Re: Day 187 of My 6th Bible Study Journey

In article <qqi5S.473871$%[email protected]>,
marika  <[email protected]> wrote:
>The Doctor <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Day 187, 6 July 2026
>> 
>> 1) Jonah 1, Jonah 2, Jonah 3, Jonah 4
>> 
>> Jonah 1
>> The Call of Jonah
>> 1 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying,
>> 2 "Get up, go to Nineveh, the great city, and cry out against it,
>> because their wickedness has come up before Me."
>> 3 But Jonah got up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.
>> He went down to Joppa and found there a ship going to Tar­shish.
>> He paid its fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish
>> from the presence of the Lord.
>> 4 But the Lord hurled a great wind upon the sea, and a mighty storm
>> came upon the sea, so that the ship was in danger of breaking up.
>> 5 Then the sailors were afraid, and each cried to his god.
>> They tossed the ship's cargo into the sea in order to lighten the load.
>> But Jonah had gone down into the hold of the ship, had lain down,
>> and was fast asleep.
>> 6 The captain came to him and said, "What are you doing asleep?
>> Get up, call to your god! Perhaps your god will consider us,
>> so that we will not perish."
>> 7 The sailors said to one another, "Come, let us cast lots
>> that we may know on whose account this disaster has come upon us."
>> So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.
>> 8 Then the sailors said to Jonah, "Tell us why this disaster has come
>> upon us. What is your occupation? Where do you come from?
>> What is your country? And from what people are you?"
>> 9 Jonah replied, "I am a Hebrew, and I fear the Lord,
>> the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land."
>> 10 Then the men were very afraid and said to him,
>> "What is this you have done?" For the men knew that he was fleeing
>> from the presence of the Lord because he had told them.
>> 11 Then they said to Jonah, "What shall we do to you, so that the sea
>> may quiet down for us?" For the sea was growing stormier.
>> 12 So Jonah said to them,"Pick me up and toss me into the sea.
>> Then the sea will quiet down for you. For I know that it is
>> on my account this great storm has come upon you."
>> 13 Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to bring the ship to land,
>> but they could not do it, for the sea grew more tempestuous against them.
>> 14 Then they cried to the Lord and said, "Please, Lord, do not let us perish
>> for this man's life, and do not make us guilty for innocent blood,
>> for You, Lord, have done as it pleased You."
>> 15 So they picked up Jonah and tossed him into the sea.
>> Then the sea ceased from its raging.
>> 16 Therefore the men were very afraid of the Lord,
>> and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows.
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>If this happened today, a lot of people would be live tweeting it

And so they should.

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>> 
>> [1] Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
>> [2] Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their
>> wickedness is come up before me.
>> [3] But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD,
>> and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid
>> the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from
>> the presence of the LORD.
>> [4] But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty
>> tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.
>> [5] Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and
>> cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of
>> them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and
>> was fast asleep.
>> [6] So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O
>> sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us,
>> that we perish not.
>> [7] And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that
>> we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and
>> the lot fell upon Jonah.
>> [8] Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this
>> evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is
>> thy country? and of what people art thou?
>> [9] And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of
>> heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.
>> [10] Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou
>> done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD,
>> because he had told them.
>> [11] Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may
>> be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous.
>> [12] And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so
>> shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great
>> tempest is upon you.
>> [13] Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they
>> could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.
>> [14] Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD,
>> we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us
>> innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee.
>> [15] So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea
>> ceased from her raging.
>> [16] Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto
>> the LORD, and made vows.
>> 
>> The Prayer and Deliverance of Jonah
>> 
>> 17 Now the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah.
>> And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
>> 
>> [17] Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah
>> was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
>> 
>> Jonah 2
>> 
>> 1 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish.
>> 2 He said:
>> "I called to the Lord out of my distress,
>> and He answered me.
>> Out of the belly of Sheol I cried,
>> and You heard my voice.
>> 3 You cast me into the deep,
>> into the heart of the seas,
>> and the flood surrounded me.
>> All Your billows and Your waves
>> passed over me.
>> 4 Then I said, 'I am cast away
>> from Your sight;
>> yet I will look again
>> to Your holy temple.'
>> 5 The waters encompassed me; even to my soul
>> the deep surrounded me;
>> weeds were wrapped around my head.
>> 6 I went down to the foundations of the mountains;
>> the earth with its bars was around me forever;
>> yet You have brought up my life from the pit,
>> O Lord my God.
>> 7 "When my life was ebbing away,
>> I remembered the Lord;
>> and my prayer came to You,
>> into Your holy temple.
>> 8 "Those who follow vain idols
>> forsake their true loyalty.
>> 9 But I will sacrifice to You
>> with the voice of thanksgiving;
>> I will pay what I have vowed.
>> Salvation is of the Lord!"
>> 10 Then the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out upon dry land.
>> 
>> [1] Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly,
>> [2] And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he
>> heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.
>> [3] For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the
>> floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.
>> [4] Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward
>> thy holy temple.
>> [5] The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me
>> round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.
>> [6] I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was
>> about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD
>> my God.
>> [7] When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer
>> came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.
>> [8] They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
>> [9] But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will
>> pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.
>> [10] And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry
>> land.
>> 
>> Jonah 3
>> 
>> Jonah Preaches at Nineveh
>> 
>> 1 The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time, saying,
>> 2 "Get up, go to Nineveh, the great city,
>> and proclaim to it the message that I tell you."
>> 3 So Jonah got up and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord.
>> Now Nineveh was an exceedingly large city, a three-day journey across.
>> 4 Jonah began to enter the city, going a day's walk.
>> And he cried out, "In forty days' time, Nineveh will be overthrown!"
>> 5 So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast.
>> And everyone, great and small, put on sackcloth.
>> 6 When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he arose from his throne,
>> removed his robe, covered himself in sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
>> 7 Then he made a proclamation in Nineveh:
>> "By decree of the king and his nobles:
>> No man or animal, no herd or flock, shall taste anything.
>> They shall not eat or drink water.
>> 8 Both man and animals shall cover themselves with sackcloth
>> and cry mightily to God. All shall turn from their evil ways
>> and from the violence that is in their hands.
>> 9 Who knows? God may relent and change His mind.
>> He may turn from His fierce anger, so that we will not perish."
>> 10 When God saw their actions, that they turned from their evil ways,
>> He changed His mind about the disaster that He had said He would bring
>> upon them, and He did not do it.
>> 
>> [1] And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying,
>> [2] Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the
>> preaching that I bid thee.
>> [3] So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the
>> LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days' journey.
>> [4] And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried,
>> and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.
>> [5] So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and
>> put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
>> [6] For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne,
>> and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in
>> ashes.
>> [7] And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the
>> decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd
>> nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:
>> [8] But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto
>> God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence
>> that is in their hands.
>> [9] Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce
>> anger, that we perish not?
>> [10] And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God
>> repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he
>> did it not.
>> 
>> Jonah 4
>> 
>> Jonah's Anger and the Lord's Compassion
>> 
>> 1 Now this greatly displeased Jonah, and he became angry.
>> 2 He prayed to the Lord and said, "O Lord! Is this not
>> what I said while I was still in my own land?
>> This is the reason that I fled before to Tarshish,
>> because I knew that You are a gracious God and merciful,
>> slow to anger, abundant in faithfulness, and ready to relent from punishment.
>> 3 Therefore, Lord, take my life from me,
>> for it is better for me to die than to live."
>> 4 Then the Lord said, "Is it right for you to be angry?"
>> 5 So Jonah went out of the city and sat down east of the city
>> and made for himself a booth there. He sat under it in the shade,
>> waiting to see what would happen to the city.
>> 6 Then the Lord God appointed a plant, and it grew up over Jonah to provide
>> shade over his head, to provide comfort from his grief.
>> And Jonah was very happy about the plant.
>> 7 But at dawn the next day, God appointed a worm to attack the plant
>> so that it withered.
>> 8 When the sun rose, God appointed a scorching east wind,
>> and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah so that he became
>> faint and asked that he might die.
>> He said, "It is better for me to die than to live."
>> 9 Then God said to Jonah, "Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?"
>> And Jonah replied, "It is right for me to be angry, even to death."
>> 10 The Lord said, "You are troubled about the plant
>> for which you did not labor and did not grow.
>> It came up in a night and perished in a night.
>> 11 Should I not, therefore, be concerned about Nineveh,
>> that great city, in which there are
>> more than a hundred and twenty thousand people,
>> who do not know their right hand from their left, and also many animals?"
>> 
>> [1] But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry.
>> [2] And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this
>> my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto
>> Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to
>> anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.
>> [3] Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is
>> better for me to die than to live.
>> [4] Then said the LORD, Doest thou well to be angry?
>> [5] So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and
>> there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see
>> what would become of the city.
>> [6] And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah,
>> that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So
>> Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd.
>> [7] But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote
>> the gourd that it withered.
>> [8] And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a
>> vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he
>> fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die
>> than to live.
>> [9] And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd?
>> And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.
>> [10] Then said the LORD, Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which
>> thou
>> hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and
>> perished in a night:
>> [11] And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than
>> sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and
>> their left hand; and also much cattle?
>> 
>> 2) Our Daily Bread for 6 July 2026 titled <a href="
>> https://odb.org/2026/07/06/turtle-dancing">Thriving in God's Presence </a>
>> By Kenneth Petersen
>> 
>> 2 Samuel 6:9-15
>> 
>> The Ark Brought to Jerusalem
>> 
>> 1Ch 13:1-14; 15:25-16:3
>> 
>> 9 (Ps 119:120) David feared the Lord that day, and he thought,
>> "How can the ark of the Lord come to me?"
>> 10 (1Ch 26:4-8) So David did not allow the ark of the Lord
>> to be brought to him in the City of David. Instead,
>> David redirected it to the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.
>> 11 (Ge 30:27; 39:5) The ark of the Lord remained at the house of Obed-Edom
>> the Gittite for three months, and the Lord blessed Obed-Edom
>> and his entire household.
>> 
>> 2 Samuel 6
>> 
>> [9] And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark
>> of the LORD come to me?
>> [10] So David would not remove the ark of the LORD unto him into the city of
>> David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
>> [11] And the ark of the LORD continued in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite
>> three months: and the LORD blessed Obed-edom, and all his household.
>> 
>> 2 SAMUEL 6
>> 12 (1Ki 8:1) When it was reported to King David,
>> "The Lord has blessed Obed-Edom and everything that belongs to him,
>> for the sake of the ark of God," David went and brought up the ark of God
>> from the house of Obed-Edom to the City of David with rejoicing.
>> 
>> 2 Samuel 6
>> [12] And it was told king David, saying, The LORD hath blessed the house of
>> Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So
>> David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into
>> the city of David with gladness
>> [13] And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the LORD had gone
>> six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings.
>> [14] And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was
>> girded with a linen ephod.
>> [15] So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD
>> with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.
>> 
>> Zoologists describe what they call "turtle dancing" - the charming behaviour 
>> of loggerhead turtles when they are in the presence of food. The turtles 
>> tilt their bodies vertically, open their mouths, clap their front flippers, 
>> and spin around in the water. But research has shown that radio-wave
>>  interference can disrupt the turtle's internal "GPS." It confuses their 
>>  navigation, distracts them from their food source, and, sadly, 
>>  stops their dancing.
>> 
>> The Bible tells of a time when David danced. The ark of the covenant 
>> conveyed the very presence of God. At a certain time, the ark was brought to 
>> Jerusalem and "David was dancing before the Lord with all his might"
>> (2 Samuel 6:14). But years later, the king became distracted. He sinned with 
>> Bathsheba, sending her husband to death in war (11:4, 14-15). Now the child 
>> he'd borne with her was dying. In remorse and anguish, David 
>> "fasted and spent the nights lying in sackcloth on the ground" (12:16). 
>> 
>> Like David, we thrive in the presence of God, but our sin distracts us from 
>> Him, and we stop "dancing." How can we find our joy again? By turning from the
>> sin that confuses our connection to God. When we repent, we find hope in Him. 
>> David himself writes of God's mercy: "You turned my wailing into dancing; 
>> you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy" (Psalm 30:11). 
>> God, after all, is the true Lord of the dance.
>> 
>> Reflect & Pray
>> 
>> When have you "danced" for God? What has led you away from that?
>> 
>> Dear God, I've gone so long in this dark time. 
>> There is no joy. Please help me to dance again.
>> 
>> 3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association
>> 
>> Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools
>> 
>> Week 3 - Saved Now and Forever - Day 2 - The Right of Family
>> 
>> John 1:11-12
>> 
>> 11 (Jn 3:32) He came to His own, and His own people did not receive Him.
>> 12 (Gal 3:26; 1Jn 3:23) Yet to all who received Him, He gave the power
>> to become sons of God, to those who believed in His name,
>> 
>> 11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
>> 12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power
>> to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
>> 
>> "Dad, can I ask you something?" Jimmy leaned across the back of his
>> father's chair. His father lowered the newspaper and reached around,
>> settling Jimmy on his lap.
>> "Sure. Son," he answered. "You can ask me anything you want. The answer
>> might not be Yes, but you always have the right to ask."
>> For many who have grown up in homes where the father was absent, or when
>> present, abusive or silent, the scenario of Jimmy and his father may
>> seem unrealistic. Often we aren't given the right by our parents to ask
>> what we want, to communicate openly, to express our needs and desires.
>> But god clearly indicates that no matter what our human families have been
>> like, in his family there are no barriers to belonging,
>> to open communications. When we commit our lives to Christ and submit to his
>> lordship, we have the right to become the sons and daughters of God.
>> In Christ, we have the right to approach him, to pray, to seek wisdom,
>> to ask advice, to make requests, to verbalise our needs and desires. We don't
>> have to be afraid of sounding stupid or being rejected, because in Christ
>> we belong to him, and he loves us.
>> The KJV uses the word "power" in verse 12 - "to them gave he power to become
>> the sons of God." Power implies ability, that we are equipped by the Spirit
>> to be children of the King. We have the right and we have the power to become
>> who God has called us to be - his children.
>> 
>> Application
>> 
>> a) Under what circumstances in my life have I felt that I didn't
>> have the right to express my wishes or feelings?
>> 
>> b) How do today's verses give me confidence in approaching God?
>> 
>> 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 prayfor these areas? Use this as 
>> your more effectively for Muslims in Canada.
>> 
>> Data for those population figures is extrapoled for the 2011 National
>> Household Survay 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
>> 
>> 6th Day of the Month
>> 
>> a) Pray for a more effective witness by the church in every Canadian community
>> 
>> (
>> Deut 4:6-7
>> 
>> 6 (Job 28:28; Pr 1:7 ) Therefore, keep and do them, for this is your wisdom and
>> your understanding in the sight of the nations which shall hear all these 
>> statutes, and say, "Surely this great nation is a wise and 
>> understanding people." 
>> 7 (2Sa 7:23; Ps 46:1) For what nation is there so great, who has a god so near
>>            to it as the Lord our God is in all things whenever we call on Him?
>> 
>> 6 Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and 
>> your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these
>> statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and 
>> understanding people. 
>> 7 For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, 
>> as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?
>> 
>> Matt 5:13-16
>> 
>> 13 (Lev 2:13; Lk 14:34-35) "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt
>> loses its saltiness, how shall it be made salty? It is from then on good for 
>> nothing but to be thrown out and to be trampled underfoot by men.
>> 14 (Jn 8:12; Pr 4:18) "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
>> hill cannot be hidden. 
>> 15 (Mk 4:21; Lk 8:16) 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. 
>> 16 (1Pe 2:12; Mt 9:8; Jn 15:8) Let your light so shine before men that they
>> may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
>> 
>> 13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour,
>> wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, 
>> but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
>> 14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set 
>> on an hill cannot be hid. 
>> 15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on
>> a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. 
>> 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works,
>> and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
>> 
>> Acts 1:8  
>> 
>> 8 (Mt 28:19; Mk 16:15) "But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes
>> upon you. And you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and
>> Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." 
>> 
>> 8 "But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: 
>> and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, 
>> and in all Judæa, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth."
>> 
>> b)  Pray for the province of British Columbia
>> 
>> I) Pray for the leaders of Alberta, that God's Spirit would influence then to
>> act justly, serve with integrity and honour high moral standards. 
>> ( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4) 1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
>> prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone, 2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings
>> and for all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life
>> in all godliness and honesty, 3 (1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and 
>> acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all
>> men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
>> 
>> 1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers,
>> intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; 2 for kings, 
>> and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable 
>> life in all godliness and honesty. 3For this is good and acceptable 
>> in the sight of God our Saviour; 4 who will have all men to be saved, 
>> and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
>> 
>> II) Pray for the churches of the province, that they would be lighthouses
>> beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
>> 
>> III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign and booklet 
>> to turn many hearts to Jesus
>> 
>> Conclusion:
>> 
>> Pray to the Lord and and pray to honour him in the work you do in gladness
>> and understand his mercies.
>> 
>> Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, I've gone so long in this dark time. 
>> There is no joy. Please help me to dance again."
>> 
>> Pray to the Lord and pray to the Lord as the one who gives you power
>> as a member of the family.
>> 
>> Pray to the Lord and pray for your light to shine.
>> 
>> Pray to the Lord and pray nto obtain mercy from the Lord.
>> 
>> 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 for a more effective witness by the church in every community
>> 
>> Pray that VOM's <A href="https://www.vomcanada.com/persecution-stories.htm">
>> Bururndi</a> workers will serve as loving witnesses among Muslims in their
>>  communities.
>> 
>> 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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