As this month comes to a close…
…I thank the Lord for all He has done, and for all He will continue to do.
Wonderful things happened in November. On November 3rd I wrote in this journal about several men who received Jesus as their Savior. One is a Jew, the other was a Muslim. A third man, who is a Gentile, has since transferred after spending about two weeks here.
As for the Jewish man, and the one who was a Muslim, the Jewish fellow (Horace*) is growing spiritually. He is reading the Bible and enjoying it. He is asking a lot of questions about the Scriptures and has been bold to discuss his new faith with others. But as for the man who was a Muslim (Abdullah*), he has not been back to the chapel since that day he publicly professed faith in Christ. There is a reason for this, however. It is called “persecution.”
I know that the members of the mosque he attended were not pleased that he went to church. He is of a small stature, only about 5' tall. He's a quiet person who mainly follows the crowd, so to speak. Thus, it is not surprising that, because of words said to him, he has not attended our services since.
We Christians are praying for both these men. God's Word never returns back to Him without accomplishing the purpose for which it was sent (Isaiah 55:11).
I believe, by faith, that Abdullah will come around in due time. He may remain a “secret believer” for a long while. We don't push anyone to follow Jesus. But he is going through a struggle (see Muslim Imam explain why). I have seen this inner struggle happen before with men who were Muslims, but who heard the Gospel and placed their faith in Jesus.
God has His strong hands around both of them.
D.B.
*Not their real names.
Wonderful things happened in November. On November 3rd I wrote in this journal about several men who received Jesus as their Savior. One is a Jew, the other was a Muslim. A third man, who is a Gentile, has since transferred after spending about two weeks here.
As for the Jewish man, and the one who was a Muslim, the Jewish fellow (Horace*) is growing spiritually. He is reading the Bible and enjoying it. He is asking a lot of questions about the Scriptures and has been bold to discuss his new faith with others. But as for the man who was a Muslim (Abdullah*), he has not been back to the chapel since that day he publicly professed faith in Christ. There is a reason for this, however. It is called “persecution.”
I know that the members of the mosque he attended were not pleased that he went to church. He is of a small stature, only about 5' tall. He's a quiet person who mainly follows the crowd, so to speak. Thus, it is not surprising that, because of words said to him, he has not attended our services since.
We Christians are praying for both these men. God's Word never returns back to Him without accomplishing the purpose for which it was sent (Isaiah 55:11).
I believe, by faith, that Abdullah will come around in due time. He may remain a “secret believer” for a long while. We don't push anyone to follow Jesus. But he is going through a struggle (see Muslim Imam explain why). I have seen this inner struggle happen before with men who were Muslims, but who heard the Gospel and placed their faith in Jesus.
God has His strong hands around both of them.
D.B.
*Not their real names.