Numbers 13, 14
Moses sent some men to
reconnoiter the
land
of
Canaan
.
After some weeks the men returned
and reported that the land was fertile and rich.
But most of the men also said that the towns of
Canaan
were too well fortified for the Israelites to capture.
They said that the Canaanites were too strong for the Israelites.
Only Caleb and Joshua had the trust in God and courage
to do battle with the Canaanites.
Just as the rest of the people were thinking of stoning Joshua and Caleb,
the glory of God appeared at the Sacred Tent.
God then said that all the men aged twenty and over
who had refused to go to Canaan
would indeed never see
Canaan
:
they would keep on traveling in the desert until they died.
Canaan would not be entered by the Israelites
until all the men aged twenty and over had died,
excepting Caleb and Joshua.
The reconnoiter men who inspired the rebellion
were all struck dead that day
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Dear
God, please give me more courage to face the trials of life,
and don't let me ever discourage other people
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Psalms 131-133
How good and how pleasant it is
when people live in unity.
It is like precious oil upon the head,
running down upon the beard.
It is like the dew of Hermon
which falls on the heights of Zion.
For there the Lord gives his blessing,
life for ever.
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Dear Lord, please help
all the peoples of the world
to live as one family, in unity.
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Romans 10
I have a really great love for the Jews.
I pray to God for them to be saved
Their have a strong belief in God, but their zeal is misguided
They can't see that friendship with God is a gift from God,
not just a matter of external practices
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Jesus,
some people have mixed up ideas about religion
(.. Mormons, Jehovah Witnesses).
Help them know the truth as you revealed it
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Mark 3
Jesus went up a hill and called
his disciples.
He chose 12 of them to be his special companions.
He commissioned them for preaching.
He gave them power to cast out devils.
The names of the 12:
Simon, to whom he gave the name Peter;
James and John the sons of Zebedee.
Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew,
Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot
and Judas Iscariot the one who would betray him.
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Jesus, please bless and
protect all Gospel workers
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