10 Mar Ramadan 11: light

Pray as the Lord leads you as you read today's verse “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives...

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09 Mar Ramadan 10: salty

For believers Pray for "Timothy," a courageous Christian church planter who sees Ramadan not as a time to hide his faith, but as a unique opportunity to share the Gospel. While many Christians feel pressure to remain unseen, Timothy boldly engages with his Muslim neighbors, believing...

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08 Mar Ramadan 9: reviled

For believers Please pray for “Miri” and her oldest daughter, “Maya”, who are devoted Christians facing relentless persecution from Miri’s husband. When he discovered Maya reading the Bible, he took it from her and forbade her from ever reading it again. Last year, he threatened to...

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07 Mar Ramadan 8: persecuted

Praying with insight Throughout most of the Muslim world, Christians are persecuted for their faith. This persecution causes many Christians from Muslim backgrounds or Christians living under an Islamic government to fear living out their faith. Some Muslims admit admiration for the teachings of Jesus, but...

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06 Mar Ramadan 7: peace

Praying with insight The most common greeting across the Muslim world is Salam (Peace). Hearts long for peace and even fight for peace, but peace is only found through the blood of Jesus. Through the Son, God reconciled “to himself all things, whether on earth or...

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05 Mar Ramadan 6: see God

Praying with insight Traditional Islam does not teach about having a personal relationship with God. The idea that Jesus communicated in this sermon that those who are pure in heart will see God is incomprehensible to Muslims. Pray for the hearts of Nigerien Muslims to long...

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04 Mar Ramadan 5: mercy

Praying with insight One of the 99 names of God that Muslims often reference is “God the Merciful.” It is the one hope many Muslims hold on to when they acknowledge they have no assurance of salvation. Though they would never articulate it, they are hoping...

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03 Mar Ramadan 4: righteousness

Praying with insight True righteousness is achieved only through the blood of Jesus, with him being "made sin for us so that we might become the righteousness of God" (2 Cor 5:21). For all human beings, including Muslims, we tend to think that somehow, if we...

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02 Mar Ramadan 3: meek

Praying with insight Meekness has several meanings: "enduring injury without resentment," or "humbly patient under provocation," or "gentle; kind”. Jesus shows us meekness by being “obedient unto death, even death on the cross" (Phil 2). "Like a lamb before his shearers is dumb, so he opened...

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01 Mar Ramadan 2: Grief

Praying with insight Excessive wailing and mourning at the death of a relative is prohibited in Islam. Each culture defines “excessive” differently. However, it's not rare to hear Muslim relatives of the deceased being scolded for crying at a funeral. Today, as we pray through Matthew...

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