All Days
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One of the primary ways God is drawing Muslims to Himself is through simple Bible studies that highlight passages of scripture from Creation through the Resurrection. The Waha app (https://waha.app/) contains many story sets that have been translated into dozens of languages. Throughout the 30 days we will pray through these story sets that reveal Jesus, the Word made flesh.
As you read these familiar passages, prayerfully imagine what it would be like to read them for the first time – to see the wisdom, power, beauty, and authority of God and to be drawn to trust in Christ and yield your allegiance to Him.
Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations. The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil. For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian. For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire. For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren. For with God nothing shall be impossible. And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
Isaiah 9 describes a heroic Savior who comes to bring light and peace where there was death, captivity, and darkness. He will reign as the perfect king, full of justice and righteousness. We see the initial fulfillment of this prophecy in Luke 1 as God’s plan for this Savior begins to unfold. God sends an angelic messenger to announce the upcoming birth of a humble human baby, Jesus. While fully human, the baby carried by Mary was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and was the Son of God.
Humanity is separated from God, walking in darkness. Our Creator God sees our great need and, instead of abandoning us, He draws near, offering us the gift of His only Son. The Light enters the world in a most unexpected way. He becomes one of us.
God, we know that we are not who You created us to be. We are separated from You with no hope of accessing You on our own. We stumble in the darkness, slaves to our sins and hurting one another. We praise You for being the King above all, the One who came down to us and gave us hope, destroying what holds us captive and making us holy. We ask that this land would learn who You are and what You did for us, because You came to set them free, as well.
The Qur’an denies the Divine Sonship of Christ and the concept of the Trinity. These concepts are common Muslim arguments against Christianity. However, when the Holy Spirit opens eyes, understanding can break through.
Majid had been listening to the witness of a Christian friend and was thinking through his testimony that Jesus was God, come to earth, One with the Father and the Holy Spirit. As he processed aloud he said, “If I believe God is with me here in my city, and at the same time with my mother in the countryside, I recognize that He is not bound to one place. God the Father can be in heaven and God the Son, Jesus, can be on earth, and God the Spirit can live in us. There are not three gods. There is one God, not bound by place. Just as you can hear an audio message and say, ‘This is so-and-so’s voice…’ Jesus is the Spoken Word sent from God that we might hear Him.” Majid declared his faith in Jesus that very evening.
Christians play a key role in showing Muslims, who are walking in darkness, the bright light of Christ in them.
1 Corinthians 2:6-16 describes the wisdom of God, hidden in a mystery, that God determined before the ages for our glory: “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him.” Yet, “these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit.” Paul explains that, “The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.” He concludes, “‘For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?’ But we have the mind of Christ.”
Pray that the Lord will reveal to Muslims the mystery that can only be understood by revelation of the Spirit of God. Ask that they would find peace in recognizing we cannot fully understand God’s mind, yet rejoice that through Christ we are given the mind of Christ.
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