincial

BC - 136493 - 7.5%
AB - 195240 - 11%
SK - 17279 - 1%
MB - 21349 - 1.2%
ON - 1001542 - 55%
QC - 418946 - 23%
NB - 4543 - 0.003%
NS - 14629 - 0.1%
PEI - 1127 - 0.0006%
NFLD - 2065 - 0.001%
Yukon - 69 - 0.00004%
NWT - 473 - 0.0003%
NU - 86 - 0.00005%

Adding further

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

Under the Keep Praying page

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ideas for prayer

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

And 

Thank you for praying through the
5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.

"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager, 
I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to
cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.

Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians 
and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the
love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before. 
One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by
light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.

As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and
confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution 
to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.

Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction. 
Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father
to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.

I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.
God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through 
the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom 
and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."

13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy 
and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope, 
through the power of the Holy Spirit.

[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that
ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. 

ROMANS 15:13

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


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

http://www.ehc.ca

Day 29 of the Month

a) Pray that God will enlighten those in medicine and health care
to acknowledge the sanctity of life and server with true
integrity and compassion (

Ps 139:13-16

13 You brought my inner parts into being;
You wove me in my mother’s womb.
14 I will praise you, for You made me with fear and wonder;
marvelous are Your works,
and You know me completely.
15 My frame was not hidden from You
when I was made in secret,
and intricately put together in the lowest parts of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw me unformed,
yet in Your book
all my days were written,
before any of them came into being.

13 For thou hast possessed my reins:
Thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.
14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made:
Marvellous are thy works; And that my soul knoweth right well.
15 My substance was not hid from thee,
When I was made in secret, and curiously wrought
in the lowest parts of the earth.
16 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect;
And in thy book all my members were written,
Which in continuance were fashioned,
When as yet there was none of them.

)

b) Pray that the Church in Canada will remember the poor
and compassionately respond to their plight (

Gal 2:10

10 (Ac 24:17) Only they requested that we should remember the poor,
which I also was eager to do.

10 Only they would that we should remember the poor;
the same which I also was forward to do.

)


Conclusion:

Pray to the Lord and pray to Thank Him that he control all.

Pray to the Lord: "King Jesus, please help me remember that You're near."

Pray to the Lord and pray to be a forgiving person.

Pray to the Lord and pray to be a light of the Lord.

Pray to the Lord and pray to come to him during your times of temptation.

Pray for Muslims in Canada to know Jesus as Saviour.

Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.

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

Pray that churches in Azerbaijan will be able to register legally with 
the government to avoid harassment and fines.

Pray that God will enlighten those in medicine and health care
to acknowledge the sanctity of life and server with true
integrity and compassion. 

Pray that the Church in Canada will remember the poor
and compassionately respond to their plight.

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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