• Day 181 of My 6th Bible Study Journey

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    Day 181, 30 June 2025

    1) Obadiah , Psalms 82, 83

    Obadiah 1
    Obadiah
    The book of Obadiah was likely written in the sixth century BC.
    Its author is the prophet Obadiah, and it is the shortest book
    in the Old Testament. Nothing is known about the prophet Obadiah
    except the meaning of his name, "servant or worshipper of God."
    This book has one theme-the condemnation of Edom.
    Obadiah prophesied that Edom would be repaid for mistreating
    God's people as this people (who were descendants from Esau)
    took part in the sacking of Jerusalem with the Babylonians.
    Obadiah emphasised that God is sovereign over all nations a
    nd that the house of Jacob would someday be restored
    because of God's covenant love for His people.
    Judgment on Edom

    Jer 49:9-16
    The vision of Obadiah.
    1 Thus says the Lord God concerning Edom
    (We have heard a report from the Lord
    and a messenger has been sent among the nations, saying:
    "Rise up! Let us rise up against it for battle!"):
    2 See, I will make you small among the nations;
    you will be greatly despised.
    3 The pride of your heart has deceived you,
    you who live in the clefts of the rock,
    whose dwelling is high;
    you say in your heart,
    "Who will bring me down to the ground?"
    4 Though you ascend high like the eagle,
    and though you set your nest among the stars,
    I will bring you down from there,
    says the Lord.
    5 If thieves came to you,
    if robbers by night-
    how you have been destroyed!-
    would they not steal only what they want?
    If grape gatherers come to you,
    would they not leave gleanings?
    6 How the things of Esau have been ransacked!
    How his hidden treasures hunted out!
    7 All your confederates have driven you to the border;
    your allies have deceived and prevailed against you.
    Those who eat your bread have set a trap for you.
    You will not detect it.
    8 On that day, says the Lord,
    I will destroy the wise out of Edom,
    and understanding out of Mount Esau.
    9 Your mighty men shall be shattered, OTeman,
    so that everyone from Mount Esau will be cut off.

    [1] The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.
    [2] Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised.
    [3] The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?
    [4] Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest
    among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.
    [5] If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!)
    would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grapegatherers came
    to thee, would they not leave some grapes?
    [6] How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden things
    sought up!
    [7] All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee even to the border: the men that were at peace with thee have deceived thee, and prevailed against thee; they that eat thy bread have laid a wound under thee: there is none understanding in him.
    [8] Shall I not in that day, saith the LORD, even destroy the wise men out
    of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?
    [9] And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every
    one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter.

    Edom's Violence Against Jacob

    10 For the slaughter and the violence done to your brother Jacob,
    shame shall cover you,
    and you shall be cut off forever.
    11 On the day that you stood aside,
    on the day that strangers carried off his wealth,
    and foreigners entered his gates
    and cast lots on Jerusalem,
    you also were like one of them.
    12 But you should not have gloated
    on the day of your brother,
    on the day of his misfortune;
    you should not have rejoiced over the children of Judah
    on the day of their destruction;
    you should not have boasted
    on the day of distress.
    13 You should not have entered the gate of My people
    on the day of their calamity.
    You should not have gloated over the disaster of Judah [Heb. his.]
    on the day of his calamity;
    you should not have seized his wealth
    on the day of his calamity.
    14 You should not have stood at the crossroads
    to cut off his fugitives;
    you should not have handed over his survivors,
    on the day of distress.

    [10] For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.
    [11] In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the strangers carried away captive his forces, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou wast as one of them.
    [12] But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou
    have spoken proudly in the day of distress.
    [13] Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day
    of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction
    in the day of their calamity, nor have laid hands on their substance in the
    day of their calamity;
    [14] Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, to cut off those of
    his that did escape; neither shouldest thou have delivered up those of his
    that did remain in the day of distress.

    The Day of the Lord Is Near

    15 For the day of the Lord is near
    upon all the nations;
    as you have done, it shall be done to you;
    your deeds shall return on your own head.
    16 For as you have drunk on My holy mountain,
    all the nations shall drink continually;
    they shall drink and swallow
    and shall be as though they had never been.
    17 But on Mount Zion there shall be deliverance,
    and it shall be holy;
    and the house of Jacob shall possess
    those who dispossessed them.Gk.; Heb. their possessions.
    18 The house of Jacob shall be a fire,
    the house of Joseph a flame,
    but the house of Esau stubble;
    they shall burn them and consume them,
    and there shall be no survivors
    from the house of Esau,
    for the Lord has spoken.

    [15] For the day of the LORD is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast
    done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own
    head.
    [16] For as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the heathen
    drink continually, yea, they shall drink, and they shall swallow down, and
    they shall be as though they had not been.
    [17] But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness;
    and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
    [18] And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a
    flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau; for
    the LORD hath spoken it.

    The Restoration of Israel

    19 Those of the Negev shall possess
    Mount Esau,
    and those of the Shephelah the land
    of the Philistines.
    They shall possess the fields of Ephraim and the fields of Samaria,
    and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.
    20 The exiles of this army of the sons of Israel,
    shall inherit the land of the Canaanites as far as Zarephath,
    and the exiles of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad
    shall inherit the cities of the Negev.
    21 Saviours shall go up to Mount Zion
    to rule Mount Esau,
    and the kingdom shall be the Lord's.

    [19] And they of the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the plain the Philistines: and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria: and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.
    [20] And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall possess that of the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath; and the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south.
    [21] And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau;
    and the kingdom shall be the LORD's.

    (The Palestininans are Edomites)

    Psalms 82
    A Psalm of Asaph.
    1 God stands among the divine council;
    He renders judgment among the gods.
    2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2 ) "How long will you all judge unjustly
    and accept partiality of the wicked? Selah
    3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Defend the poor and fatherless;
    vindicate the afflicted and needy.
    4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Grant escape to the abused and the destitute,
    pluck them out of the hand of the false.
    5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) "They have neither knowledge nor understanding;
    they walk in darkness:
    all the foundations of the earth are shaken."
    6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9 ) I have said, "You are gods,
    sons of the Most High, all of you,
    7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) but you all shall die like men,
    and fall like a man, O princes."
    8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Arise, O God, judge the earth,
    for You shall inherit all nations.

    Psalm 82
    [1] God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the
    gods.
    [2] How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
    [3] Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
    [4] Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
    [5] They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness:
    all the foundations of the earth are out of course.
    [6] I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.
    [7] But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
    [8] Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.

    Psalms 83
    A Song. A Psalm of Asaph.

    1 Do not keep Your silence, O God;
    do not hold Your peace or be still, O God.
    2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) For, look, Your enemies make an uproar,
    and those who hate You have lifted up their heads.
    3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) They have given crafty counsel against Your people,
    and have consulted against Your treasured ones.
    4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) They have said,
    "Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation,
    that the name of Israel may be no more remembered."
    5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) For they have conspired together;
    they make a covenant against You-
    6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites,
    even Moab and the Hagrites;
    7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Gebal and Ammon and Amalek,
    the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;
    8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Assyria also is joined with them,
    they are the strength of the descendants of Lot. Selah
    9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Do to them as You did to the Midianites,
    as to Sisera and Jabin at the river of Kishon,
    10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) who perished at Endor;
    they became as dung for the ground.
    11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb;
    yes, all their princes as Zebah and Zalmunna,
    12 who said, "Let us take for ourselves
    the pastures of God as a possession."
    13 O my God, make them like a tumbleweed,
    as stubble before the wind.
    14 As fire burns a forest,
    and as the flame sets the mountains ablaze,
    15 so pursue them with Your storm,
    and make them afraid with Your hurricane.
    16 Fill their faces with shame,
    that they may seek your name, O Lord.
    17 Let them be confounded and troubled forever;
    yes, let them be put to shame and perish,
    18 that they may know that You, whose name alone is the Lord,
    are the Most High over all the earth.

    Psalms 83
    [1] Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O
    God.
    [2] For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have
    lifted up the head.
    [3] They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.
    [4] They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that
    the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
    [5] For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:
    [6] The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the
    Hagarenes;
    [7] Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of
    Tyre;
    [8] Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah.
    [9] Do unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison:
    [10] Which perished at Endor: they became as dung for the earth.
    [11] Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna:
    [12] Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.
    [13] O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.
    [14] As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire;
    [15] So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy
    storm.
    [16] Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O LORD.
    [17] Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish:
    [18] That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.

    (This is a yet to be fulfilled prophecy of an Arab invasion of Israel)

    2) Our Daily Bread for 30 June 2026 Titled <a href=" https://odb.org/2026/06/30/praying-to-grow">
    Praying to Grow </a> by Patricia Raybon

    1 Corinthians 3:1-9

    Fellow Servants of God

    1 (Ro 7:14; 1Co 2:14-15) Brothers, I could not speak to you as
    to spiritual men, but as to worldly, even as to babes in Christ.
    2 (Jn 16:12; 1Pe 2:2) I have fed you with milk and not with solid food.
    For to this day you were not able to endure it. Nor are you able now,
    3 (1Co 1:11; 11:18) for you are still worldly. Since there is envy,
    strife, and divisions among you, are you not worldly and behaving as mere men? 4 (1Co 1:12) For while one says, "I am of Paul," and another,
    "I am of Apollos," are you not worldly?
    5 (2Co 6:4; 1Co 3:10) Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos,
    but ministers by whom you believed, even as the Lord gave to each one?
    6 (Ac 18:4-11; 1Co 9:1) I have planted, Apollos watered,
    but God gave the increase.
    7 (Gal 6:3) So then neither is he who plants nor he who waters anything,
    but God who gives the increase.
    8 (Ps 62:12; Mt 16:27) Now he who plants and he who waters are one,
    and each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor.
    9 (2Co 6:1; Eph 2:20-22) For we are laborers together with God:
    You are God's vineyard; you are God's building.

    [1] And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
    [2] I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not
    able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.
    [3] For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and
    strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
    [4] For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye
    not carnal?
    [5] Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?
    [6] I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.
    [7] So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
    [8] Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.
    [9] For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.

    After Lam Wai Chan moved from his native Singapore to pastor a church in Japan, he panicked. The church had barely twenty members. In a nation known as a "missionary graveyard," where about one percent of the nation's people are Christian and many churches sit empty, Lam felt "like I was taking over a sinking ship." Crying out to God, he sensed the answer: Offer the church back to Me.

    Rather than "update" worship or music, Wai Chan asked members to pray - for their needs, family members, and friends who didn't know Jesus.
    Slowly, the church doubled in size.

    Their faithful praying is a living, biblical model of how to build a community in Jesus. First, pray. "In every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving," Paul wrote, "present your requests to God," and do all of this without worry about anything (Philippians 4:6). In this way, we offer our ministries, churches, and programs back to God. We may plant seeds and water them, but as the apostle said, "Neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow" (1 Corinthians 3:7). He was imploring believers at Corinth to stop quarrelling about which church leader they followed (vv. 3-6).

    As Paul said, "No one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ" (v. 11). Let's prayerfully give our churches back to Him. Then, watch them grow.

    Reflect & Pray

    What tests your work to build a community in Christ?
    How can you give the effort back to God?

    Dear God, as I stay faithful, please build Your community.

    3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation

    Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools

    Week 2 - Saved by Grace - Day 3 - The Remedy

    Acts 4:12

    12 (Mt 1:21; Jn 3:36) "There is no salvation in any other,
    for there is no other name under heaven given among men
    by which we must be saved."

    12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name
    under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

    "You have cancer", the doctor told his patient. "We need to operate
    - as soon as possible. It's the only remedy." The patient, not wanting
    to undergo surgery unless it was absolutely necessary, sought out a second opinion, then a third. When the third round of testing came up with the same results, she returned to the doctor and submitted herself to the treatment. Often the remedy for the problems in our lives seems worst than the problems themselves. We don't want to endure the pain of self-examination, of honest confrontation with our sin and selfishness. We'd rather live in "blissful ignorance" than face up to ourselves.
    But the Bible tells us there is only one remedy for sin: casting ourselves
    upon the saving grace of God in Jesus Christ. Submitting ourselves to God's "treatment" for sin is not an easy matter or a simple decision. We have to
    give up on ourselves, on our own striving for self-salvation. We have to come to the agonising realisation of our sin, the depths to which we have fallen. Acknowledging sin is not a duty simply for "bad" people who have lived in rebellion against God. "Good" people - Sunday-school kids, moral parents,
    and sweet little grandmothers - may have more difficulty coming to Christ
    than swindlers and prostitutes, precisely because their sin is not as
    visible - sometimes it is even applauded by church and society.
    "Good" or "bad", we all have the same problem: sin. And, because
    of the Lord's grace, we all have the same remedy: salvation through Christ.
    As we look to him, not to others, and see ourselves in light of his holiness, we can glimpse the seriousness of our own resistance to him and call upon
    his name.

    Application

    a) What other "remedies" have I tried to use in treating my sin?

    b) Why is Jesus Christ the only source of salvation?

    c) How can this verse help me to see the "salvation"
    of Christ in the daily struggles of life?

    4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland

    Deut 30:19-20

    19 (Dt 4:26; 30:1) I call heaven and earth to witnesses against you this day, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse.
    Therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live;
    20 (Dt 10:20; Ps 27:1) that you may love the Lord your God,
    that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him,
    for He is your life and the length of your days;
    and that you may dwell in the land that the Lord
    swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them.

    19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you,
    that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing:
    therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
    20 that thou mayest love the LORD thy God,
    and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him:
    for he is thy life, and the length of thy days:
    that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD
    sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.

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

    God's Freeing Forgiveness

    Ps 103:1-14

    PSALMS 103

    A Psalm of David.

    1 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
    and all that is within me, bless His holy name.
    2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Bless the Lord, O my soul,
    and forget not all His benefits,
    3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) who forgives all your iniquities,
    who heals all your diseases,
    4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) who redeems your life from the pit,
    who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,
    5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) who satisfies your mouth with good things,
    so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
    6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) The Lord does righteousness
    and justice for all who are oppressed.
    7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) He made known His ways to Moses,
    His acts to the people of Israel.
    8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) The Lord is merciful and gracious,
    slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.
    9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) He will not always accuse,
    neither will He keep his anger forever.
    10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) He does not treat us according to our sins,
    nor repay us according to our iniquities.
    11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) For as the heavens are high above the earth,
    so great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;
    12 as far as the east is from the west,
    so far has He removed our transgressions from us.
    13 Like a father shows compassion to his children,
    so the Lord gives compassion to those who fear Him.
    14 For He knows how we are formed;
    He remembers that we are dust.

    Psalm 103

    A Psalm of David.

    1 Bless the LORD, O my soul:
    And all that is within me, bless his holy name.
    2 Bless the LORD, O my soul,
    And forget not all his benefits:
    3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities;
    Who healeth all thy diseases;
    4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction;
    Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
    5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things;
    So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
    6 The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment
    For all that are oppressed.
    7 He made known his ways unto Moses,
    His acts unto the children of Israel.
    8 The LORD is merciful and gracious,
    Slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
    9 He will not always chide:
    Neither will he keep his anger for ever.
    10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins;
    Nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
    11 For as the heaven is high above the earth,
    So great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
    12 As far as the east is from the west,
    So far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
    13 Like as a father pitieth his children,
    So the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
    14 For he knoweth our frame;
    He remembereth that we are dust.

    Remember God's promises when You pray

    The Lord's prayer

    Matthew 6:9-13

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

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

    6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2022 edition?)

    Quebec

    Quick facts on Muslims in Quebec

    Quebec 2015 population 8214 000

    est Muslim Population 418946

    CNMM Networks: Montreal

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

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

    Adding further

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

    Under the Keep Praying page

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Ideas for prayer

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

    And

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    ROMANS 15:13

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

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

    http://www.ehc.ca

    Day 30 of the Month

    a) Pray for God's will to be done where you live and throughout
    Canadian society, as it is in Heaven

    ( Matt 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.

    )

    b) Pray that in kindness God will lead many to repentance in your city
    or community, and across our nation. (

    Rom 2:4

    4 (Ex 34:6; Isa 30:18) Do you despise the riches of His goodness,
    tolerance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God
    leads you to repentance?

    4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance
    and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth
    thee to repentance?

    )

    Conclusion:

    Pray to the Lord and pray to know that He is in control
    despite the enemies around you.

    Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, as I stay faithful, please build Your community."

    Pray to the Lord and pray to only know Jesus Christ
    as the Source of eternal salvation.

    Pray to the Lord and pray to cleave to the Lord.

    Pray to the Lord and pray to the Lord the Creator.

    Agree in prayer for Quebec:

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

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

    Pray for God's will to be done where you live and throughout
    Canadian society, as it is in Heaven

    Pray that in kindness God will lead many to repentance in your city
    or community, and across our nation.

    Pray that <a href="https://www.vomcanada.com/oman.htm">Oman</a>i Christians will be able to gather for worship without governing officials' detection.

    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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