{"id":4392,"date":"2020-04-10T07:50:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T14:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frontiersusa.org\/?p=4392"},"modified":"2024-08-27T10:01:18","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T17:01:18","slug":"born-again-into-new-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frontiersusa.org\/blog\/born-again-into-new-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Born Again Into New Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Zaine was at the lowest point in his life when we met him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He felt overwhelmed by burdens, disillusioned with Islam, and hopeless about his marriage. Two weeks earlier, he had left his wife. Now he was planning to divorce her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Zaine responded to a social media ad to learn more about Jesus, my teammate and I connected with him and made plans to get together. We met in a caf\u00e9, where Zaine opened his heart to us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For years he had been searching for truth. He read Bible passages on social media and felt drawn to Jesus Christ. But his disappointment with life and his anger toward his wife often seemed to stifle his quest for spiritual truth. <\/p>\n\n\n<p><span class=\"dib pullquote\">\u201cThe Lord wants me to be on the right path\u2014even in my marriage.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sitting in the caf\u00e9 together, my teammate and I prayed for him and gave him a Bible. We agreed to meet again in a week and told him we\u2019d keep praying for him. But we had little idea how powerfully God would reveal His love to Zaine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By our next meeting a week later, Zaine\u2019s attitude toward his wife had completely changed. He had been devouring the Word, starting in Matthew 5 with Christ\u2019s teaching about grounds for divorce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jesus\u2019 words so convicted Zaine that he immediately called his wife and said he wanted to repair their marriage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI know that Jesus loves me,\u201d he told us. \u201cI have no doubt about it, because the first verses I read were about God’s best plan for marriage. The Lord wants me to be on the right path\u2014even in my marriage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Word, Zaine saw the way of Jesus clearly, and he eagerly embraced new life in Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Within days of Zaine\u2019s commitment to follow Christ, the Lord began transforming the new believer\u2019s heart in wonderful ways. God gave him more patience at work. Even his 6-year-old son noticed the difference and wondered why his father wasn’t as angry as normal.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><span class=\"dib pullquote\">\u201cDo you know what it\u2019s like to live so many decades and then all of a sudden to be born again?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNow I see Christ clearly,\u201d Zaine said. \u201cAnd I believe my wife and children will too.\u201d He is full of faith that his family will embrace this new life with him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut there is one thing I lack,\u201d he added. \u201cBaptism.\u201d Zaine had read about it in the Word and wanted to be baptized as soon as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two days later, we waded into the sea and baptized him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When he came up from the water, Zaine shouted, \u201cBorn again, born again! I\u2019m clean! This is my new birthday!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later he told us, \u201cI wish I could tell you what joy I\u2019m feeling inside. Do you know what it\u2019s like to live so many decades and then all of a sudden to be born again into life with Christ?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Zaine is now sharing the Gospel with his family and coworkers. Pray they will join him in following Jesus.<\/li><li>Ask the Lord to fill Zaine and his family with living hope in the risen King as they face trials and persecution.<\/li><li>Pray for more teams of laborers to be sent to the least-reached places to help Muslims discover the truth of the Gospel.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zaine was at the lowest point in his life when we met him. He felt overwhelmed by burdens, disillusioned with Islam, and hopeless about his marriage. Two weeks earlier, he had left his wife. Now he was planning to divorce her. 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