Dave Yadallee's personal blog

Day 200, 19 July 2021



Hosea 1 - 7



Hosea 1



1 (Isa 1:1; Mic 1:1; Am 1:1) The word of the Lord that came to Hosea

son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah,

kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.



Hosea's Wife and Children



2 (Hos 3:1; Dt 31:16) When the Lord first spoke by Hosea, the Lord said

to Hosea: "Go, take for yourself a wife of harlotry and children of harlotry,

for the land has committed great harlotry, departing from the Lord."

3 So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim as a wife.

She conceived, and bore him a son.

4 (2Ki 10:7-8; 10:10-11) The Lord said to him: "Call his name Jezreel,That is,

May God make fertile. for in a little while, I will punish the house of Jehu

for the blood of Jezreel,

and will bring to an end the kingdom of the house of Israel.

5 (Jos 17:16; Jdg 6:33) On that day, I will break the bow of Israel

in the Valley of Jezreel."

6 (2Ki 17:6; Hos 2:4) Then Gomer conceived again, and bore a daughter.

And the Lord said to Hosea: "Call her name Lo-Ruhamah,

[Or the great king.] for I will no longer have mercy upon the house of Israel

but will utterly sweep them away.

7 (Zec 4:6; 2Ki 19:35) But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah,

and will save them by the Lord their God, and will not save them by bow,

or by sword, or by battle, or by horses, or by horsemen."

8 When Gomer had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, she conceived, and bore a son.

9 Then the Lord said: "Call his name Lo-Ammi, [That is, Not My people.]

for you are not My people, and I am not your God."

10 (Hos 1:9; Ge 13:16) Yet the number of the children of ­Israel will be

as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered.

And in the place where it was said to them, "You are not My people,"

there it will be said to them, "You are the children of the living God."

11 (Isa 11:12–13; Hos 3:5) Then will the Judahites and the children of Israel

be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they will come

up out of the land, for great will be the day of Jezreel.



Hosea 2

1 (Hos 2:2) 3Say to your brothers, Ammi,

[That is, My people.] and to your sisters, Ruhamah.That is, Pitied.



Israel's Unfaithfulness Punished



2 (Isa 50:1; Eze 23:45) Plead with your mother, plead-

for she is not My wife,

and am I not her husband-

that she put away her harlotry from her face,

and her adultery from between her breasts,

3 (Isa 32:13–14; Eze 16:22) lest I strip her naked

and leave her as in the day that she was born,

and turn her into a wilderness,

and turn her into a dry land,

and kill her with thirst.

4 (Jer 13:14; Eze 8:18) I will not have mercy upon her children,

for they are children of harlotry.

5 (Isa 1:21; Jer 44:17-18) For their mother has played the whore.

She that conceived them has acted shamefully.

For she said, "I will pursue my lovers,

who provide my bread and my water,

my wool and my flax, my oil and my drink."

6 (Job 19:8; 3:23) Therefore, behold, I will hedge up your way with thorns,

and make a wall, so that she will not find her paths.

7 (Jer 2:2; Hos 5:13) She will pursue her lovers, but she will not reach them;

and she will seek them but will not find them.

Then she will say,

"I will go and return to my first husband,

for it was better for me then than now."

8 (Isa 1:3; Eze 16:16-19) But she did not know that it was I who provided her

the grain, the wine, and the oil,

and multiplied her silver and gold

that they used for Baal.

9 (Hos 2:3) Therefore I will take back My grain in its time

and My wine in its season,

and I will recover My wool and My flax,

given to cover her nakedness.

10 (Eze 23:29) Therefore I will uncover her shame

in the sight of her lovers,

and no one will deliver her from My hand.

11 (Jer 7:34; Isa 1:13-14) I will also bring to an end all her joy,

her annual feasts, her New Moons,

and her Sabbaths, and all her solemn assemblies.

12 (Isa 5:5; 7:23) I will destroy her vines and her fig trees,

of which she has said, "These are my rewards that my lovers have given me."

I will make them a forest,

and the beasts of the field will eat them.

13 (Hos 11:2; Jdg 3:7) I will punish her for the days of the Baals,

when she burned incense to them

and adorned herself with her earrings and her jewelry,

and pursued her lovers,

but forgot Me,

declares the Lord.



God's Mercy on Israel



14 (Eze 20:35-36) Therefore, I will allure her,

and bring her into the wilderness,

and speak tenderly to her.

15 (Jer 2:2; Jos 7:26) From there, I will give her vineyards to her,

and the Valley of Achor as a door of hope.

She will respond there as in the days of her youth,

and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.

16 (Isa 54:5; Hos 2:7) On that day, declares the Lord,

you will call Me, "My husband,"

and will no longer call Me, "My Baal." Or My master.

17 (Ex 23:13; Jos 23:7) I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth,

and they will no longer be remembered by their name.

18 (Eze 34:25; Isa 2:4; Jer 23:6) On that day, I will make a covenant for them

with the beasts of the field, with the fowls of heaven,

and with the creeping things of the ground.

I will break the bow and the sword and the battle

from the earth,

and will make them to lie down safely.

19 (Jer 3:14-15; 2Co 11:2) I will take you for My wife forever.

I will take you for My wife in righteousness and in justice,

in mercy and in compassion.

20 (Jer 31:33–34; Jn 17:3) I will take you for My wife in faithfulness,

and you will know the Lord.

21 (Zec 8:12) On that day I will answer,

declares the Lord;

I will answer the heavens,

and they will answer the earth.

22 (Hos 1:4; 1:11) The earth will answer the grain,

the wine, and the oil;

and they will answer Jezreel.

23 (Hos 1:6; Jer 31:27) Then I will sow her for Myself in the earth.

I will have mercy upon Lo-Ruhamah,

and I will say to Lo-Ammi, "You are My people,"

and they will say, "You are my God."



Hosea 3



Hosea Redeems His Wife



1 (Jer 3:20; Hos 1:2-3) Then the Lord said to me, "Go, again, love a woman

who is loved by a lover and is committing adultery, just as the Lord loves

the children of Israel, who look to other gods and love raisin cakes."

2 (Lev 27:16; Eze 45:11) So I purchased her for myself for fifteen shekels

of silver, and for a homer of barley, and a half homer of barley.

3 (Dt 21:13) Then I said to her, "You will remain with me many days.

You will not play the whore, and you will not belong to another man.

And also I will be with you."

4 (Jdg 17:5; Ge 31:19; Ex 28:4) For the children of Israel will remain

many days without a king and without a prince, without a sacrifice

and without a standing stone, and without an ephod and teraphim.

5 (Isa 2:2; Jer 30:9) Afterward the children of Israel will return

and seek the Lord their God and David their king.

They will come in fear to the Lord and to His goodness in the latter days.



Hosea 4



God Accuses Israel



1 (Jer 4:22; Mic 6:2) Hear the word of the Lord, O children of Israel,

for the Lord has a dispute

with the inhabitants of the land:

There is no truth or mercy,

and no knowledge of God in the land.

2 (Hos 6:9; 7:1) Swearing, lying, and killing,

and stealing and adultery

break out,

and bloodshed follows bloodshed.

3 (Zep 1:3; Jer 4:25) Therefore the land dries up,

and everyone who lives in it withers

with the beasts of the field

and the birds of the sky;

even the fish of the sea disappear.

4 (Dt 17:12; Hos 4:17) Yet let no one contend,

and let none reprove another,

for your people are like those

that contend with a priest.Meaning of Heb. uncertain.

5 (Jer 15:8; Hos 2:2) You will stumble in the day,

and the prophet also will stumble with you in the night,

and I will destroy your mother.

6 (Isa 5:13; Hos 4:1) My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.

Because you have rejected knowledge,

I will reject you from being My priest.

And because you have forgotten the law of your God,

I will also forget your children.

7 (Hos 13:6; 1Sa 2:30) As they increased, so they sinned against Me.

I will change Or like/at Adam. their glory

MT; Ancient Heb. tradition My glory. into shame.

8 (Isa 56:11; Mic 3:11) They feed upon the sin of My people,

and they are greedy for their iniquity.

9 (Isa 24:2; Jer 5:31) It will be like people, like priest.

I will punish them for their ways

and reward them for their deeds.

10 (Lev 26:26; Mic 6:14) They will eat, but not be satisfied;

they will play the whore, but not multiply,

because they have forsaken the Lord

by devoting themselves to

11 (Pr 20:1; Isa 28:7; 5:12) harlotry;

wine and new wine

take away understanding.



The Idolatry of Israel



12 (Jer 2:27; Hos 5:4) My people seek counsel from their wood,

and their staff informs them.

For the spirit of harlotry has led them astray,

and they have played the whore in defiance of their God.

13 (Isa 1:29; Jer 3:6) They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains,

and burn incense upon the hills

under oak, poplar, and elm

because their shade is good.

Therefore your daughters play the whore,

and your daughters-in-law commit adultery.

14 (Hos 4:1) I will not punish your daughters

when they play the whore,

nor your daughters-in-law

when they commit adultery.

For the men separate themselves with whores,

and they sacrifice with cult prostitutes.

A people without understanding will come to ruin.

15 (Hos 9:15; 12:11) Though you play the whore, O Israel,

do not let Judah offend.

Do not come to Gilgal,

or go up to Beth Aven,

and do not swear, "As the Lord lives."

16 Like a stubborn heifer,

Israel is stubborn.

Now will the Lord feed them

like a lamb in a wide pasture?

17 (Ps 81:12; Hos 4:4) Ephraim is joined to idols;

let him alone.

18 (Mic 3:11) Their drink has soured,

they have played the whore continually.

Her rulers dearly love shame.

19 (Isa 1:29; Jer 51:1) A wind has wrapped her in its wings,

and they will be ashamed because of their sacrifices.



Hosea 5



Judgment Against Israel and Judah



1 (Hos 9:8; 6:9) Hear this, O priests!

Pay attention, O house of Israel!

Listen, O house of the king!

For the judgment is for you,

because you have been a snare at Mizpah

and a net spread over Tabor,

2 (Hos 9:15; Isa 29:15) and a pit dug deep in Shittim;

but I will discipline them all.

3 (Am 3:2) I know Ephraim,

and Israel is not hidden from Me;

for now, O Ephraim, you have played the whore.

Israel is defiled.

4 (Hos 4:12) Their deeds do not allow them

to return to their God;

for a spirit of harlotry is in their midst,

and they do not know the Lord.

5 (Hos 7:10; Eze 23:31-35) The pride of Israel testifies against him.

Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity.

Judah also stumbles with them.

6 (Pr 1:28; Mic 6:6-7) With their flocks and their herds they will go

to seek the Lord,

but they will not find Him.

He has withdrawn from them.

7 (Hos 6:7; Isa 48:8) They have dealt faithlessly with the Lord,

for they have given birth to illegitimate children.

Now the New Moon will devour them

along with their portion.



War, Wrath, and Repentance



8 (Hos 9:9; 1Sa 15:34) Blow the horn in Gibeah,

and the trumpet in Ramah.

Cry aloud at Beth Aven,

"Look behind you, O Benjamin!"Or "After you, O Benjamin!"

9 (Isa 46:10; Hos 9:11-17) Ephraim will become desolate

in the day of punishment.

Among the tribes of Israel

I make known that which is sure.

10 (Dt 19:14; 27:17) The princes of Judah have become

like those who remove a boundary marker.

Upon them I will pour out

My wrath like water.

11 (Dt 28:33; Mic 6:16) Ephraim is oppressed

and broken in judgment,

because he eagerly followed after vanity.

12 (Isa 51:8; Job 13:28) Therefore I will be like pus to Ephraim

and like rottenness to the house of Judah.

13 (Hos 7:11; Jer 30:12) When Ephraim saw his sickness

and Judah saw his wound,

then Ephraim went to Assyria,

and sent to King Jareb.Or the great king.

Yet he cannot cure you

or heal your wound.

14 (Ps 7:2; Mic 5:8) For I will be like a lion to Ephraim

and like a young lion to the house of Judah.

I, Myself, will tear and go away.

I will carry off, and no one will rescue.

15 (Jer 2:27; Lev 26:40-42) I will again return to My place

until they acknowledge their offense

and seek My face.

In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.



Hosea 6

A Call to Repentance

1 (Dt 32:39; Jer 50:4) Come, let us return to the Lord,

for He has torn,

and He will heal us.

He has struck,

and He will bind us up.

2 (1Co 15:4) After two days He will revive us.

On the third day He will raise us up,

that we may live before Him.

3 (Ps 72:6; Job 29:23) Let us know, let us press on to know the Lord.

His appearance is as sure as the dawn.

He will come to us like the rain;

like the spring rains He will water the earth.

Impenitence of Israel and Judah

4 (Hos 11:8; 13:3) What shall I do to you, O Ephraim?

What shall I do to you, O Judah?

Your faithfulness is like a morning cloud,

and like the early dew it goes away.

5 (Jer 23:29; 1:10) Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets.

I have killed them by the words of My mouth,

and My [Gk. Syr.: Heb. Your.] judgments go forth like light.

6 (Mt 9:13; 12:7) For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice,

and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

7 (Hos 5:7; 8:1) But like men [Or like/at Adam.]

they have transgressed the covenant.

There they dealt faithlessly with Me.

8 (Hos 12:11) Gilead is a city of evildoers,

polluted with blood.

9 (Hos 7:1; 5:1) As robbers lie in wait for someone,

so a company of priests

murder on the way to Shechem.

They commit a shameful deed.

10 (Hos 5:3; Jer 5:30-31) I have seen a horrible thing

in the house of Israel.

The harlotry of Ephraim is there;

Israel is defiled.

11 (Joel 3:13; Jer 51:33) Also, O Judah, a harvest is appointed for you,

when I restore the fortunes of My people.



Hosea 7



1 (Hos 4:2; 6:4) When I would heal Israel,

the iniquity of Ephraim is revealed,

and the wickedness of Samaria.

For they deal deceitfully;

the thief breaks in;

the robbers raid outside,

2 (Jer 2:19; 14:10) but they did not consider in their hearts

that I remember all their wickedness.

Now their own deeds surround them;

they are before My face.



Corrupt and Disloyal Politics



3 (Mic 7:3; Ro 1:32) They make the king glad with their wickedness,

and the princes with their lies.

4 (Jer 9:2) They are all adulterers,

like an oven heated by a baker,

who ceases stirring the fire

after kneading the dough until it is leavened.

5 (Isa 28:1) On the day of our king the princes made him sick

from the heat of wine.

He stretched out his hand with scorners.

6 For they are kindled [Gk. Syr.: Heb. brought near.] like an oven.

Their heart burns within them;Or while they lie in wait.

their anger smolders [Or Their baker sleeps.] all night;

in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.

7 (2Ki 15:10; 15:14) They are all hot as an oven,

and they devour their judges.

All their kings have fallen,

and none of them calls to Me.

8 (Ps 106:35; Hos 5:13) Ephraim mixes himself with the people.

Ephraim is a cake not turned.

9 (Hos 8:7) Foreigners devour his strength,

but he does not know it.

Gray hairs are here and there upon him,

but he does not know it.

10 (Isa 9:13; Hos 5:5) The pride of Israel testifies against him,

but they do not return to the Lord their God,

nor seek Him for all this.

11 (Hos 5:13; 12:1) Ephraim is like a dove,

silly and without sense;

they call to Egypt,

they go to Assyria.

12 (Eze 12:13; Dt 28:15-68) Wherever they go, I will spread My net over them;

I will bring them down like the birds of the sky;

I will discipline them according to

the report to their congregation.

13 (Hos 9:12; 11:12) Woe to them,

for they have fled from Me!

Destruction to them,

for they have rebelled against Me!

Though I would redeem them,

yet they speak lies against Me.

14 (Am 2:8; Jdg 9:27) They do not cry to Me with their heart

when they howl on their beds.

They gather together for grain and wine,

they rebel against Me.

15 (Na 1:9) Though I trained and strengthened their arms,

yet they devise mischief against Me.

16 (Ps 78:57; Hos 9:3) They return, but not to the Most High.

They are like a loose bow.

Their princes will fall by the sword

for the rage of their tongue.

This will be their derision

in the land of Egypt.



2) Our Daily Bread for 19 July 2021

https://odb.org/CA/2021/07/19/firm-refusal

entitled Firm Refusal



Daniel 6:10-23



10 (Ps 55:17; 95:6) Now when Daniel knew that the writing

was signed, he went into his house. And his windows being open

in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled on his knees

three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God,

as he had been doing previously.

11 (Ps 37:32–33; Da 6:6) Then these men assembled

and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.

12 (Da 6:8; Est 1:19; Da 3:8-12) Then they came near

and spoke before the king concerning the king’s decree:

"Have you not signed a decree, that every man who asks a petition

of any god or man within thirty days, save of you,

O king, shall be cast into the den of lions?"

The king answered and said, "The thing is true, according to the law

of the Medes and Persians, which may not be altered."

13 (Da 2:25; 3:12) Then they answered and said before the king,

"That Daniel, who is of the sons of the captivity of Judah,

does not regard you, O king, or the decree that you have signed,

but makes his petition three times a day."

14 (Mk 6:26) Then the king, when he heard these words, was sorely displeased

with himself and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him. And he labored

until sunset to deliver him.

15 (Est 8:8; Da 6:12) Then these men came by agreement to the king and said

to the king, "Know, O king, that it is the law of the Medes and Persians

that no decree or statute which the king establishes may be changed."

16 (Job 5:19; Ps 37:39-40) Then the king commanded, and they brought

Daniel and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spoke

and said to Daniel, "Your God whom you serve continually,

He will deliver you."



Daniel Saved From the Lions



17 (La 3:53) A stone was brought and laid upon the mouth of the den,

and the king sealed it with his own signet and with the signet of his lords

so that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel.

18 (Est 6:1; Da 2:1) Then the king went to his palace and passed the night

fasting, and no instruments of music were brought before him. And his sleep

fled from him.

19Then the king arose very early in the morning

and went in haste to the den of lions.

20 (Da 3:17; 6:16; Ge 18:14) When he came to the den, he cried with a voice

full of sorrow to Daniel. And the king spoke and said to Daniel,

"Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God whom you serve continually

been able to deliver you from the lions?"

21 (Da 2:4; 6:6T) hen Daniel said to the king, "O king, live forever!

22 (Da 3:28; 2Ti 4:17) My God has sent His angel and has shut the lions'

mouths so that they have not hurt me, because innocence was found

in me before Him; and also before you, O king, I have done no harm."

23 (1Ch 5:20; Da 3:25) Then the king was exceeding glad for him

and commanded that they take Daniel up out of the den.

So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of harm

was found on him, because he believed in his God.



When the Nazis drafted Franz Jägerstätter during World War II,

he completed military basic training but refused to take

the required pledge of personal loyalty to Adolf Hitler.

Authorities allowed Franz to return to his farm,

but they later summoned him to active duty.

After seeing Nazi ideology up close and learning of the Jewish genocide,

however, Jägerstätter decided his loyalty to God meant

he could never fight for the Nazis. He was arrested and sentenced

to execution, leaving behind his wife and three daughters.



Over the years, many believers in Jesus-under peril of death-have offered

a firm refusal when commanded to disobey God. The story of Daniel

is one such story. When a royal edict threatened that anyone

"who pray[ed] to any god or human being except [the king]” (Daniel 6:12)

would be thrown into the lions' den, Daniel discarded safety

and remained faithful. "Three times a day he got down on his knees

and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before" (v. 10).

The prophet would bend his knee to God-and only God-no matter the cost.



Sometimes, our choice is clear. Though everyone around us implores us

to go along with prevailing opinion-though our own reputation or well-being

may be at risk-may we never turn from our obedience to God.

Sometimes, even at great cost, all we can offer is a firm refusal.



By: Winn Collier



Reflect & Pray



Where are you sensing that obedience to God will require your firm refusal?

What might this refusal cost you? What will you gain?



God, I know my loyalty to You will at times mean saying no to others'

expectations or demands. It may cost me dearly. Give me courage.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 8 Guided by Grace Day 2 - God's purpose: The Image of Christ



Romans 8:28-29



28 (Gal 1:15; Ge 50:20) We know that all things work together for

good to those who love God,

to those who are called according to His purpose.

29 (Ro 11:2; 1Co 15:49; Eph 1:11) For those whom He foreknew,

He predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son,

so that He might be the firstborn among many brothers.



A baby dies of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, and the parents are

devastated, plagued with guilt, and Asking "Why?" A 17-year-old plunges

headfirst into a pond and to the surface a quadriplegic. A single mother

of 3, struck down by leukemia, has to release he children to foster homes.

And in all these cases, well-meaning Christians stand by and attempt to

comfort: "All thingswork together for good, you know," they say blithely,

"just trust God, and praise him for everything."

Such pat answers are often repeated because they do contain an element

of truth; they become "pat", meaningless, and superficial, when they are

used as a panacea for all ills, whether the cure fits or not.

The truth is, God does use everything for the benfit of his people -

even disaster and tragedy. Romans 8:28 says, "Ian all things God works ...."

God foes not cause human suffering. He is not the author of pain

and misery. But what the Enemy of our souls intends for

destructions, God can use for growth.

The key to understanding Romans 8:28 is Romans 8:29 . The Lord makes

clear what "his purpose" is: that we be "conformed to the

likeness of his Son." Everything that happens is not good,

but nothing is wasted in the economy of God. Even the sorrow,

misfortune, and calamity that strike all of us cam be used by the Spirit

to transform us into the image of Christ.



Application



a) Have I ever had experiences that made me doubt the

"all things work together for good"?



b) How does Romans 8:29 clarify Romans 8:28?



c) How can these verses help me deal with the struggles I have in my

own life?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Luke 16:10-12



10 (Mt 25:21; Lk 19:17) "He who is faithful in what is least is faithful

also in much. And he who is dishonest in the least is dishonest also

in much.

11 So if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth,

who will commit to your trust the true riches?

12 And if you have not been faithful in that which is another man's,

who will give you that which is your own?"



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



God's Reconciling Peace



Col 3:12-17



12 (Eph 4:2; Lk 1:78) So embrace, as the elect of God, holy and beloved,

a spirit of mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, and longsuffering.

13 (Eph 4:32; Mk 11:25; Eph 4:2) Bear with one another

and forgive one another. If anyone has a quarrel against anyone,

even as Christ forgave you, so you must do.

14 (Eph 4:3; 1Co 13:1–13) And above all these things, embrace love,

which is the bond of perfection.

15 (Jn 14:27; Eph 5:20) Let the peace of God,

to which also you are called in one body,

rule in your hearts. And be thankful.

16 (Eph 5:19; Col 1:28; Ro 10:17 ) Let the word of Christ dwell

in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing

one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,

singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

17 (1Co 10:31; Eph 5:20 ) And whatever you do in word or deed,

do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,

giving thanks to God the Father through Him.



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?)



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%

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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



19th Day of the Month



a) Pray the the Holy Spirit will influence our governmental leaders

as they make vital decisions that shape Canadian Society



(

1 Tim 2:1-2



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,



)



b) Pray for the province of Prince Edward Island



I) Pray for the leaders of Prince Edward Island,

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 and Heed His Warnings



Pray to the Lord "God, I know my loyalty to You

will at times mean saying no to others'

expectations or demands. It may cost me dearly.

Give me courage."



Pray to the Lord to be loving and caring.



Pray to the Lord to be faithful even in the smallest of stewardships.



Pray to the Lord to be forgiving and understanding.



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.



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 the the Holy Spirit will influence our governmental leaders

as they make vital decisions that shape Society



Pray that persecuted Christians in Mauritania will perservere

and remember the hope they have in Christ.



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.