There humanitarian needs are so very evident. The trauma that lies beneath is also evident but harder to reach. The clothing, the food, And a shelter for the wife and child – – those can be provided in fairly quick time. The fear for the family left behind and the memories of the desperate narrow escapes linger. Those take time and skilled understanding.
There are deeper essentials that are missing. These can only be filled by the Spirit of Jesus Christ.
The workers make it very clear that they do not encourage Muslims to change religions. What they do try to show as what it means to follow Jesus As they draw closer to him, they discover unexpected and almost unbelievable things that Jesus gives them.
This begins with God as father. This is not in the list of 99 names of Allah. This truth makes them children of God, dear children of God the father.
They learn about Jesus has Shepherd. They know what it is to be a lost sheep, but they don’t know of a God who pursues them, finds them, clothes then, and brings them home.
Then they learn how the good shepherd laid down his life for the sheep. The sacrificial death of Christ for the sins of the world has no place in the Qur’an. In fact it is explicitly denied.
They find a heart that has been born again with all sin forgiven, with a peace that is inconceivable apart from the Holy Spirit.
There is no debate or argument about whether the God of Islam andthe God and father of Jesus Christ are the same, no claims that there are no differences between the two faiths. If someone doesn’t see it, debate won’t open their eyes. So why bother?
The great discovery and the truth that they want is all found as they follow Jesus.
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