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.
Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living. Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them. And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
This passage shows God acting with justice, compassion, and mercy as He engages in dialogue with humanity following their disobedience. Despite this disobedience requiring discipline, He immediately launched a rescue plan to reverse the curse.
We see in Jesus’ day that many people did not understand the way of the Messiah. For example, though they had read Genesis 3:15 many times, “I will put enmity between you and the woman and between your offspring and her offspring. He shall bruise your head and you shall bruise his heel,” they didn’t see Jesus.
This passage teaches us that disobedience to God’s commands, even an act that seems very small and simple, like eating a forbidden fruit, results in eternal separation from him.
Jihene jumped in and interrupted Nour, the Christian telling the story of Genesis 3, “…and they ate the apple that God forbade them to eat and were immediately ashamed of their nakedness. As a result God kicked them out of heaven and sent them to earth.”
Nour responded, “Yes, that’s what the Quran teaches, but did you know that there are a lot more details to the story in the Taurat (Old Testament) than this summary?”
Jihene considers herself a good Muslim who has studied Islam, but who has never read the Taurat or Injeel. She is a ‘good person with a clean heart’ and believes her good deeds will ensure a place in heaven. When she talks with Christians, she often shares her own unique version of Islam that borrows many ideas from Christianity and makes her feel good.
This story illustrates the guilt, shame, and fear that covered Adam and Eve when they sinned.
Father, we pray that the people of this land will rejoice in the truth of Romans 5:15-21, because the free gift is not like the trespass of Genesis 3. For if many died through Adam’s trespass, how much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many?
We know that apart from Christ, this people is under judgment following that one trespass that brought condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses brought justification.
For if because of one man’s trespass death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ?
May many receive the free gift of righteousness through Jesus Christ. Convict them of sin and may that conviction bring even greater joy and thankfulness for the free gift of righteousness that covers their sin.
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