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.
And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them. But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein. And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God. Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother. And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up. Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich. And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved? And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God. Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee. And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God’s sake, Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.
This passage teaches how prone humanity is to compare ourselves to one another instead of a Holy God. We think if we are better than some arbitrary standard we set for ourselves, then we’ll be accepted by God. Pray for these illusions to be broken and for God to humble those who think their good deeds will somehow make them acceptable to a holy and perfect God on their own merits.
The rich ruler illustrates this reality. He had a checklist of laws he believed he was keeping, yet he still sensed something was missing. Jesus went after his heart and exposed what he was truly worshipping.
All who acknowledge God’s existence, including Muslims, long for God to show them mercy, while also desiring His judgment to fall on those who have wronged them. Many struggle to recognize the depth of their own sin and, as a result, are taught to evaluate themselves in comparison to others rather than before a holy God. This can lead to standing in judgment over those they perceive to be less worthy of the Lord’s grace.
Islam offers no resolution for how God can be perfectly merciful and perfectly just in the way the cross of Christ does. Pray that humility would lead Muslims in this land to seek the words and teachings of Jesus, and that they would come to treasure Him above their own self-earned righteousness.
Amira was an intelligent, educated woman and a devoted Muslim with a successful career. She had much to lose when she heard the good news of Jesus and became aware of His loving pursuit of her. In time, He won her heart, and she counted everything as loss for the sake of knowing Christ (Philippians 3:8). Gaining Jesus became more precious to her than career, family, worldly success, or comfort.
Pray for Amira and for many more like her in this land who have taken Jesus at His word: “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life.” (Luke 18:29-30). Pray that they would be strengthened, encouraged, and sustained as they follow Him faithfully.
Lord, we know that all of us were dead in our trespasses and sins. We once walked in those sins, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, and the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience. We once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.
But we pray in faith that, like us, many Muslims in this land would testify to the reality that You, God, being rich in mercy, because of your great love with which you loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ. We pray for many to testify that by grace they have been saved, raised up with Christ, and seated with Him in the heavenly places, so that in the coming ages, You might show the immeasurable riches of Your grace and kindness towards us and them in Christ Jesus.
May there be many this year who would say, “By grace we have been saved through faith. And this is not our own doing: it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that we would have no reason to boast.” (Ephesians 2:1-9)
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