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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, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou? And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live. But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour? And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side. But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee. Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves? And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you. And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also. Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again. And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
This passage teaches us that God is content to let His Word speak for itself. In the New Testament, Jesus is asked 180 direct questions, yet He answers only a handful of them directly. Instead, He often answered through parables.
People are prone to justify their actions. Someone once said humans are the best prosecutors when it comes to accusing those who have wronged us and the best defense attorneys when it comes to defending our own actions. Pray for the lost in this place to recognize that they cannot even live up to the standards they set for others — much less God’s standards. Pray for this awareness and conviction to drive them to seek out a Bible or to talk to a Christian.
Rached grew up in a loving family that felt Islam was an important part of their identity but didn’t rule every aspect of their lives. They valued education and encouraged Rached to pursue his dreams of becoming an architect. Eventually Rached would grow up to be a nominal Muslim with a worldview that sounded more agnostic than Muslim. When he would meet with a Christian to discuss the Bible, his skepticism would pour out about all religions. Like many nominal Muslims, he prefers to believe that Islam and Christianity are basically the same thing — some people follow Jesus and some people follow Mohammed. But this passage in Luke 6:27-31 is one Rached, and others like him, can’t get around. Islam has no equivalent to “love your enemies” and “do good to those who hate you.”
Today we will pray Romans 12:9-21 over this land. Ask God to empower Christians from a Muslim background in this place to love one another with brotherly affection and outdo one another in showing honor.
Empower them to rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, and be constant in prayer. Give them strength and resources to contribute to the needs of the saints and to practice hospitality.
Strengthen your church to bless those who persecute them, blessing and not cursing. Pray that believers would rejoice with their Muslim neighbors who rejoice at weddings and births. Pray for them to weep with their Muslim neighbors who weep at funerals and times of tragedy.
May Christians in this place live in harmony with one another. May they not be proud, but associate with the lowly. May they repay no one evil for evil, but seek to do what is honorable in the sight of all. And if possible, so far as it depends on them, may they live peaceably with everyone, including family members who persecute them, speak against them, curse them, spit on them, or abuse them. Give them grace to entrust justice to the wrath of God.
And may they find that if their enemy is hungry, they feed him; If he is thirsty, they give him something to drink. We bless believers in this place to not be overcome by evil, but to overcome evil with good.
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