Islam is not a religion of peace. It is an oppressive path to damnation.
We in the West are noticing the growing hostility towards Christianity in our societies. There’s a tidal wave cultural movement affirming LGBTQI rights. The movement seeks to stifle Christian biblical input everywhere. So much so that there have been threats to pass legislation to prevent dissenting talk in the pulpit. Activists want more than “tolerance” – they want affirmation from all Christians. Many evangelical leaders are beginning to fear that faithful churches in America may be driven underground.
If this sounds bad, spare some prayerful thoughts for the missionaries who contend for the gospel in Islamic countries. The following should put our concerns into more perspective.
Recently we received a message from a missionary. Pastor Bashir has asked that we all keep him and his wife in daily prayer. Here is what he wrote to us:
Dear Brother & Sister in Christ,
Greetings to you in the most precious name of our Lord Jesus Christ!
We are in great need of your kind prayers for our own lives and ministry specifically among the Muslims. We are very glad to share with you that our Living God has filled our hearts with His burden & vision in our lives to reach specifically to The MUSLIMS by The Gospel of Jesus Christ & plant House Churches inside Muslim community. While Muslim terrorist groups such as Islamic State, Taliban, Al Qaeda and Boko Haram are killing Christians in different countries, He is leading us to reach out to the Muslims for His own glory and help them to know that Jesus Christ is The Only Living God and Saviour.
Our Lord Jesus is using us to fulfill His plan & will in and through our lives. By the grace of God, already Several Muslim men & women accepted Jesus in their hearts as their Lord & Saviour. They are following His teachings in the midst of different types of physical tortures by the militant Muslims. They are witnessing about Jesus and they are sharing their testimonies to their relatives &neighbors. God is adding more men & women to our worship services almost every week for His own glory.
Please pray daily for Pastor Bashir and his wife’s safety and success in witnessing for Christ’s glory. Also here are some more specific items to pray for:
House Church Fellowship, Discipleship Ministry, Women Ministry, Children Ministry, Health Care Ministries for the women & Children and Compassion Ministry (such as Distributing Clothes & blankets to the poor children & poor woman, Free tuition to the needy students, Feeding to the poor children , helping to the persecuted believers those who lost their sources of income & houses for their faith in Jesus, Educational help to the poor & needy students, Providing Nutrients for Malnourished children)
Remember also pray for Asia Bibi. Let us remember all those Christians and missionaries who face danger in areas where gospel witnessing and expressions of Christian faith means persecution, imprisonment, torture and death.
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God. For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope; because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now. Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body. For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance. Romans 8:18-25
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