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Day 30: Jesus in Heaven

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.

Pray for your people and place according to what God shows you for today’s scripture:

Revelation 7:9-17

After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen. And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

What this passage teaches us about God

God’s love is so great that it encompasses multitudes from every tribe, tongue, and nation. One day all believers will be in His presence, delighting in Him without condemnation.

• Pray for Muslims in this place to put their faith in Christ and be among them.
• May Christians from a Muslim background take the Good News of Jesus to other Muslims from neighboring people groups.
• This passage also teaches that it is right to ascribe blessings, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honor, power, and might to God for all eternity, literally. Pray for God to raise up more people in this land who would begin living this reality even now.

What this passage teaches us about humanity

Human hearts long for completion. We often look to tangible things like money, success, sex, relationships, food, or drink to meet this need. Our satisfaction in these things does not last.

• Pray that Muslims in this place will realize that they will find full satisfaction only in the presence of our Creator. Pray that they will taste this completion through a relationship with Jesus and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit provided for us here and now.
• May the promise of God dwelling with His people, pictured in this passage, provide hope for the fulfillment of this longing.

Insight into how this passage connects to Muslims

Muslims hope that their good deeds will outweigh their bad deeds. They believe they have an angel on each shoulder recording their actions. This passage shows us that God has a superior plan. His plan is not merely to make those who put their faith in Him have more good than bad. His plan is to make us pure, so that we can be in His holy, perfect presence.

• Pray for Muslims in this place to long for true purity and to seek a way for that to be possible.
• Pray that they would thirst for the springs of living water and meet a believer who can lead them to the one who promised if you drink of Him you will never thirst again.

Insight into how to pray this passage for Christians reaching Muslims in this location

Sonia grew up in a very poor family. She often went without her basic needs being met. Even more devastating, her need to be unconditionally loved by her mom was unmet. As a result, she made some painful decisions in relationships with men, leading to more disappointment, shame, and rejection. She came to know Jesus, sharing His love with others, but the wounds from her childhood have not yet been fully healed.

• Pray Sonia and every believer in this place will be healed from emotional trauma. Ask that God would meet them in the midst of their hurt and suffering now and that He would guide them to springs of living water on this side of eternity.
• Pray that He would fill them with assured hope and that He will wipe away every tear from their eyes.

Related scriptures to pray for this people

May the Lamb receive the reward of His suffering in this land. May this Ramadan mark a turning point where many would take steps towards Christ — whether it be reading the Bible, talking to a Christian, or humbly praying to God and simply asking Him to reveal himself to them. We pray for families and groups of friends to gather around the Bible to hear the stories we’ve prayed through this month.

May the living and active Word of God, sharper than any double-edged sword, penetrate them and make them whole. We pray for those in this land to experience God dwelling with them as described in Revelation 21:3-5. Through Christ may they find hope that He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more. Neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor anymore pain, for the former things have passed away. We ask in faith that those we have prayed for this year would say goodbye to the former things and would walk with the One who says, “Behold, I am making all things new.”