Day 64 of My 5th bible Study Journey

Day 64, 5 March 2025  

1) Numbers 25, Numbers 26

NUMBERS 25

Moab Seduces Israel

1 (Jos 2:1; Nu 33:49) While Israel dwelt in Shittim, the people began to 
commit harlotry with the women of Moab. 
2 (1Co 10:20; Ex 20:5) They called the people to the sacrifices 
of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods. 
3 (Jos 22:17; Hos 9:10) Israel joined himself to the Baal of Peor, 
and the anger of the Lord was inflamed against Israel.
4 (Dt 13:17; 4:3) The Lord said to Moses, "Take all the chiefs of the people 
and hang them before the Lord in the sun, that the fierce 
anger of the Lord turn from Israel."
5 (Ex 18:21) Moses said to the judges of Israel, 
"Kill each of the men who have aligned themselves with the Baal of Peor."
6 (Joel 2:17; Nu 22:4) Behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought 
to his brothers a Midianite woman in the sight of Moses and in the sight 
of all the assembly of the children of Israel, who were weeping 
before the door of the tent of meeting. 
7 (Ex 6:25) When Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, 
saw it, he rose up from among the assembly and took a spear in his hand, 
8 (Nu 16:46-48) and he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust 
both of them through, the man of Israel and the woman through her belly. 
So the plague was stopped from the children of Israel. 
9 (1Co 10:8; Nu 16:49-50) Those that died in the plague were 24000.
10 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 
11 (Dt 32:16; 32:21) "Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron 
the priest, has turned My wrath away from the children of Israel, 
because he was zealous for My sake among them, so I did not exterminate 
the children of Israel in My zeal. 
12 (Mal 2:4-5) Therefore say, 'I hereby grant him My covenant of peace. 
13 (Ex 40:15; 1Ch 6:4-15) And it will be for him and his seed after him, 
even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood, because he was zealous 
for his God and made an atonement for the children of Israel.'"
14 Now the name of the slain Israelite who was slain with the Midianite 
woman was Zimri the son of Salu, 
a leader of a chief house among the Simeonites. 
15 (Nu 31:8; Jos 13:21) The name of the Midianite woman that was slain 
was Kozbi the daughter of Zur. 
He was chief over a people and of a father's house in Midian.
16 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 
17 "Be hostile to the Midianites, and defeat them, 
18 (Rev 2:14) because they have been hostile to you with their wiles, 
with which they have deceived you in the matter of Peor 
and in the matter of Kozbi the daughter of a leader of Midian, 
their sister, who was slain on the day of the plague because of Peor."

Numbers 25
[1] And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom
with the daughters of Moab.
[2] And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the
people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.
[3] And Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor: and the anger of the LORD was
kindled against Israel.
[4] And the LORD said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang
them up before the LORD against the sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD
may be turned away from Israel.
[5] And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that
were joined unto Baal-peor.
[6] And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his
brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all
the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door
of the tabernacle of the congregation.
[7] And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw
it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand;
[8] And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of
them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the
plague was stayed from the children of Israel.
[9] And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand.
[10] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[11] Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned
my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake
among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy.
[12] Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace:
[13] And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an
everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an
atonement for the children of Israel.
[14] Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that was slain with
the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a chief house
among the Simeonites.
[15] And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the
daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian.
[16] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[17] Vex the Midianites, and smite them:
[18] For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in
the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of
Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor's
sake. 

NUMBERS 26

The Second Census

1 (Nu 25:9) After the plague, the Lord spoke to Moses 
and to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying, 
2 (Ex 38:25-26; Nu 1:2-3) "Take the count of all the assembly 
of the children of Israel from twenty years old and older, 
throughout their fathers' houses, all that are able to go to war in Israel." 
3 (Nu 22:1; 33:48) Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them 
in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying, 
4 (Nu 1:1) "Take the count of the people from twenty years old and older," 
as the Lord commanded Moses.
The children of Israel, who went out of the land of Egypt, were these:
5 (1Ch 5:3; Ge 46:8-9) Reuben, the oldest son of Israel. The children 
of Reuben:
of Hanok, from whom comes the family of the Hanokites;
of Pallu, the family of the Palluites;
6 of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites;
of Karmi, the family of the Karmites.
7 These are the families of the Reubenites: 
those who were counted were 43730.
8 The son of Pallu was Eliab. 
9 (Nu 1:16) The sons of Eliab were Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. 
This is that Dathan and Abiram, called out from the assembly, who 
argued against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah 
when they argued against the Lord. 
10 (Nu 16:38; 16:31-35; 2Pe 2:6) And the earth opened its mouth 
and swallowed them with Korah when that company died, 
when the fire devoured 2050, and they became a sign. 
11 (Ex 6:24) But the children of Korah did not die.
12 (1Ch 4:24; Ge 46:10) The sons of Simeon by their families were:
of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites;
of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites;
of Jakin, the family of the Jakinites;
13 (Ge 46:10) of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites;
of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.
14 These are the families of the Simeonites: 22200.
15 (Ge 46:16) The children of Gad by their families were:
of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites;
of Haggi, the family of the Haggites;
of Shuni, the family of the Shunites;
16 of Ozni, the family of the Oznites;
of Eri, the family of the Erites;
17 of Arodi, the family of the Arodites;
of Areli, the family of the Arelites.
18 These are the families of the children of Gad according 
to those by their count: 4500 .
19 (Ge 46:12) The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, 
and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
20 (Ge 46:12; Ne 11:24) The sons of Judah after their families were:
of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites;
of Perez, the family of the Perezites;
of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.
21 The sons of Perez were:
of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites;
of Hamul, the family of the Ha­mulites.
22 These are the families of Judah by their count: 76500 .
23 (Ge 46:13; 1Ch 7:1) The sons of Issachar by their families were:
of Tola, the family of the Tolaites;
of Puah, the family of the Puites;
24 (Ge 46:13) of Jashub, the family of the Ja­shubites;
of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.
25These are the families of Issachar by their count: 64300 .
26 (Ge 46:14) The sons of Zebulun by their families were:
of Sered, the family of the Seredites;
of Elon, the family of the Elonites;
of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites.
27 These are the families of the Zebulunites by their count: 60500 .
28 (Ge 46:20) The sons of Joseph according to their families, 
by Manasseh and Ephraim, were:
29 (Jos 17:1; Nu 36:1) The sons of Manasseh:
of Makir, the family of the Makirites, and Makir begot Gilead;
of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.
30 (Jdg 6:11; Jos 17:2) These are the sons of Gilead:
of Iezer, the family of the Iezerites;
of Helek, the family of the Helekites;
31 and of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites;
and of Shechem, the family of the Shechemites;
32 and of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites;
and of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.
33 (Nu 27:1) Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters, 
and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, 
Noah, Hoglah, Milkah, and Tirzah.
34 These are the families of Manasseh, 
and those who were numbered of them were 52700 .
35 These are the sons of Ephraim according to their families:
of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites;
of Beker, the family of the Bekerites;
of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.
36 These are the sons of Shuthelah:
of Eran, the family of the Eranites.
37 These are the families of the sons of Ephraim by their count: 32500.
These are the sons of Joseph by their families.
38 (1Ch 8:1) The sons of Benjamin by their families were:
of Bela, the family of the Belaites;
of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites;
of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites;
39 of Shupham, the family of the Shuphamites;
of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.
40 (1Ch 8:3) The sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman:
of Ard, the family of the Ardites;
and of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.
41 These are the sons of Benjamin by their families, 
and by their count: 45600 .
42 (Ge 46:23) These are the sons of Dan according to their families:
of Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites.
These are the families of Dan after their families. 
43 All the families of the Shuhamites, by their count, were 64400 .
44 (Ge 46:17; 1Ch 7:30) The sons of Asher by their families were:
of Imnah, the family of the Imnites;
of Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites;
of Beriah, the family of the Beriites.
45 of the sons of Beriah were:
of Heber, the family of the Heber­ites;
of Malkiel, the family of the Mal­kielites.
46 The name of the daughter of Asher was Serah.
47These are the families of the sons of Asher by their count: 53400.
48 (Ge 46:24; 1Ch 7:13) Of the sons of Naphtali by their families were:
of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites;
of Guni, the family of the Gunites;
49 (1Ch 7:13) of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites;
of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.
50 These are the families of Naphtali according to their families; 
those who were numbered of them were 45400 .
51 (Nu 1:46) These were the counted of the children of Israel: 601730.
52 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 
53 (Jos 11:23; 14:1) To these the land will be divided for an inheritance 
by the number of names. 
54 (Nu 33:54) To a large tribe you shall give a large inheritance, 
and to small tribe you shall give a small inheritance. 
To each one his inheritance will be given according 
to those who were numbered of him. 
55 (Nu 33:54; 34:13) But the land will be divided by lot. 
By the names of the tribes of their fathers they will inherit. 
56 According to the lot his possession 
will be divided between large and small.
57 (Ge 46:11; Ex 6:16-19) These are those counted of the Levites
 by their families:
of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites;
of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites;
of Merari, the family of the Merarites.
58 These are the families of the Levites:
the family of the Libnites,
the family of the Hebronites,
the family of the Mahlites,
the family of the Mushites,
the family of the Korahites.
And Kohath begot Amram. 
59 (Ex 6:20; 2:1-2) And the name of the wife of Amram was Jochebed, 
the daughter of Levi, whom her mother bore to Levi in Egypt, 
and she bore to Amram Aaron and Moses and Miriam their sister. 
60 (Nu 3:2) To Aaron was born Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 
61 (Lev 10:1-2; Nu 3:4) Nadab and Abihu died 
when they offered foreign fire before the Lord.
62 (Nu 1:49; 3:39) Those who were numbered of them were 23000, 
each male from a month old and older; for they were not counted 
among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance 
given them among the children of Israel.
63 These were counted by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who counted 
the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho. 
64 (Dt 2:14-15) But among these there was not a man counted by Moses 
and Aaron the priest when they counted the children of Israel 
in the Wilderness of Sinai 
65 (Nu 14:28-30; 14:38) because the Lord had said of them, 
"They will surely die in the wilderness." And there was not a man left 
of them, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun.

Numbers 26
[1] And it came to pass after the plague, that the LORD spake unto Moses and
unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,
[2] Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from
twenty years old and upward, throughout their father's house, all that are
able to go to war in Israel.
[3] And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of Moab
by Jordan near Jericho, saying,
[4] Take the sum of the people, from twenty years old and upward; as the
LORD commanded Moses and the children of Israel, which went forth out of the
land of Egypt.
[5] Reuben, the eldest son of Israel: the children of Reuben; Hanoch, of
whom cometh the family of the Hanochites: of Pallu, the family of the
Palluites:
[6] Of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Carmi, the family of the
Carmites.
[7] These are the families of the Reubenites: and they that were numbered of
them were fourty and three thousand and seven hundred and thirty.
[8] And the sons of Pallu; Eliab.
[9] And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This is that
Dathan and Abiram, which were famous in the congregation, who strove against
Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against
the LORD:
[10] And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with
Korah, when that company died, what time the fire devoured two hundred and
fifty men: and they became a sign.
[11] Notwithstanding the children of Korah died not.
[12] The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the
Nemuelites: of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites: of Jachin, the family of
the Jachinites:
[13] Of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites: of Shaul, the family of the
Shaulites.
[14] These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty and two thousand and
two hundred.
[15] The children of Gad after their families: of Zephon, the family of the
Zephonites: of Haggi, the family of the Haggites: of Shuni, the family of
the Shunites:
[16] Of Ozni, the family of the Oznites: of Eri, the family of the Erites:
[17] Of Arod, the family of the Arodites: of Areli, the family of the
Arelites.
[18] These are the families of the children of Gad according to those that
were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred.
[19] The sons of Judah were Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land of
Canaan.
[20] And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family
of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the
family of the Zarhites.
[21] And the sons of Pharez were; of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites:
of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.
[22] These are the families of Judah according to those that were numbered
of them, threescore and sixteen thousand and five hundred.
[23] Of the sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of
the Tolaites: of Pua, the family of the Punites:
[24] Of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites: of Shimron, the family of the
Shimronites.
[25] These are the families of Issachar according to those that were
numbered of them, threescore and four thousand and three hundred.
[26] Of the sons of Zebulun after their families: of Sered, the family of
the Sardites: of Elon, the family of the Elonites: of Jahleel, the family of
the Jahleelites.
[27] These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those that were
numbered of them, threescore thousand and five hundred.
[28] The sons of Joseph after their families were Manasseh and Ephraim.
[29] Of the sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites: and
Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead come the family of the Gileadites.
[30] These are the sons of Gilead: of Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites:
of Helek, the family of the Helekites:
[31] And of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites: and of Shechem, the family
of the Shechemites:
[32] And of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites: and of Hepher, the
family of the Hepherites.
[33] And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the
names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah,
and Tirzah.
[34] These are the families of Manasseh, and those that were numbered of
them, fifty and two thousand and seven hundred.
[35] These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the
family of the Shuthalhites: of Becher, the family of the Bachrites: of
Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.
[36] And these are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the
Eranites.
[37] These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those that
were numbered of them, thirty and two thousand and five hundred. These are
the sons of Joseph after their families.
[38] The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the
Belaites: of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites: of Ahiram, the family of
the Ahiramites:
[39] Of Shupham, the family of the Shuphamites: of Hupham, the family of the
Huphamites.
[40] And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the
Ardites: and of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.
[41] These are the sons of Benjamin after their families: and they that were
numbered of them were forty and five thousand and six hundred.
[42] These are the sons of Dan after their families: of Shuham, the family
of the Shuhamites. These are the families of Dan after their families.
[43] All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those that were
numbered of them, were threescore and four thousand and four hundred.
[44] Of the children of Asher after their families: of Jimna, the family of
the Jimnites: of Jesui, the family of the Jesuites: of Beriah, the family of
the Beriites.
[45] Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites: of
Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites.
[46] And the name of the daughter of Asher was Sarah.
[47] These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those that
were numbered of them; who were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
[48] Of the sons of Naphtali after their families: of Jahzeel, the family of
the Jahzeelites: of Guni, the family of the Gunites:
[49] Of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites: of Shillem, the family of the
Shillemites.
[50] These are the families of Naphtali according to their families: and
they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and four
hundred.
[51] These were the numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand
and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.
[52] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[53] Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to
the number of names.
[54] To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt
give the less inheritance: to every one shall his inheritance be given
according to those that were numbered of him.
[55] Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the
names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.
[56] According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between
many and few.
[57] And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their
families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family
of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites.
[58] These are the families of the Levites: the family of the Libnites, the
family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the
Mushites, the family of the Korathites. And Kohath begat Amram.
[59] And the name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom
her mother bare to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses,
and Miriam their sister.
[60] And unto Aaron was born Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
[61] And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the
LORD.
[62] And those that were numbered of them were twenty and three thousand,
all males from a month old and upward: for they were not numbered among the
children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given them among the
children of Israel.
[63] These are they that were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who
numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near
Jericho.
[64] But among these there was not a man of them whom Moses and Aaron the
priest numbered, when they numbered the children of Israel in the wilderness
of Sinai.
[65] For the LORD had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness.
And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and
Joshua the son of Nun. 

{Disbelief and dissent rewarded}

2) Our Daily Bread for 5 March 2025  
<a href="https://www.odb.org/2025/03/05/unfathomable-god">
Unfathomable God</a>

Isaiah 40:25-31

25 (Isa 40:18) To whom then will you liken Me,
that I should be equal to him? says the Holy One.
26 (Ps 89:11-13; Isa 48:13) Lift up your eyes on high,
and see who has created these things,
who brings out their host by number;
He calls them all by name,
by the greatness of His might and the strength of His power;
not one of them is missing.
27 Why do you say, O Jacob,
and assert, O Israel,
"My way is hidden from the Lord,
and my justice escapes the notice of my God"?
28 (Ps 147:5; Ge 21:33; Isa 57:15) Have you not known?
Have you not heard,
that the everlasting God, the Lord,
the Creator of the ends of the earth,
does not faint, nor is He weary?
His understanding is inscrutable.
29 (Isa 41:10) He gives power to the faint,
and to those who have no might He increases strength.
30 (Isa 9:17) Even the youths shall faint and be weary,
and the young men shall utterly fall,
31 (2Co 4:16; Ps 103:5; Ex 19:4) but those who wait upon the Lord
shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings as eagles,
they shall run and not be weary,
and they shall walk and not faint.

[25] To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.
[26] Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things,
that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the
greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.
[27] Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from
the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God?
[28] Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the
LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary?
there is no searching of his understanding.
[29] He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he
increaseth strength.
[30] Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall
utterly fall:
[31] But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall
mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they
shall walk, and not faint.
 
In February 2023, the James Webb Space Telescope made another remarkable 
discovery. Beyond where humankind had previously been able to peer into the 
universe, it discovered six new galaxies. This discovery upended much of 
what we know about space. One astronomer remarked, "It turns out we found 
something so unexpected it actually creates problems for science." 
An astrophysicist said almost apologetically, 
"There is nothing wrong with not knowing."

It seems that God continues to surprise us all. The prophet Isaiah, 
long before the advent of space telescopes, seems to be talking 
directly to the scientists of today: 
"Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the
LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary?
there is no searching of his understanding." (Isaiah 40:28). 
He goes on, predating that astrophysicist's words, 
"there is no searching of his understanding."  (v. 28).

But if we stop there, we miss the beauty of this passage. 
He who is unfathomable is not impersonal. He who created 
those six galaxies, and all the others (v. 26), is the same 
"He (God) giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he
increaseth strength." (v. 29). The God of the universe is also the 
personal God who helps those who hope in Him to "they shall
mount up with wings as eagles;" (v. 31). Rest assured, 
the unfathomable God is the one we do know-the one 
who speaks into our lives with power and strength.

By:  Kenneth Petersen

Reflect & Pray

What does it mean for God to be unfathomable yet personal? 
How is He personal to you?

God of the universe, thank You 
for being my heavenly Father. I place my hope in You.

3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation

Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools

Week 5 Rejoice in Grace - Day 4 Under the Mercy

Ps 13:5-6

5 I for my part confide in Your kindness;may my heart exult in Your salvation!
6 I will sing to the Lord, because He has dealt bountifully with me.

5 But I have trusted in thy mercy; My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.
6 I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.

In Sheldon Vanauken's book "A Severe Mercy", Vanauken faced the "severe mercy"
of the untimely death of his wife. His friend C. S. Lewis , who had endured a
similar grief , comforted him through letters,
encouraging him with the exhotation, "Go under the Mercy".
While God's grace deals with sin and forgiveness,
God's mercy deals with the pain pf human existence. We all experience pain
- sometimes as a natural result of wrongs we have done, sometimes unfairly
as a consequence of living in a fallen world.
But for all who hurt, God provides
mercy - respite from pain, and the assurance of a Lord who cares.
David , in Psalm 13 says " I trust in your mercy, your unfailing love."
God's love never fail us, no matter how much we may have failed him.
David knew the consequences of sin; he knew what it meant to fail God,
to rebel against God's faithfulness. Yet David trusted in God's Goodness
rather than depending upon his own; he focused his attention upon the
mercy of the Lord.
We need, like David, to "Go under the mercy", even when it is a
"severe mercy."
Even when circumstances seem bad; even when things seem out of control; even
when we think God has forsaken us, yet his mercy is at work to bring us
fulfillment and cause us to turn to him
with a song of praise on our lips.

Application

a) How have I experienced the mercy of God?

b) How can these verses help me focus on God's
merciful intervention in my life even when circumstances seem
out of control? 

4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland

1 Cor 13:3

3 If I give all my goods to feed the poor,
and if I give my body to be burned,
and have not love, it profits me nothing.

3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor,
and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity,
it profiteth me nothing.

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

God's Inexhaustible Strength

Ps 18:30-34

30 As for God, His way has integrity;
the word of the Lord is proven;
He is a shield to all those who take refuge in Him.
31 For who is God except the Lord?
Or who is a rock besides our God?
32 It is God who clothes me with strength,
and gives my way integrity.
33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer,
and causes me to stand on my high places.
34 He trains my hands for war,
so that my arms bend a bow of bronze.

30 As for God, his way is perfect:
The word of the LORD is tried: He is a buckler to all those that trust in him.
31 For who is God save the LORD?
Or who is a rock save our God?
32 It is God that girdeth me with strength,
And maketh my way perfect.
33 He maketh my feet like hinds' feet,
And setteth me upon my high places.
34 He teacheth my hands to war,
So that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

Remember God's promises when You pray

The Lord's prayer 

Matthew 6:9-13

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

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


6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)

Saskatchewan

Quick facts on Muslims in Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan 2015 population  1125400

est Muslim Population       17279

CNMM Networks: Saskatoon

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

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

Adding further

30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 2025

<a href="https://www.pray30days.org/2025/pray-for-albanian-muslims">
Pray for Albanian Muslims</a>

Hamit was born into an Albanian Muslim family. He thought that by fasting 
and doing good deeds he could find salvation, but these were things he 
practiced only out of obligation to his parents. He felt nothing in his 
heart but instead wondered, "why we are here in this world 
and what is the purpose of life?"

One day when he was 17 years old, Hamit left school hungry and went to buy 
himself a sandwich. It was wrapped in paper which he looked at curiously. 
He realised that the sandwich was wrapped in a page from the Bible! 
The man who sold the sandwich was an old Communist who invited him 
to his house for a coffee. Hamit went to his home, and the old man 
started to speak out negatively against the faith.

When Hamit asked to use the toilet, he found that instead of toilet paper, 
the man had placed the pages of the Bible there. Shocked that the old pages 
of a holy book were in the bathroom, Hamit took them, hiding them under 
his clothes, so the old man wouldn't notice.

Later, at home, when Hamit began to read the pages of the Bible, 
he began to understand that God loves him. John 3:16 became his favourite 
verse. He decided to believe this love and take it into his heart. 
He began to search for other people who could believe the same as the Bible. 
He found a church where the pastor there led him in a prayer. Hamit beams:

"As soon as I finished praying, I felt that a heavy 
stone had moved from my heart and I felt joy."

How to Pray

Pray for many Albanian Muslims to hear 
the Good News and come to faith in Jesus.

Pray that Albanians who have come to faith 
since the fall of Communism would become grounded in the Word.

Pray for unity between churches and that believers 
would be known for their love.

Pray that the many Muslim missionaries who are in Albania 
from other countries would actually fall in love with Jesus instead.


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

5th Day of the Month

a)  Pray for Canada's First Nation peoples,
that the Lord will draw them to Himself
(PS 145:13-18 
13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
and Your dominion endures throughout all generations.
14 The Lord upholds all who fall,
 and raises up all who are bowed down.
15 The eyes of all wait upon You,
 and You give them their food in due season.
16 You open Your hand
 and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
17 The Lord is righteous in all His ways
 and loving in all His works.
18 The Lord is near to all those who call upon Him,
 to all who call upon Him in truth.
)

מ Mem
13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
And thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.
ס Samek
14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall,
And raiseth up all those that be bowed down.
ע Ain
15 The eyes of all wait upon thee;
And thou givest them their meat in due season.
פ Pe
16 Thou openest thine hand,
And satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
צ Zade
17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways,
And holy in all his works.
ק Qoph
18 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him,
To all that call upon him in truth.

b)  Pray for the Lord to search your life ,
reveal anything offensive and cleanse you from unrighteousness
( ps 139:24 " and see if there is any rebellious way in me,
 and lead me in the ancient way. "

24 And see if there be any wicked way in me,
And lead me in the way everlasting.

1: John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us 
our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. "

9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins,
and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.


Conclusion:

Pray to the Lord and pray to do what is honourable in the sight of the Lord.

Pray to the Lord: "God of the universe, thank You 
for being my heavenly Father. I place my hope in You."

Pray to the Lord and pray to know the Lord is in control in all impossible
circumstances. 

Pray to the Lord and pray to be loving and charitable.

Pray to the Lord and pray to have your footsteps guide by the Lord.

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

Pray that Albanians who have come to faith 
since the fall of Communism would become grounded in the Word.

Pray for unity between churches and that believers 
would be known for their love.

Pray that the many Muslim missionaries who are in Albania 
from other countries would actually fall in love with Jesus instead.

Pray for your nations's First Nation peoples,
that the Lord will draw them to Himself

Pray for the Lord to search your life ,
reveal anything offensive and cleanse you from unrighteousness.

Praise God for the Bibles that have been smuggled into Iran .
Pray for the success of ongoing distributions.

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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