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Pray as the Lord leads you as you read today’s verse

“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” (Matthew 5:5) ESV

Tunisian testimony

My life has been very difficult. My ex-husband was mentally ill and violent. Now I struggle to pay the rent and other bills. Despite the challenges, I have found Jesus and He brings me joy. After I met Jesus, I shared my faith with my grown children. All but one have decided to follow Him, and I had the privilege of baptizing them. Please pray for my son, who remains distant from God and struggles with drug addiction. Pray also for my daughter, who has been diagnosed with cancer, that she will experience healing. Pray that our family will shine as a light to our neighbors.  Pray that Tunisians all over the country will find the treasure that I have found and that God’s name will be glorified in all of Tunisia.

Praying with insight

Meekness has several meanings: “enduring injury without resentment,” or “humbly patient under provocation,” or “gentle; kind”. Jesus shows us meekness by being “obedient unto death, even death on the cross” (Phil 2). “Like a lamb before his shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth” (Isaiah 53). He declared himself to be “meek and gentle of heart,” and in Him we find “rest for our souls” (Matthew 11:29). Mohammed’s life was one of battle. He told his followers, “A life for a life, eye for an eye, nose for a nose.” Pray for those still in Islam to see the spectacular beauty of grace and forgiveness found in Jesus. Jesus gave up great honor to come to earth and was disgraced at the cross. Pray that people will be ready to be dishonored on earth so that Jesus will be honored.

For believers

Pray for meekness for believers in Tunisia. The world shouts that in order to have influence, you must have money and power. You must fight for your rights, speak up, find your voice, and take what you deserve. Jesus declares that the meek, the humble, inherit the earth. Theirs is the inheritance. Not because they step on others to grab for more. No. Those who quietly submit to God, who can bear an insult or return a soft answer, who are patient—these will inherit the earth. The influence of the meek and self-controlled is, in the long run, greater than that of the impulsive and demanding.

For the lost

Just as the powerful centurion humbled himself before Jesus’ authority when he recognized it (Matthew 8:5-13), pray for the lost in Tunisia to come to a place of need that would cause them to humble themselves before Jesus. Pray for opportunities for the lost to talk to Christians who could show them the way of Jesus.

For the church

Jesus sent out His followers as sheep among wolves. Pray for the church to model their trust in Jesus through living and acting with humility. Pray for Christian leaders to be an example of servant leadership and meekness.

For areas of influence

Pray for places of business in this area:

• For employers to act with justice toward their employees.
• For believers to have access to jobs that would provide them and their families with living wages.
• For God to raise up Christian employers who would model Jesus’ example of meekness in God-honoring ways.

Declaration of the scripture

We declare your teaching, Jesus, that the meek are blessed, for they will inherit the earth. You “oppose the proud but give grace to the humble” (James 4:6).
God, we need your grace. May the people of this region submit themselves to God, draw near to you, and receive grace.

Pray as God leads as you watch this video from Tunisia