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Day 173, 22 June 2026

1) 1 Kings 12:1-20, 2 Chronicles 10, 1 Kings 12:21-24, 2 Chronicles 11:1-4,
1 Kings 12:25-33, 2 Chronicles 11:5-17 , 2 Chronicles 11:18-23

1 Kings 12
Israel Rebels Against Rehoboam

2Ch 10:1-11:4

1 (2Ch 10:1-19) And Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king.
2 (1Ki 11:40) When Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was still in Egypt, heard
of it (for he had fled from King Solomon and stayed in Egypt),
3 they called and sent for him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation
of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,
4 (1Sa 8:11-18; 1Ki 4:7) "Your father made our yoke unbearable. Now,
therefore, make the grievous service to your father and the heavy yoke
he put upon us lighter, and we will serve you."
5 He said to them, "Depart for three days, and then come back to me."
And the people departed.
6 (Job 12:12; 32:7) King Rehoboam consulted with the old men
who advised his father Solomon while he was still alive and asked,
"How do you advise me to answer the people?"
7 (Pr 15:1) And they spoke to him, saying, "If you will be a servant
to this people this day and will serve them and answer them and speak kind words to them, they will be your servants forever."
8 But he rejected the advice that the old men gave him and consulted
with the young men who grew up with him and who stood before him,
9 and he said to them, "What advice do you give on how we should answer
this people, who have spoken to me saying,
'Make the yoke your father put on us lighter'?"
10 And the young men who grew up with him said, "Thus shall you answer
this people who said to you, 'Your father made our yoke heavy,
but make it lighter for us'; thus shall you say to them, 'My little finger
will be thicker than my father's loins!
11 Whereas my father loaded you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your burden. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions!' " 12 (1Ki 12:5) So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam
on the third day, just as the king had appointed, saying,
"Come to me again the third day."
13 The king answered the people roughly and forsook the counsel the old men gave him,
14 and instead spoke to them following the advice of the young men.
He said, "My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your burden.
My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions."
15 (1Ki 12:24; Dt 2:30) Thus the king did not listen to the people,
for the cause was from the Lord, that He might fulfill His saying,
which the Lord spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
16 (2Sa 20:1) So when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them,
the people responded to the king, saying,
"What portion do we have in David?
We also do not have an inheritance in the son of Jesse.
To your tents, O Israel,
and see to your own house, David!"
So the people of Israel departed to their tents.
17 (1Ki 11:13; 11:36) But the people of Israel living in the cities of Judah were ruled over by Rehoboam.
18 (1Ki 4:6; 5:14) Then King Rehoboam sent Adoniram, who was in charge
of the forced labor, and all Israel stoned him to death. As a result,
King Rehoboam quickly mounted his chariot and fled to Jerusalem.
19 (2Ki 17:21) So Israel rebelled against the house of David,
and it remains so even to this day.
20 (1Ki 11:13; 11:32) When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned,
they sent and called him before the congregation and made him king
over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah followed the house of David.

The Kingdom Divided
1 And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make
him king.
2 And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard of it, (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon,
and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt; )
3 that they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,
4 Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter,
and we will serve thee.
5 And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me.
And the people departed.
6 And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon
his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people?
7 And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.
8 But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him:
9 and he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter?
10 And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father
made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say
unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.
11 And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to
your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips,
but I will chastise you with scorpions.
12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had appointed, saying, Come to me again the third day.
13 And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;
14 and spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father
made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised
you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
15 Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people; for the cause was from
the LORD, that he might perform his saying, which the LORD spake by Ahijah
the Shilonite unto Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
16 So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.
17 But as for the children of Israel which dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
18 Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the tribute; and all Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. Therefore king Rehoboam made speed
to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.
19 So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.
20 And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over
all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David,
but the tribe of Judah only.

2 Chronicles 10
Israel Rebels Against Rehoboam

1 Ki 12:1-24
1 Rehoboam went to Shechem because all Israel journeyed to Shechem to make him king.
2 (1Ki 11:40) It happened that Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard this-he was
in Egypt, where he fled from King Solomon-so he returned from Egypt.
3 So they sent for him and called him. And Jeroboam and all Israel came
and spoke to Rehoboam saying,
4 "Your father made our yoke heavy. Now therefore, lighten your father's labor and heavy yoke that he put on us, and we will serve you."
5 He responded, "Return again to me in three days." So the people left.
6 (Job 32:7) Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who stood
in the presence of Solomon his father when he was alive saying,
"How do you counsel that I should give a response to this people?"
7 (Pr 15:1; 1Ki 12:7) They said to him, "If you are good to this people
and please them and speak well to them, then they will be servants
to you all your days."
8 (2Sa 17:14) But he abandoned the counsel of the elders that they gave
to him. And he consulted the young men who grew up and stood before him. 9Rehoboam said to them, "What do you counsel that we give as a response to
this people who have spoken to me, 'Lighten the yoke that your father
placed on us'?"
10 The young men who had grown up with him said, "So you should speak
to the people who have spoken to you saying, 'Your father made our yoke heavy, but you lighten it from us.'
So you will say to them, 'My little finger is thicker
than my father's waist!
11 Whereas my father placed a heavy yoke on you, I will add to your yoke.
My father chastened you with whips, but I will scourge you with scorpions.' " 12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day,
as the king had ordered saying, "Return to me on the third day."
13 Then the king answered them harshly. King Rehoboam rejected the advice
of the elders.
14 He spoke to them with the advice of the young men, saying, "My father made your yoke heavy, but I will increase it. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions."
15 (1Ki 11:29-39; 2Ch 25:16-20) The king did not listen to the people,
for the event occurred because of God, that the Lord might establish
His word that He spoke through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam
the son of Nebat.

{Rehoboam should have prayed and served the Lord}

16 (2Sa 20:1; 2Ch 10:19) When all Israel saw that the king would not
listen to them, the people answered the king saying,
"What portion do we have in David?
We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse.
O Israel, each man to your tent.
Now look after your own house, O David!"
Then all Israel departed to their tents.
17 The sons of Israel dwelled in the cities of Judah,
and Rehoboam reigned over them.
18 (1Ki 5:14; 4:6) Then King Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the forced labor, and the sons of Israel stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam hurried
to mount his chariot and to flee to Jerusalem.
19 So Israel has rebelled against the house of David
until this day.

2 Chronicles 10
The Kingdom of Judah
1 And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem were all Israel come to make
him king.
2 And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of Solomon the king, heard it, that Jeroboam returned out of Egypt.
3 And they sent and called him. So Jeroboam and all Israel came and spake
to Rehoboam, saying,
4 Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore ease thou somewhat
the grievous servitude of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee.
5 And he said unto them, Come again unto me after three days.
And the people departed.

King Rehoboam

6 And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that had stood before
Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me
to return answer to this people?
7 And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people,
and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants
for ever.
8 But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel
with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him.
9 And he said unto them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, which have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke that thy
father did put upon us?
10 And the young men that were brought up with him spake unto him, saying,
Thus shalt thou answer the people that spake unto thee, saying,
Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it somewhat lighter for us;
thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than
my father's loins.
11 For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king bade, saying, Come again to me on the third day.
13 And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel
of the old men,
14 and answered them after the advice of the young men, saying,
My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto:
my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
15 So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the cause was of God, that the LORD might perform his word, which he spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

Revolt of Ten Tribes

16 And when all Israel saw that the king would not hearken unto them,
the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David?
and we have none inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents,
O Israel: and now, David, see to thine own house.
So all Israel went to their tents.
17 But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
18 Then king Rehoboam sent Hadoram that was over the tribute; and the
children of Israel stoned him with stones, that he died.
But king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.
19 And Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.

1 Kings 12

21 (2Ch 11:1-3) When Rehoboam arrived at Jerusalem, he assembled
all the house of Judah along with the tribe of Benjamin,
a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men who were warriors,
to fight against the house of Israel and to bring the kingdom back
to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.
22 (2Ch 11:2) But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God,saying:
23 Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all the house
of Judah and Benjamin and to the remnant of the people, saying,
24 (1Ki 12:15) "Thus says the Lord: You shall not go up, nor fight against
your brothers the children of Israel. Every man is to return to his house,
for this thing is from Me." They listened therefore to the word of the Lord
and turned to depart, according to the word of the Lord.

21 And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.
22 But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
23 Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all
the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people, saying,
24 Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren
the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is
from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the LORD, and returned
to depart, according to the word of the LORD.

{ Rehoboam make a ridiculous decision to listen to his peers.
Not only should he have listened to the advisors of Solomon his father,
he should have prayed to the Lord about what to say!}

2 Chronicles 11

1 When Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he called together from the house of Judah and Benjamin one hundred and eighty thousand (Or Abi in 2Ki 18:2.) choice men to make war and to battle with Israel in order to restore the kingdom
to Rehoboam.
2 (2Ch 12:15) But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God saying: 3 Speak to Rehoboam, son of Solomon and king of Judah, and to all Israel
in Judah and Benjamin,
4 "So says the Lord: You are not to go up and fight against your brothers.
Each man must return to his house, for this event is from Me."
So they obeyed the word of the Lord and turned back from attacking Jeroboam.

2 Chronicles 11
Jerusalem the capital of Judah

Its Fortifications and Fenced Cities

1 And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were
warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again
to Rehoboam.
2 But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
3 Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel
in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
4 Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing is done of me. And they
obeyed the words of the LORD, and returned from going against Jeroboam.

1 Kings 12

Jeroboam's Golden Calves

25 (Jdg 8:17; 8:8) Then Jeroboam built Shechem in Mount Ephraim
and lived there and went out from there and built Peniel.
26 Jeroboam said in his heart, "The kingdom will return to the house of David. 27 (Dt 12:5-7; 12:14) If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house
of the Lord at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again to their lord, even to Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me
and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah."
28 (Ex 32:4; 32:8) At that point, the king got some advice and made
two golden calves and said to the people,
"It is too difficult for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods,
O Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt."

25 Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein;
and went out from thence, and built Penuel.

Golden Calves

26 And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house
of David:
27 if this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me,
and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah.
28 Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

{Yet again an irrational Godless political decision . The start
of the end of a Kingdom plagued with rebellious paganism}

29 (Ge 28:19) He set one in Bethel, and he put the other in Dan.
30 (1Ki 13:34; 2Ki 17:21) This was a sin, for the people went to worship
before the one, even all the way in Dan.
31 (1Ki 13:32-33; 2Ki 17:32) He also made houses on high places
and appointed priests from among all the people who were not Levites.

29 And he set the one in Beth-el, and the other put he in Dan.
30 And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before
the one, even unto Dan.
31 And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest
of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi.

{Yet an irrational Godless political decision}

32 (1Ki 8:2; 8:5) Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month,
on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast in Judah,
and he offered sacrifice on the altar. He did this in Bethel,
sacrificing to the calves that he had made, and he stationed in Bethel
the priests of the high places he had made.
33 (1Ki 13:1; Nu 15:39) So he made offerings on the altar that he had made
in Bethel on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, a holiday he imagined
in his own heart, and ordained a feast for the children of Israel,
and he sacrificed on the altar and burned incense.

32 And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he offered
upon the altar. So did he in Beth-el, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Beth-el the priests of the high places
which he had made.
33 So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Beth-el the fifteenth day of the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast unto the children of Israel:
and he offered upon the altar, and burnt incense.

{Jeroboam so self-centered that He forget the Lord who placed Him there}

2 Chronicles 11

Rehoboam Secures the Kingdom

5 (2Ch 8:2-6) So Rehoboam dwelled in Jerusalem and built siege cities in Judah. 6 He built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
7 (Jos 15:35) Beth Zur in the east, Soko, Adullam,
8 Gath, Mareshah in the west, Ziph,
9 Adoraim, Lachish in the south, Azekah,
10 Zorah, Aijalon in the northwest, and central Hebron, all of which
were fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.
11He strengthened the fortresses and set leaders in them
with stockpiles of food, oil, and wine.
12 And in all the cities he placed shields and spears, and he greatly strengthened these places. So he held Judah and Benjamin.
13 And the priests and Levites in all Israel came before him from
all their territories.
14 (2Ch 13:9; Nu 35:2-5) For the Levites left their pasture lands
and properties, and they traveled to Judah and Jerusalem
because Jeroboam and his sons excluded them from serving
as priests to the Lord.
15 (1Ki 12:28; 12:31) And he set for himself priests for the high places
and for the goat and calf idols that he made.
16 (2Ch 15:9) And those who set their hearts to seek the Lord God of Israel followed after them from all the tribes of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the Lord God of their fathers.
17 (2Ch 12:1) So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah
and supported Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, for three years,
for they walked in the way of David and Solomon for three years.

5 And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.
6 He built even Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
7 and Beth-zur, and Shoco, and Adullam,
8 and Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
9 and Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
10 and Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities.
11 And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them,
and store of victual, and of oil and wine.
12 And in every several city he put shields and spears,
and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.
13 And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him
out of all their coasts.
14 For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to
Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from
executing the priest's office unto the LORD:
15 and he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils,
and for the calves which he had made.
16 And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts
to seek the LORD God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto the LORD God of their fathers.
17 So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son
of Solomon strong, three years: for three years they walked in
the way of David and Solomon.

2 Chronicles 11:18-23


Rehoboam's Family

18 (1Sa 16:6; 17:13) And Rehoboam took Mahalath for a wife,
the daughter of both Jerimoth the son of David and of Abihail
the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse,
19 and she bore sons to him: Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham.
20 (2Ch 13:2) Then after her he took Maakah the daughter of Absalom.
And she bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
21 (Dt 17:17) And Rehoboam loved Maakah the daughter of Absalom
more than his other wives and concubines
(for he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines), and he had 28 sons
and 60 daughters.
22 (Dt 21:15-17) And Rehoboam set Abijah the son of Maakah as chief
and head over his brothers for he planned to make him king.
23 And he was discerning and spread out all his sons to all the lands
of Judah and Benjamin, even among the fortified cities, and he provided
for them an abundance of provisions and wives.

18 And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David
to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;
19 which bare him children; Jeush, and Shemariah, and Zaham.
20 And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare
him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
21 And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives
and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines;
and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.)
22 And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among
his brethren: for he thought to make him king.
23 And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all
the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city:
and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives.

2) Our Daily Bread for 22 June 2026 Titled <a href=" https://odb.org/2026/06/22/ready-to-be-generous">
Ready to Be Generous</a> By Karen Pimpo

Leviticus 19:1-10

Moral and Ceremonial Laws

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 (Ex 19:6; Lev 11:44-45) Speak to all the congregation of the
children of Israel, and say to them: You shall be holy, for I
the Lord your God am holy.
3 (Ex 20:12; 20:8; 16:29) Every one of you shall revere
his mother and his father, and you will keep My Sabbaths:
I am the Lord your God.
4 (Lev 26:1; Ex 20:23; 34:17) Do not turn to idols,
nor make for yourselves cast metal gods: I am the Lord your God.
5 (Lev 1:3; 7:16) When you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings
to the Lord, you shall offer it so that you might be accepted.
6 It shall be eaten the same day you offer it or on the next day,
and if any remains until the third day, it shall be burned in the fire.
7 If it is eaten at all on the third day, then it is contaminated.
It shall not be accepted.
8 Therefore everyone who eats it shall bear his iniquity,
because he has defiled what is holy of the Lord,
and that person shall be cut off from among his people.
9 (Lev 23:22; 23:29) When you reap the harvest of your land,
you shall not reap up to the edge of your field,
nor shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.
10 You shall not glean bare your vineyard,
nor shall you gather every fallen grape of your vineyard.
You shall leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the Lord your God.

[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.
[3] Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my
sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.
[4] Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the
LORD your God.
[5] And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, ye shall offer it at your own will.
[6] It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if
ought remain until the third day, it shall be burnt in the fire.
[7] And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is abominable; it shall
not be accepted.
[8] Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he
hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
[9] And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap
the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest.
[10] And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the LORD your God.

My great-uncle's memorial service featured a meal of roast beef, corn, and beans to honour the hospitality that he and his wife had lived out for many years. Each Sunday morning, they would put a large roast and veggies in the Crock-Pot before going to church. After the service, they would look for
someone to invite for lunch. Sometimes it was a good friend, sometimes a
stranger. Either way, they made sure there was plenty of food at home
and those afternoons were especially set aside for hospitality.

Their Sunday habit required an intentional readiness for generosity. The Israelites followed a similar pattern. Through Moses, God commanded them to leave a portion of their food "for the poor and the foreigner"
(Leviticus 19:10). During harvest time, they were instructed not to reap to the edges of their field, leave what had fallen, and not re-harvest their vineyards (vv. 9-10). With these redeeming methods, those who didn't own
land could still work to gather food. For the people of God, this wasn't
a one-time, spontaneous act - although that can be a beautiful blessing too. It was how they lived year after year.

There are opportunities all around us to show Jesus' hospitable love. Some
we can't prepare for; some we can. As God helps us, letrCOs consider how we can treat others kindly today (v. 33).

Reflect & Pray

Where is God calling you to be generous?
What does it look like to be ready to show love and kindness?

Dear Jesus, You modeled perfect love and self-sacrifice.
Please help me to be ready to show Your love to others.

3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation

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2 Tim 3:16-17

16 (Ro 15:4) All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable
for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction
in righteousness,
17 (1Ti 6:11; 2Ti 2:21) that the man of God may be complete,
thoroughly equipped for every good work.

16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable
for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction
in righteousness:
17 that the man of God may be perfect,
throughly furnished unto all good works.

"I can't wait till I get big!" Marc, age 5, declared. "Then I do
what I want!" Most of us, as children, shared Marc's statement.
We looked forward to that "magic age" - 16, 18, 21 - when we
would be adults: mature, able to make our own decisions.
We find, of course, that adulthood has its own share of
difficulties and conflicts. But even in our spiritual lives
we often long for a "magic moment" of maturity. As one woman
confessed, "Ever since I became a Christian, I've hoped I'd wake up
one morning to find myself mature."
But growth in the spiritual life comes gradually, like growth in
the physical world. In 2 Tim 2:16-17, Paul gives the young pastor
Timothy an important key to spiritual growing up - the Word of God.
The Word is "profitable" or "useful," Paul says, for "teaching" - that is,
for developing a right concept of God. Scripture offers "rebuke" when
we go wrong, "correction" to set us on the right path, and "training
in righteousness" so that we can grow in the image of Christ.
The purpose of Scripture's work in our lives, Paul emphasises,
is that we may be "perfect" - mature, equipped for the good things
God has for us to do. Such maturity does not come easily
or instantaneously, but it does come - sometimes imperceptibly -
as we submit our lives to the transforming power of God's Word.

Application

a) In what areas of my life do I need to grow? How can I benefit
from the Bible's

i) teaching?

ii) rebuke?

iii) correction?

iv) training in righteousness?

4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland

1 Cor 13:3

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

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

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

God's Inexhaustible Strength

Ps 18:30-34

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

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

Remember God's promises when You pray

The Lord's prayer

Matthew 6:9-13

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

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

6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2026 edition?)

Quebec

Quick facts on Muslims in Quebec

Quebec 2015 population 8214 000

est Muslim Population 418946

CNMM Networks: Montreal

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

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

Adding further

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

Under the Keep Praying page

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ideas for prayer

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

And

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ROMANS 15:13

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

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

http://www.ehc.ca

22 Day of the Month

a) Pray for the Province of Quebec

I) Pray for the leaders of Quebec,
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

b) Pray that the influence of the Holy Spirit would dissolve
every argument and pretension exalted against the knowledge
of God.

(

2 Cor 10: 3 - 5

3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.
4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God
to the pulling down of strongholds,
5 casting down imaginations and every
high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,

3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
4(for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God
to the pulling down of strong holds;)
5 casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself
against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought
to the obedience of Christ;

)

Conclusion:

Pray to the Lord and pray to make your decisions based on prayer.

Pray to the Lord: "Dear Jesus, You modeled perfect love and self-sacrifice. Please help me to be ready to show Your love to others."

Pray to the Lord and pray to know the Inspired Word of God.

Pray to the Lord and pray to be charitable.

Pray to the Lord and pray to know His perfeect ways.

Agree in prayer for Quebec:

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

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

Pray that the influence of the Holy Spirit would dissolve
every argument and pretension exalted against the knowledge
of God.

Praise God for the many <a href="https://www.vomcanada.com/yemen.htm"> Yemen</a>is who acknowledge Christ as their Saviour.

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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