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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.
But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb.And she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet. They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.” Having said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.” Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to him in Aramaic,“Rabboni!” (which means Teacher). Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord”—and that he had said these things to her.
On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld.”
Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will never believe.”
Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe.”Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!”Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
And he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. While he blessed them, he parted from them and was carried up into heaven. And they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy
The response of the disciples in this passage highlights how humanity often reacts in the face of danger. The disciples were locked in a room together out of fear. Jesus came to them and repeatedly said, “Peace be with you.” Pray that despite the fear that keeps Muslims from asking questions about their religion and discovering what the Bible says, they would sense the peace of Jesus inviting them to follow Him.
Pray for the purpose of John’s book, stated in verses 30 and 31, to be realized among Muslims in this place. “Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you have life in his name.”
Pray for Muslims to have both the opportunity and the desire to read this account and that it would cause them to believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. Thank God for the many Muslims who come to know Jesus through miracles, but pray for multitudes who have not seen, and yet will still believe.
When Saidia was a little girl she heard the words of Jesus on a radio broadcast. She loved what she heard and so she asked for a Bible to be mailed to her home. Her father received the Bible in the mail. Fearful that she would get in big trouble, she said nothing about where it came from, and her father kept it. Years passed and she continued to be interested in learning about Jesus. When her husband left her for another woman, though, she became desperate for Him. She cried out to Him and He came to her in a dream, filling the room with light. He called her to follow Him. One can imagine Him saying, “Saidia,” just as He did to Mary.
Pray for many Muslims in this place to be visited by God and to choose to follow Jesus. Pray they would be like Mary – people who go and announce to their friends, “I have seen the Lord.”
S is an elderly man whose adult children have all chosen to follow Christ. He remains bound to Islamic tradition and is currently battling cancer. His daughter asks for prayer that God will soften his heart and bring salvation. Pray boldly for a miracle! He is the God who conquered death!
We pray according to 1 Peter 1:8-9 for our brothers and sisters in Tunisia. Though they have not seen Jesus with their physical eyes, may they love him. Though they do not now see Him, they believe in Him. May they increasingly rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, obtaining the outcome of their faith, the salvation of their souls.
1 Corinthians 15:17, 19 and 22 remind us that if Christ has not been raised, our faith is futile and we remain in our sins. If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied. But we rejoice in the truth that Christ has been raised from the dead. Strengthen our Tunisian brothers and sisters to take hope in this. Capture the hearts of Muslims with the truth of the resurrection, and that in Christ, all shall be made alive.
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