Dave Yadallee's personal blog

Day 225, 13 August 2021



Jeremiah 26-29



Jeremiah 26



Jeremiah Threatened With Death



1 (2Ch 36:4-5; Jer 27:1) In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim

the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the Lord, saying:

2 (Dt 4:2; Jer 19:14) Thus says the Lord: Stand in the court of the house

of the Lord, and speak to all the cities of Judah who come to worship

in the house of the Lord all the words that I command you to speak to them.

Do not diminish a word.

3 (Jer 18:7-10; 36:3) Perhaps they will listen and turn every man

from his evil way, that I may repent of the calamity which I purpose to do

to them because of the evil of their deeds.

4 (1Ki 9:6; Isa 1:20) You will say to them: Thus says the Lord:

If you will not listen to Me, to walk in My law which I have set before you,

5 (Jer 25:3-4; 2Ki 9:7) to listen to the words of My servants the prophets,

whom I sent to you, both rising up early and sending them,

but you have not listened,

6 (2Ki 22:19; Jer 24:9) then I will make this house like Shiloh

and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.

7 (Jer 5:31; Mic 3:11) So the priests and the prophets and all the people

heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the Lord.

8 (La 4:13-14) And when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking

all that the Lord had commanded him to speak to all the people,

the priests and the prophets and all the people took hold of him,

saying, "You shall surely die.

9 Why have you prophesied in the name of the Lord, saying,

'This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate

without an inhabitant'?" And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah

in the house of the Lord.

10 (Jer 36:10) When the officials of Judah heard these things,

then they came up from the king's house to the house of the Lord

and sat down in the entry of the New Gate of the house of the Lord.

11 (Jer 38:4; Dt 18:20) Then the priests and the prophets spoke

to the officials and to all the people, saying,

"This man deserves to die! For he has prophesied against this city,

as you have heard with your ears."

12 (Jer 26:15; Ac 4:19) Then Jeremiah spoke to all the officials

and to all the people, saying, "The Lord sent me to prophesy

against this house and against this city all the words that you have heard.

13 (Jer 26:3; Joel 2:14) Therefore now amend your ways and your deeds,

and obey the voice of the Lord your God; and the Lord will repent

of the disaster that He has pronounced against you.

14 (Jer 38:5; Jos 9:25) As for me, here I am in your hand.

Do with me as seems good and right to you.

15 (Nu 35:33; Pr 6:17) But know for certain that if you put me to death,

you will surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves and upon this city

and upon the inhabitants. For truly the Lord has sent me to you to speak

all these words in your ears."



Jeremiah Spared From Death



16 (Ac 5:34-39; 23:9) Then the officials and all the people said

to the priests and to the prophets, "This man is not worthy of death.

For he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God."

17 (Ac 5:34) Then certain of the elders of the land rose up

and spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying:

18 (Ne 4:2; Jer 9:11) "Micah of Moresheth prophesied in the days of Hezekiah

king of Judah, and spoke to all the people of Judah, saying,

'Thus says the Lord of Hosts:

Zion shall be plowed like a field,

and Jerusalem shall become heaps,

and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.'

19 (Ex 32:14; 2Sa 24:16) Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him

to death? Did he not fear the Lord and entreat the Lord, and the Lord relented

of the disaster which He had pronounced against them?

Thus we might procure great evil against ourselves."

20 (1Sa 7:2; Jos 9:17) There was also a man that prophesied in the name

of the Lord, Uriah the son of Shemaiah of Kiriath Jearim,

who prophesied against this city and against this land

according to all the words of Jeremiah.

21 (Mt 10:23; 2Ch 16:10) And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men

and all the officials, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death.

But when Uriah heard it, he was afraid and fled and went into Egypt.

22 (2Ki 22:12; 22:14) And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt: namely,

Elnathan the son of Akbor and certain men with him into Egypt.

23 (Jer 2:30) They brought Uriah out of Egypt and led him to Jehoiakim

the king, who slew him with the sword and cast his dead body

into the graves of the common people.

24 (1Ki 18:4; 2Ki 22:12-14) Nevertheless the hand of Ahikam

the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, with the result that

he was not given into the hands of the people to put him to death.



Jeremiah 27



Judah to Serve Nebuchadnezzar



1 In the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah,

this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord:

2 Thus says the Lord to me: Make bonds and yokes and put them on your neck,

3 and send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab,

and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyre,

and to the king of Sidon, by the hand of the messengers who come to Jerusalem

to Zedekiah king of Judah.

4 And command them to go to their masters, saying: Thus says the Lord of Hosts,

the God of Israel: Thus you shall say to your masters:

5 (Ps 115:15-16; Isa 45:12) I have made the earth, the men, and the beasts

which are on the ground by My great power and by My outstretched arm,

and have given it to whom it seemed good to Me.

6 (Jer 28:14; 25:9; Eze 29:18-20) Now I have given all these lands

into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant.

And also I have given to him the beasts of the field to serve him.

7 (Isa 14:4-6; Jer 52:31) All nations shall serve him and his son

and his son's son until the time of his own land comes;

and then many nations and great kings will make him their servant.

8 (Jer 24:10; 38:17-19) It shall come to pass that I will punish the nation

and kingdom which will not serve Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon,

and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon,

says the Lord. I will punish that nation with the sword, and with famine,

and with pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand.

9 (Isa 8:19; Jer 14:14) Therefore do not listen to your prophets,

or to your diviners, or to your dreamers, or to your enchanters,

or to your sorcerers who speak to you, saying, "You shall not serve

the king of Babylon."

10 (Jer 32:31) For they prophesy a lie to you in order to remove you far

from your land. And I will drive you out, and you shall perish.

11 (Jer 21:9; 27:2) But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke

of the king of Babylon, and serve him, those I will let remain still

in their own land, says the Lord, and they shall till it and dwell in it.

12 (Jer 28:1; 38:17) I spoke also to Zedekiah king of Judah according

to all these words, saying: Bring your necks under the yoke of the

king of Babylon and serve him and his people, and live.

13 (Eze 18:31; Jer 27:8) Why will you die, you and your people,

by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the Lord has spoken

against the nation that will not serve the king of Bab­ylon?

14 (Jer 14:14; 23:21) Therefore do not listen to the words of the prophets

who speak to you, saying, "You will not serve the king of Babylon,"

because they prophesy a lie to you.

15 (Jer 27:10; 2Ch 25:16) For I have not sent them, says the Lord,

yet they prophesy a lie in My name, so that I might drive you out

and that you might perish, you and the prophets that prophesy to you.

16 (2Ki 24:13; Jer 28:3) I also spoke to the priests and to all this people:

Thus says the Lord: Do not listen to the words of your prophets that prophesy

to you, saying, "The vessels of the house of the Lord will now soon be brought

again from Babylon." For they prophesy a lie to you.

17 Do not listen to them; serve the king of Babylon, and live.

Why should this city be laid waste?

18 (1Sa 7:8; 12:19) But if they are prophets, and if the word of the Lord

is with them, let them now make intercession to the Lord of Hosts, that

the vessels which are left in the house of the Lord

and in the house of the king of Judah and in Jerusalem not go to Babylon.

19 (2Ki 25:13; Jer 52:17-23) For thus says the Lord of Hosts concerning

the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases,

and concerning the rest of the vessels that remain in this city,

20 (Jer 24:1; 2Ch 36:10) which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon

did not take when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim,

king of Judah from Jerusalem to Babylon,

and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem.

21 Indeed, thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, concerning

the vessels that remain in the house of the Lord and in the house

of the king of Judah and in Jerusalem:

22 (Jer 29:10; Ezr 7:19; Jer 32:5) They will be carried to Babylon

and they will be there until the day that I visit them, says the Lord.

Then I will bring them up and restore them to this place.



Jeremiah 28



The False Prophet Hananiah



1 (Jer 27:1; Jos 9:3) In that same year, at the beginning

of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year

and in the fifth month, Hananiah the son of Azzur, the prophet,

who was from Gibeon, spoke to me in the house of the Lord

in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,

2 "Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:

I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.

3 (2Ki 24:13; 2Ch 36:10) Within two full years I will bring back into

this place all the vessels of the house of the Lord that Nebuchadnezzar

king of Babylon took away from this place and carried to Babylon.

4 (Jer 22:24; 24:1) And I will bring back to this place Jeconiah

the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah

who went into Babylon, says the Lord, for I will break the yoke

of the king of Babylon."

5 (Jer 28:1) Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah

in the presence of the priests and in the presence of all the people

that stood in the house of the Lord,

6 (1Ki 1:36; Ps 41:13) even the prophet Jeremiah said, "Amen. May the Lord

do so; may the Lord perform your words which you have prophesied,

to bring back the vessels of the house of the Lord and all that was carried

away captive, from Babylon into this place.

7 (1Ki 22:28) Nevertheless hear now this word that I speak in your ears

and in the ears of all the people.

8 (1Ki 17:1; Am 1:2) The prophets of old who have been before me

and before you prophesied both against many countries

and against great kingdoms, of war and disaster and pestilence.

9 (Dt 18:22; Jer 6:14) As for the prophet who prophesies of peace,

when the word of the prophet comes to pass, then that prophet shall be

known as one whom the Lord has truly sent."

10 (Jer 27:2) Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the neck

of the prophet Jeremiah and broke it.

11 Hananiah spoke in the presence of all the people, saying,

"Thus says the Lord: Even so I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar

king of Babylon from the neck of all the nations within the space

of two full years." Then the prophet Jeremiah went his way.

12 (Jer 1:2) Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet,

after Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck

of the prophet Jeremiah, saying:

13 Go and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus says the Lord: You have broken

the yokes of wood, but you have made instead of them yokes of iron.

14 (Dt 28:48; Jer 27:6-7) For thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:

I have put a yoke of iron on the neck of all these nations,

that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon;

and they shall serve him. And I have given him the beasts of the field also.

15 (La 2:14; Eze 13:22) Then the prophet Jeremiah said to Hananiah

the prophet, "Listen now, Hananiah. The Lord has not sent you,

and you make this people trust in a lie.

16 (Jer 29:32; Ge 7:4) Therefore thus says the Lord: I am about to cast you

from off the face of the earth. This year you shall die, because you have

taught rebellion against the Lord."

17 So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.



Jeremiah 29



Jeremiah's Letter to the Exiles



1 (Est 9:20) Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah

the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the rest of the elders of the captivity,

and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people

whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon.

2 (Jer 22:24-28; 2Ki 24:12-16) (This was after Jeconiah the king,

and the queen, and the eunuchs, and the officials of Judah and Jerusalem,

and the carpenters, and the smiths had departed from Jerusalem.)

3 It was sent by the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan and Gemariah

the son of Hilkiah (whom Zedekiah, king of Judah, sent to Babylon

to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon), saying:

4 (Jer 24:5) Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel,

to all who have been carried away captive whom I have caused

to be carried away from Jerusalem to Babylon:

5 (Jer 29:28) Build houses and dwell in them; and plant gardens

and eat their fruit.

6 (Jer 16:2-4) Take wives and beget sons and daughters;

and take wives for your sons and give your daughters to husbands,

so that they may bear sons and daughters; so that you may increase

there and not diminish.

7 (Ezr 6:10; 1Ti 2:1-2) Seek the peace of the city where I have caused

you to be carried away captive, and pray to the Lord for it;

for in its peace you will have peace.

8 (Jer 5:31; 14:14) For thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:

Do not let your prophets and your diviners who are in your midst deceive you,

and do not listen to the dreams which they dream.

9 (Jer 27:15; 29:31) For they prophesy falsely to you in My name. I have not

sent them, says the Lord.

10 (Jer 25:12; 27:22) For thus says the Lord: When seventy years have been

completed for Babylon, I will visit you and perform My good word toward you,

in causing you to return to this place.

11 (Ps 40:5; Jer 30:18-22) For I know the plans that I have for you,

says the Lord, plans for peace and not for evil, to give you a future

and a hope.

12 (Jer 33:3; Ps 50:15) Then you shall call upon Me, and you shall come

and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.

13 (Jer 24:7; 2Ch 22:9) You shall seek Me and find Me, when you shall search

for Me with all your heart.

14 (Jer 30:3; Ps 32:6) I will be found by you, says the Lord, and I will turn

away your captivity and gather you from all the nations

and from all the places where I have driven you, says the Lord,

and I will bring you back into the place from

where I caused you to be carried away captive.

15 Because you have said, "The Lord has raised up prophets for us

in Bab­ylon,"

16 (Jer 38:2-3; 38:17-23) thus says the Lord concerning the king

who sits on the throne of David, and concerning all the people

who dwell in this city, your brothers who did not go out with you into exile,

17 (Jer 24:8-10; 29:18) thus says the Lord of Hosts:

I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence,

and will make them like vile figs that cannot be eaten, they are so rotten.

18 (2Ch 29:8; Jer 15:4) I will pursue them with the sword, with famine,

and with pestilence; and will make them a terror to all the kingdoms

of the earth, to be a curse and an astonishment,

a hissing and a reproach among all the nations where I have driven them,

19 (Jer 6:19; 26:5) because they have not listened to My words, says the Lord,

which I sent to them by My servants the prophets, rising up early and sending

them. But you would not listen, says the Lord.

20 (Jer 24:5; Mic 4:10) Therefore hear the word of the Lord, all you in captivity

whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon.

21 (Jer 14:14-15; 29:8-9) Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel,

concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah and concerning Zedekiah the son

of Maaseiah, who prophesy a lie to you in My name:

I will deliver them into the hand of Neb­uchadnezzar king of Babylon,

and he shall slay them before your eyes.

22 (Da 3:6; Isa 65:15) And because of them a curse shall be taken up

by all the captives of Judah who are in Babylon, saying,

"May the Lord make you like Zedekiah and Ahab,

whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire,"

23 (Jer 23:14; Mal 3:5) because they have committed folly in Israel,

and have committed adultery with their neighbours' wives,

and have spoken lying words in My name, which I have not commanded them.

Indeed, I know and am a witness, says the Lord.



A Message to Shemaiah



24 (Jer 29:31-32) Thus you shall also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite,

saying:

25 (Jer 29:29; 37:3) Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:

Because you have sent letters in your name to all the people

who are in Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest,

and to all the priests, saying,

26 (Jer 20:1-2; 2Ki 9:11; Hos 9:7) The Lord has made you priest instead

of Jehoiada the priest, that you should be officers in the house of the Lord,

for every man that is mad and makes himself a prophet, that you should

put him in the stocks and in prison.

27 Now therefore why have you not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth

who prophesies to you?

28 (Jer 29:5) For he has sent to us in Babylon, saying,

"This captivity will be long; build houses and dwell in them,

and plant gardens and eat their fruit."

29 Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.

30 Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying:

31 (Jer 29:9; 14:14-15)Send to all the captives, saying, Thus says the Lord

concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Because Shemaiah has prophesied

to you though I did not send, and he caused you to trust in a lie,

32 (Jer 28:16; 17:6) therefore thus says the Lord: I will punish Shemaiah

the Nehelamite and his seed. He will not have a man to dwell among t

his people, nor will he see the good that I will do for My people,

says the Lord, because he has taught rebellion against the Lord.



2) Our Daily Bread for 13 August 2021

https://odb.org/CA/2021/08/13/the-true-nature-of-love

entitled The True Nature of Love



2 Corinthians 8:1–9



2 Corinthians 8

Liberal Giving

1 (Ac 16:9) Moreover, brothers, we want you to experience the grace of God

bestowed on the churches of Macedonia,

2 how in a great trial of affliction, the abundance of their joy

and their deep poverty overflowed toward the riches of their generous giving.

3 (1Co 16:2) For I bear record that according to their means, and beyond

their means, they freely gave,

4 (Ac 24:17; 1Co 16:3-4) begging us with much urgency that we would receive

the gift and the fellowship of ministering to the saints.

5 This they did, not as we expected. First, they gave themselves to the Lord,

and then to us by the will of God.

6 (2Co 12:18; 8:4) So we urged Titus, that as he had begun, so he would

also complete this gracious deed for you.

7 (2Co 9:8; 1Co 1:5; Ro 15:14) But as you abound in everything-in faith,

in utterance, in knowledge, in all diligence, and in your love to us-

see that you abound in this grace also.

8 (1Co 7:6) I say this not as a command, but to prove through

the authenticity of others, the sincerity also of your love.

9 (Mt 20:28; 2Co 6:10; 13:14) For you know the grace of

our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich,

yet for your sakes He became poor, that through His poverty you might be rich.



During the pandemic lockdown, Jerry was forced to close his fitness center

and had no income for months. One day he received a text from a friend

asking to meet him at his facility at 6:00 p.m. Jerry wasn't sure why

but made his way there. Soon cars started streaming into the parking lot.

The driver in the first car placed a basket on the sidewalk near the building.

Then car after car (maybe fifty of them) came by. Those inside waved

at Jerry or hollered out a hello, stopped at the basket, and dropped

in a card or cash. Some sacrificed their money; all gave their time

to encourage him.



The true nature of love is sacrificial, according to the apostle Paul.

He explained to the Corinthians that the Macedonians gave "even beyond

their ability" so they could meet the needs of the apostles

and others (2 Corinthians 8:3). They even "pleaded" with Paul for

the opportunity to give to them and to God's people.

The basis for their giving was the sacrificial heart of Jesus Himself.

He left the riches of heaven to come to earth to be a servant

and to give His very life. " Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich,

yet for your sakes He became poor, " (v. 9).



May we too plead with God so that we might

"excel in this grace of giving" (v. 7) in order to lovingly

meet the needs of others.



By: Anne Cetas



Reflect & Pray



How might sacrificial service or giving fit into your life this week?

Who needs your encouragement?



Loving God, You are so good. Please give me opportunities

to bless others for You in Your power and wisdom.



3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association



Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools



Week 3 - Saved Now and forever Day 6 - Eternal Life, Beginning now



John 10:28 - I give them eternal life. They shall never perish,

nor shall anyone snatch them from My hand.



In C.S. Lewis's The Great Divorce, one of the Spirits in heaven, identifying

himself as George MacDonald, makes some startling statements on the nature of

eternal life. Depending upon the individual's choice for or against Christ,

MacDonald says, everything in life takes on the character of haven or hell.

"At the end of ALL THINGS, when the sun rises here (in heaven) and the twilight

turns to blackness down there, the Blessed will say, 'We have never lived

anywhere except in Heaven,' and the Lost, 'We were always in Hell.'

And both will speak truly" - From the Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis.

Lewis was not trying to make a theological case, but to demonstrate

a principle: eterenal life begins now.

The choices that we make for or against obedience to God, the life we live,

the patterns we establish, all move us in one direction of the other.

And when we have decided to choose obedience to God (the forsakeness of sin),

when we give ourselves fully into his hands, he is able to take the worst of

circumstances and redeem them for our good, use them to mature us in his image.

Again Jesus says in John 10:28

"I give them eternal life. They shall never perish,

nor shall anyone snatch them from My hand. "

In Christ is a very secure place to be. No experience is lost, no pain is

wasted. Everything in our lives is redeemed by God for our benefit.



Application



a) How have I experienced the truth that "eternal life begins now"?



b) How can this verse help me put life in perspective during times

of stress and anxiety?





4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland



Deut 28:11



11 (Dt 28:4; 30:9) The Lord will make you overflow in prosperity,

in the offspring of your body, in the offspring of your livestock,

and in the produce of your ground, in the land which the Lord swore

to your fathers to give you.



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



When you are lonely



1 John 4:16b-18



God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.

17 (1Jn 2:5; 2:28) In this way God's love is perfected in us,

so that we may have boldness on the Day of Judgment, because as He is,

so are we in this world.

18 (Ro 8:15; 2Ti 1:7) There is no fear in love,

but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has to do with punishment.

Whoever fears is not perfect in love.





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."



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



New Brunswick



Total population 753900

Muslim population (est.) 4543



Moncton, followed by Fredericton and Saint John, each have a growing Muslim

population in New Brunswick, In 2007, the buliding that was formerly a Baptist

chruch was converted into Moncton's 1st mosque. The University of Moncton

also has a Muslim studentt association hosting prayer services, fellowship

getherings, and outreaches on campus.

Fredericton also has one mosque and a Muslim student assoication serving the

campusus of the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University.

Fredericton's MUslim population consists in 2014 of about 50 families,

and between 300 to 400 university students.

Saint John is home to the 1st Muslim Association for the province,

which also helped foster the Islamic asociations of Fredericton and Moncton.

a 'musalla', or prayer location that is not officially structured as a mosque,

has been established in the Uptown area with the intention of seeing it grow

into a 2nd official place of Muslim worship. Demand for this new location has

been primarily for university students moving into the area.



Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in JEsus Christ with them



- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration



- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.



Adding further



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



Under the Keep Praying page



When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month

and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days

of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that

usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,

of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be

decorated and festivals will be held.

For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the

distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of

Islam.

You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",

which means Blessed Eid!"

Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you

know, and Muslims around the world:

- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions

in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about

unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such

movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three

decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.



Acts 2:12-17 : 17 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,

"What does this mean?"

13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."



Peter's Speech at Pentecost



14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice

and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,

let this be known to you, and listen to my words.

15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,

since it is the third hour of the day.

16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) 'In the last days it shall be,' says God,

'that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

your young men shall see visions,

and your old men shall dream dreams.'



- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for

Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.



Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a

hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under

a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the

house."



Ideas for prayer



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -



Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further

call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity



(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .



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



http://www.ehc.ca



a) Pray that, with God's help, children and

young people will be able to journey with hope towards the destiny God has

for each of them



b)Pray for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador



I) Pray for the leaders of Newfoundland and Labrador,

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.



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 to be obedient and resilient to the Lord

despite the rebellion around you.



Pray to the Lord "Loving God, You are so good. Please give me opportunities

to bless others for You in Your power and wisdom."



Pray to the Lord and give your live for Salvation.



Pray to the Lord and trust in Him.



Pray to the Lord and thank him for being perfect Love.



Pray for Muslims in New Brunswick to know Jesus as Saviour.



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.



Pray that, with God's help, children and

young people will be able to journey with hope towards the destiny God has

for each of them



Pray that believers in Turkmenistan will maintain

a courageous witness despite intimidation.



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.