“Do you know anything about Jesus Christ?” asked Ismail, a Muslim stranger standing at Driss’s door.
Ismail explained that Jesus had appeared to him in a dream and instructed him to come to this exact house to learn about Him.
Driss invited him in and told Ismail that he had recently become a follower of Jesus. He wasn’t sure he could answer all of Ismail’s questions. But he would certainly try. Driss felt excited at the chance to try answering Ismail’s questions about Christ.
Then Ismail explained that he was an Islamic scholar, and Driss panicked.
Driss was excited for the opportunity to try to answer Ismail’s questions about Christ.
Driss was an uneducated man, and he worried that his answers would sound foolish to the high-status religious leader. The new believer had been studying God’s Word with Joseph, a Frontiers worker. But Driss knew he still had much to learn from the Bible.
“I have a friend who knows more about Jesus than I do,” Driss backpedaled. “He can answer your questions better than I can.” He called Joseph and asked him to come over.
When Joseph arrived, Ismail asked him question after question. Their discussion lasted hours. Ismail kept asking to hear more about Jesus.
Finally, Joseph suggested they finish for the day. Then he said, “But I think you two should meet together and study God’s Word to learn more.”
Their discussion lasted hours. Ismail kept asking to hear more about Jesus.
Again, Driss felt panic rising inside him. “Joseph is sending me to the wolves,” he thought. “I’m a simple man. I’ll certainly fail!”
But Joseph knew that sharing God’s Word helps new believers grow in confidence and maturity. If the two men met for Bible study, Driss’s new faith would grow, and Ismail would find the truth he sought.
“Since their first meeting a couple of months ago, Driss and Ismail have been studying the Word together every week,” says Joseph.
“Ismail has even invited several other Muslim scholars to join their Bible studies. Now they’re meeting as a small group to read together and discuss what it looks like to follow Jesus as Lord.”
- Pray for Muslim-background believers like Driss to grow in faith and confidence and to have more opportunities to help Muslim leaders encounter Jesus in the Word of God.
- Ask the Lord to draw influential Muslims to Christ and make them effective leaders for the Kingdom.
- Pray for more dreams and visions that lead Muslims to discover the truth of the Gospel message.
Hashem doesn’t like to talk much. But when he decides to speak, he shares about the miracle Jesus has done for him.
This account comes from a long-term worker. Names and places have been changed for security.