Day 153 of My 5th Bible Study Journey

Day 152, 1 June 2025 

Today at <a href="https://www.calvarycommunity.ca">Calvary Community church
</a>, Pastor Barry Regier spoke on Falling Asleepon on God

Acts 20:6

6 (Ac 12:3; 16:12) But we sailed away from Philippi after the Days
of Unleavened Bread, and after five days we came to them at Troas,
where we stayed for seven days.

[6] And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and
came unto them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days.

Acts 20:7-12

Paul's Farewell Visit to Troas

A) Focus

Acts 20:7

7 (Ac 20:11; 1Co 16:2; Rev 1:10) On the first day of the week,
when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to leave
the next day, preached to them and continued his message until midnight.

[7] And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to
break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and
continued his speech until midnight.

B) Losing Focus

Acts 20:8-9

8 (Ac 1:13) There were many lamps in the upper room where they were
assembled.
9 A young man named Eutychus sat in the window, falling into a deep sleep
as Paul spoke for a longer time. Being overcome by sleep, he fell down
from the third floor and was taken up dead.

[8] And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were
gathered together.
[9] And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being
fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with
sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.

i) Perhaps we've never been awake.

2 Cortinthians 13:5

5 (1Co 11:28; Ro 8:10) Examine yourselves, seeing whether you are in the
faith; test yourselves. Do you not know that Jesus Christ is in you?-unless
indeed you are disqualified.

[5] Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves.
Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be
reprobates?

ii)  Sin!

"Holy Spirit , You are right! I am doing that. I agree with You that it is 
wrong and I will stop. Please help me think differently about this 
in my life."

iii) Familiarity

"God I am sorry I have het familiarity dull my desire for you. Forgive me
for not taking an interest in You. You word, or deeper church community.
Please reveal You presence to me once again. Help me see You for who You
are and respond in worship."

Acts 20:10

10 (Mk 5:39; Mt 9:23-24) Paul went down and leaned over him, and embracing
him said, "Do not be troubled, for he is alive."

[10] And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Trouble
not yourselves; for his life is in him.

(similar to Peter raising Dorcus Acts 9:36-42)

C) REgaining Focus

Acts 20:11-12

11 (Ac 20:7) When he had gone up and had broken bread and eaten,
he conversed for a long while until dawn and departed.
12 They took the lad in alive and were greatly comforted.

[11] When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten,
and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.
[12] And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted.


Nehemiah 8:10

10 (Dt 26:11-13; Est 9:19) Then he said to them, "Go your way. Eat the fat,
drink the sweet drink, and send portions to those for whom nothing is
prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not be grieved, for the joy
of the Lord is your strength."

[10] Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet,
and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is
holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your
strength.

1) Proverbs 1, Proverbs 2, Proverbs 3

Proverbs 1

The Purpose and Theme

1 (Pr 10:1; 25:1) The proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel:
2 To know wisdom and instruction,
to perceive the words of understanding,
3 to receive the instruction of wisdom,
justice, judgment, and equity;
4 (Pr 8:5) to give subtlety to the simple,
to the young man knowledge and discretion -
5 (Pr 9:9) a wise man will hear and will increase learning,
and a man of understanding will attain wise counsel,
6 (Ps 78:2; 49:4) to understand a proverb and the interpretation,
the words of the wise and their riddles.
7 (Pr 9:10; Job 28:28; Ecc 12:13 ) The fear of the Lord
is the beginning of knowledge,
but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;
2 To know wisdom and instruction;
To perceive the words of understanding;
3 To receive the instruction of wisdom,
Justice, and judgment, and equity;
4 To give subtilty to the simple,
To the young man knowledge and discretion.
5 A wise man will hear, and will increase learning;
And a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
6 To understand a proverb, and the interpretation;
The words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge:
But fools despise wisdom and instruction.

The Prologue: Embrace Wisdom

8 (Pr 6:20) My son, hear the instruction of your father,
and do not forsake the teaching of your mother;
9 (Pr 4:9; Ge 41:42) for they will be a garland of grace on your head,
and chains about your neck.
10 (Eph 5:11; Ps 50:18) My son, if sinners entice you,
do not consent.
11 (Pr 1:18; 12:6) If they say, "Come with us,
let us lie in wait for blood;
let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;
12 (Ps 28:1; 124:3) let us swallow them up alive as the grave,
and whole, as those who go down into the pit;
13 we will find all kinds of precious possessions;
we will fill our houses with spoil;
14 cast in your lot among us,
let us all have one purse"
15 (Ps 1:1; 119:101 ) my son, do not walk in the way with them,
keep your foot from their path;
16 (Pr 6:18; Isa 59:7) for their feet run to evil
and make haste to shed blood.
17 Surely in vain the net is spread
in the sight of any bird.
18 They lie in wait for their own blood;
they lurk secretly for their own lives.
19 (Pr 15:27) So are the ways of everyone who is greedy of gain,
which takes away the life of its owners.

8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father,
And forsake not the law of thy mother:
9 For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head,
And chains about thy neck.
10 My son, if sinners entice thee,
Consent thou not.
11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood,
Let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave;
And whole, as those that go down into the pit:
13 We shall find all precious substance,
We shall fill our houses with spoil:
14 Cast in thy lot among us;
Let us all have one purse:
15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them;
Refrain thy foot from their path:
16 For their feet run to evil,
And make haste to shed blood.
17 Surely in vain the net is spread
In the sight of any bird.
18 And they lay wait for their own blood;
They lurk privily for their own lives.
19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain;
Which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

The Call of Wisdom

20 (Pr 9:3; Jn 7:37) Wisdom cries out in the street;
she utters her voice in the markets.
21 She cries at the corner of the streets, in the openings of the gates;
she speaks her words in the city, saying:
22 (Ps 1:1; Pr 1:29) "How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity?
For the scorners delight in their scorning,
and fools hate knowledge.
23 (Joel 2:28; Isa 32:15) Turn at my reproof;
surely I will pour out my spirit on you;
I will make my words known to you.
24 (Isa 65:12; 66:4) Because I have called and you refused,
I have stretched out my hand and no man regarded,
25 (Ps 107:11; Pr 1:30) because you neglected all my counsel,
and would have none of my reproof,
26 (Ps 2:4; Pr 10:24) I also will laugh at your calamity;
I will mock when your fear comes,
27 when your fear comes as desolation
and your destruction comes as a whirlwind,
when distress and anguish come upon you.
28 (Job 27:9; Isa 1:15) "Then they will call on me, but I will not answer;
they will seek me early, but they will not find me.
29 (Pr 1:22) Because they hated knowledge
and did not choose the fear of the Lord,
30 (Pr 1:25; Ps 81:11) they would have none of my counsel
and despised all my reproof.
31 (Job 4:8; Pr 14:14) Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way,
and be filled with their own devices.
32 (Jer 2:19) For the turning away of the simple will slay them,
and the prosperity of fools will destroy them.
33 (Ps 25:12-13) But whoever listens to me will dwell safely,
and will be secure from fear of evil."

The Cry of Wisdom
20 Wisdom crieth without;
She uttereth her voice in the streets:
21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates:
In the city she uttereth her words, saying,
22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity?
And the scorners delight in their scorning,
And fools hate knowledge?
23 Turn you at my reproof:
Behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you,
I will make known my words unto you.
24 Because I have called, and ye refused;
I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel,
And would none of my reproof:
26 I also will laugh at your calamity;
I will mock when your fear cometh;
27 When your fear cometh as desolation,
And your destruction cometh as a whirlwind;
When distress and anguish cometh upon you.
28 Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer;
They shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
29 For that they hated knowledge,
And did not choose the fear of the LORD:
30 They would none of my counsel:
They despised all my reproof.
31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way,
And be filled with their own devices.
32 For the turning away of the simple shall slay them,
An d the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
33But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely,
And shall be quiet from fear of evil.

Proverbs 2

The Value of Wisdom

1 (Pr 3:1; 4:1) My son, if you will receive my words,
and hide my commandments within you,
2 so that you incline your ear to wisdom,
and apply your heart to understanding;
3 yes, if you cry out for knowledge,
and lift up your voice for understanding,
4 (Mt 13:44; Job 3:21) if you seek her as silver,
and search for her as for hidden treasures,
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord,
and find the knowledge of God.
6 (1Ki 3:12; Job 32:8) For the Lord gives wisdom;
out of His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
7 (Ps 84:11; Pr 30:5) He lays up sound wisdom for the righteous;
He is a shield to those who walk uprightly.
8 (1Sa 2:9; Ps 66:9) He keeps the paths of justice,
and preserves the way of His saints.
9 Then you will understand righteousness and judgment
and equity, and every good path.
10 When wisdom enters your heart,
and knowledge is pleasant to your soul,
11 (Pr 4:6) discretion will preserve you;
understanding will keep you,
12 to deliver you from the way of the evil man,
from the man who speaks perverse things,
13 (Pr 4:19; Jn 3:19-20) from those who leave the paths of uprightness
to walk in the ways of darkness;
14 (Pr 10:23; Jer 11:15) who rejoice to do evil,
and delight in the perversity of the wicked;
15 (Ps 125:5; Pr 21:8) whose ways are crooked,
and who are devious in their paths;
16 (Pr 6:24; 23:27; 7:5-23) to deliver you from the immoral woman,
even from the seductress who flatters with her words,
17 (Jer 3:4) who forsakes the guide of her youth,
and forgets the covenant of her God.
18 For her house leads down to death,
and her paths to the departed spirits;
19 (Ecc 7:26) none who go to her return again,
nor do they take hold of the paths of life.
20 (Heb 6:12) So you may walk in the way of good men
and keep the paths of the righteous.
21 (Ps 37:29; 37:9) For the upright will dwell in the land,
and the innocent will remain in it;
22 (Ps 52:5) but the wicked will be cut off from the earth,
and the transgressors will be rooted out of it.

Proverbs 2
1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words,
And hide my commandments with thee;
2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom,
And apply thine heart to understanding;
3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge,
And liftest up thy voice for understanding;
4 If thou seekest her as silver,
And searchest for her as for hid treasures;
5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD,
And find the knowledge of God.
6 For the LORD giveth wisdom:
Out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous:
He is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
8 He keepeth the paths of judgment,
And preserveth the way of his saints.
9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment,
And equity; yea, every good path.
10 When wisdom entereth into thine heart,
And knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
11 Discretion shall preserve thee,
Understanding shall keep thee:
12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man,
From the man that speaketh froward things;
13 Who leave the paths of uprightness,
To walk in the ways of darkness;
14 Who rejoice to do evil,
And delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
15 Whose ways are crooked,
And they froward in their paths:
16 To deliver thee from the strange woman,
Even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
17 Which forsaketh the guide of her youth,
And forgetteth the covenant of her God.
18 For her house inclineth unto death,
And her paths unto the dead.
19 None that go unto her return again,
Neither take they hold of the paths of life.
20 That thou mayest walk in the way of good men,
And keep the paths of the righteous.
21 For the upright shall dwell in the land,
And the perfect shall remain in it.
22 But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth,
And the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.

Proverbs 3

The Rewards of Wisdom

1 (Pr 4:5; Dt 8:1) My son, do not forget my teaching,
but let your heart keep my commandments;
2 (Pr 4:10; Ps 91:16) for length of days and long life
and peace will they add to you.
3 (Pr 7:3; 6:21; 2Co 3:3) Do not let mercy and truth forsake you;
bind them around your neck,
write them on the tablet of your heart,
4 (Ps 111:10; 1Sa 2:26; Lk 2:52) so you will find favor and good understanding
in the sight of God and man.
5 (Ps 37:3; 37:5) Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 (1Ch 28:9; Pr 16:3; Jer 10:23) in all your ways acknowledge Him,
and He will direct your paths.
7 (Job 1:1; Ro 12:16) Do not be wise in your own eyes;
fear the Lord and depart from evil.
8 (Job 21:24; Pr 4:22) It will be health to your body,
and strength to your bones.
9 (Ex 23:19; 22:29) Honor the Lord with your substance,
and with the first fruits of all your increase;
10 (Dt 28:8) so your barns will be filled with plenty,
and your presses will burst out with new wine.
11 (Job 5:17) My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord,
nor be weary of His correction;
12 (Dt 8:5) for whom the Lord loves He corrects,
even as a father the son in whom he delights.
13 Happy is the man who finds wisdom,
and the man who gets understanding;
14 (Pr 8:19; 16:16) for her benefit is more profitable than silver,
and her gain than fine gold.
15 (Pr 8:11; Job 28:18) She is more precious than rubies,
and all the things you may desire are not to be compared with her.
16 (Pr 3:2) Length of days is in her right hand,
and in her left hand riches and honor.
17 (Ps 119:165; Mt 11:28-30) Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
and all her paths are peace.
18 (Ge 2:9; Pr 11:30) She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her,
and happy is everyone who retains her.
19 (Ps 104:24; 136:5) The Lord by wisdom has founded the earth;
by understanding He has established the heavens;
20 (Ge 7:11; Dt 33:28) by His knowledge the depths are broken up,
and the clouds drop down the dew.
21 (Pr 4:21) My son, let them not depart from your eyes-
keep sound wisdom and discretion;
22 (Pr 1:9; 4:22) so they will be life to your soul
and grace to your neck.
23 (Pr 4:12; 10:9) Then you will walk safely in your way,
and your foot will not stumble.
24 (Ps 3:5; Pr 6:22) When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
yes, you will lie down and your sleep will be sweet.
25 (Ps 91:5; 1Pe 3:14) Do not be afraid of sudden terror,
nor of trouble from the wicked when it comes;
26 (1Sa 2:9)for the Lord will be your confidence,
and will keep your foot from being caught.
27 (Gal 6:10; Ro 13:7 ) Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
when it is in the power of your hand to do it.
28 (Lev 19:13) Do not say to your neighbor,
"Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give it,"
when you have it with you.
29 (Pr 6:14) Do not devise evil against your neighbor,
seeing he dwells securely by you.
30 Do not strive with a man without cause,
if he has done you no harm.
31 (Ps 37:1; Pr 24:1) Do not envy the oppressor,
and choose none of his ways;
32 (Ps 25:14; Pr 11:20) for the perverse is an abomination to the Lord,
but His secret counsel is with the righteous.
33 (Mal 2:2; Ps 1:3) The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked,
but He blesses the habitation of the just.
34 (Jas 4:6; 1Pe 5:5; Ps 138:6) Surely He scorns the scornful,
but He gives favor to the humble.
35 The wise will inherit glory,
but shame will be the legacy of fools.

Proverbs 3
1 My son, forget not my law;
But let thine heart keep my commandments:
2 For length of days, and long life,
And peace, shall they add to thee.
3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee:
Bind them about thy neck;
Write them upon the table of thine heart:
4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding
In the sight of God and man.
5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart;
And lean not unto thine own understanding.
6 In all thy ways acknowledge him,
And he shall direct thy paths.
7 Be not wise in thine own eyes:
Fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
8 It shall be health to thy navel,
And marrow to thy bones.
9 Honour the LORD with thy substance,
And with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty,
And thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
11 My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD;
Neither be weary of his correction:
12 For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth;
Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,
And the man that getteth understanding.
14 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver,
And the gain thereof than fine gold.
15 She is more precious than rubies:
And all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
16 Length of days is in her right hand;
And in her left hand riches and honour.
17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her paths are peace.
18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her:
And happy is every one that retaineth her.
19 The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth;
By understanding hath he established the heavens.
20 By his knowledge the depths are broken up,
And the clouds drop down the dew.
21 My son, let not them depart from thine eyes:
Keep sound wisdom and discretion:
22 So shall they be life unto thy soul,
And grace to thy neck.
23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely,
And thy foot shall not stumble.
24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid:
Yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
25 Be not afraid of sudden fear,
Neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
26 For the LORD shall be thy confidence,
And shall keep thy foot from being taken.
27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due,
When it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
28 Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again,
And to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour,
Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
30 Strive not with a man without cause,
If he have done thee no harm.
31 Envy thou not the oppressor,
And choose none of his ways.
32 For the froward is abomination to the LORD:
But his secret is with the righteous.
33 The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked:
But he blesseth the habitation of the just.
34 Surely he scorneth the scorners:
But he giveth grace unto the lowly.
35 The wise shall inherit glory:
But shame shall be the promotion of fools.

2) Our Daily Bread for 1 June 2025 Titled <a href="  
https://www.odbm.org/en/devotionals/devotional-category/our-thoughtful-god">
Our Thoughtful God</a> by James Banks

2 Kings 20:12-19

Envoys From Babylon
Isa 39:1-8; 2Ch 32:32-33
12 (2Ch 32:31; Isa 39:1-8) At that time Marduk-Baladan son of Baladan,
king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah,
for he had heard that Hezekiah had been ill.
13 Hezekiah welcomed them and showed them all the treasure house,
the silver, the gold, the spices, the fine oil, all the armory,
and all that was found in his storehouses.
There was nothing in his house nor in all his dominion
that Hezekiah did not show them.
14 Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him,
"What did these men say? From where did they come to you?"
Hezekiah said, "They came from a distant land, from Babylon."
15 He said, "What have they seen in your house?"
Hezekiah said, "They have seen everything in my house.
There is nothing in my storehouses that I did not show them."
16 Isaiah said to Hezekiah, "Hear the word of the Lord:
17 (2Ki 24:13; 2Ch 36:10) The days are coming when everything that is
in your house and that your fathers have stored up until this day
will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the Lord.
18 (2Ch 33:11; 2Ki 24:12) Some of your sons who go out from you,
who will be born to you, will be taken away.
They will be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon."
19 (1Sa 3:18) Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah,
"The word of the Lord that you have spoken is good."
And he said, "Why not, if there is peace and security in my days?"

[12] At that time Berodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon,
sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah: for he had heard that Hezekiah had
been sick.
[13] And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and shewed them all the house of his
precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious
ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his
treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that
Hezekiah shewed them not.
[14] Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him,
What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said,
They are come from a far country, even from Babylon.
[15] And he said, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered,
All the things that are in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among
my treasures that I have not shewed them.
[16] And Isaiah said unto Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD.
[17] Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which
thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried into
Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD.
[18] And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget,
shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the
king of Babylon.
[19] Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou
hast spoken. And he said, Is it not good, if peace and truth be in my days?

"Do you want to see my scar?" My friend Bill had been paralyzed from the chest
down after falling off a ladder years ago, and now he was in the hospital for 
a severe infection acquired during a surgery. As we discussed his new 
challenge, he lifted his blanket to show me the long incision made to treat 
his infection. "Does it hurt?" I asked. "I can't feel it at all," he said.

As soon as he said it, I felt convicted. During all the years I'd known 
him as a friend, I'd been unaware that his injury prevented both his 
mobility and ability to feel. I was embarrassed that I hadn't had 
more empathy for him and his injury to better understand 
what he faced daily.

My lack of thoughtfulness about my friend reminds me of something 
King Hezekiah of Judah did. When the prophet Isaiah told him that 
everything in his palace would one day "be carried off to Babylon," 
and his own descendants "taken away" (2 Kings 20:17-18), Hezekiah 
was pleased. "For he thought, 'Will there not be peace 
and security in my lifetime?'"(v. 19). Even though he was 
a good king, Hezekiah was focused more on himself 
than on what others would face.

How different God is. "This is love," John wrote, "not that we loved God, 
but that he loved us and sent his Son" to save us (1 John 4:10). 
God cares so deeply for us that He suffered for us, 
so that we might live in His love forever.

Reflect & Pray
 
What does God's thoughtfulness mean to you? 
How might you think of others today?

Thank You for thinking of me, dear God. 
Please let Your love flow through me to others.
<a href="https://www.odbm.org/en/discovery-series/
man-of-sorrows-how-jesus-understands-our-pain-and-offers-us-comfort/
what-jesus-experienced">
Click here to find out more about how Jesus suffered for us.</a>

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) 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 2022 edition?)

Quebec

Quick facts on Muslims in Quebec

Quebec 2015 population  8214 000

est Muslim Population    418946

CNMM Networks:  Montreal

There is a growing Muslim population in Quebec City and a smattering
of Muslims scattered around the rest of the province, yet the vast majority
of Muslims live in the greater Montreal area. n fact, 23% of Canada's Muslim
population live in Quebec. Why is that? It is largely because Francophone
African Muslims are attracted to La Belle Provence.
And here's an interesting, perhaps even shocking fact: There are more 
Muslims in Montreal than there are evangelical Christians. 
This is one demographic factor creates a challenging environment for churches
and believers here: The size of the available 'workforce' is small 
by comparison to begin with. Believers are already is a host culture that
is often either indifferent to religion  or resistant to it.  And now 
this 'new'  religious community of Muslims - many of whom do not visibly 
or socially conform to Quebec society - are a growing population. It might br
easy for Christians to feel overwhelm by this cultural double-whammy, 
yet God has always worked miracles through the small, the few.
Agree in prayer for :

- The people of Quebec, Muslim or otherwise, to be open to the Gospel
- for Muslims who are encountering believers and responding
-for a new group of Muslim background believers who are meeting 
together for worship!
- For pastors and believers to be full of passion, faith and vision for
  reaching Muslims in Quebec.

Adding further

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

Under the Keep Praying page

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ideas for prayer

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

And 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ROMANS 15:13

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

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

http://www.ehc.ca

1st Day of the month

A) Pray for an outpouring of God's Holy Spirit on Canada

(
Joel 2:28 And it will be that, afterwards,
I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
then your sons and your daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream
dreams, and your young men will see visions.

28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon 
all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men 
shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: 

Acts 2:17 "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.

17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God,
I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh:
And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
And your young men shall see visions,
And your old men shall dream dreams:

)

B) Pray that the heart of our Prime Minister
would be directed to do that which pleases God

(Prov 21:1 The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord,
as the rivers of water; He turns it to any place He will.
 
1 The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD,
As the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

)

Conclusion:

Pray to Lord Jesus Christ to wake you up spiritually.

Pray to the Lord and pray to seek the Wisdom of the Lord daily.

Pray to the Lord: "Thank You for thinking of me, dear God. 
Please let Your love flow through me to others."

Pray to the Lord and pray to Lord Jesus 
to help you humble yourself as a sinner. 

Pray to the Lord and pray to be as loving as Lord Jesus Christ.

Pray to the Lord and pray to Lord Jesus Chirst to give you strength.

Agree in prayer for Quebec:

- The people of Quebec, Muslim or otherwise, to be open to the Gospel
- for Muslims who are encountering believers and responding
-for a new group of Muslim background believers who are meeting 
together for worship!
- For pastors and believers to be full of passion, faith and vision for
  reaching Muslims in Quebec.

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

Pray for an outpouring of God's Holy Spirit on Canada.

Pray that the heart of our Prime Minister
would be directed to do that which pleases God

Pray for Bible Schools in the Philippines that continue to equip courageous 
Christians forministry in Muslim-majority areaas.

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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