Maura has been meeting with her Iranian friend, Soheyla, to study God’s Word and she has been thrilled to witness how the Spirit has been revealing truth to her. Soheyla said that before she left Iran, she thought she had everything she needed: a good job; a lovely house; a car and plenty of food.
But now she notes that “God has brought me here and now I realize that none of these things matter. Now I have none of these things, but I have met Jesus and He has shown me what really matters is knowing Him and my family.”
Maura and Soheyla have been journeying through Matthew and identifying with the questions of the disciples: ‘Who is this man? Even the wind and waves obey Him.’ (Matt 9:27) through to the disciples’ recognition, ‘You really are the Son of God’ (Matt 14:33).
When she read this passage Soheyla began to cry, as she exclaimed, “This is really important. The people of Iran need to know this. Jesus really is the Son of God!”
Every time these two friends meet, Soheyla will speak out a truth without realizing it. One time she said, “Jesus is like a light, like a candle. He dispels all the darkness around us and he helps you to see the way forward one step at a time. We don’t need to see too far ahead, for He is with us.” When Maura showed her John 8:12 and Psalm 119:105, tears flowed down Soheyla’s cheeks. It’s a beautiful thing to see God’s Spirit at work in women like Soheyla.
How to Pray
- Pray for Christians in the West to show hospitality and love by inviting Muslims into their homes.
- Pray that Christians would boldly share the Word of God, inviting Muslim friends to study the Word with them.
- Ask God that new believers like Soheyla would grow strong in their faith and be welcomed into local churches.
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