W HO I S I SHMAEL ?
Behold, God is going to do a new thing, and it shall spring forth and make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert and we shall all see it (see Isa. 43:19). God will hear the cry of Ishmael in this hour. Will we hear the cry of God’s heart in this hour? Will we respond to His cry?
Ministering to a Muslim I want to share with you about how to minister to a Muslim— how to share your faith with them, how to communicate. I want this to penetrate your heart. In Proverbs 4:23 it says to keep your heart with all diligence for out of it are the issues of life. The picture here is describing a river flowing forth, streams coming forth, life coming forth—out of our heart comes issues and streams that concern life. In John chapter 7 Jesus is in the midst of celebrating the Feast of Tabernacles and on “the last day, the great day of the feast,” He makes a declaration saying, “If you’re thirsty, come and drink and I will cause rivers of living water to flow out of your innermost being.” (See John 7:37-38.) Notice that He didn’t say river He said rivers. If you’ve been drinking of the Lord Jesus and of that precious living water from Heaven and eating of that fresh bread from Heaven, if you’re consuming and digesting that, there’s something in you. There’s many, many rivers flowing inside of you. One of those rivers is the river of reconciliation, or the ministry of reconciliation, entrusted to every believer. (See 2 Cor. 5:18-19.)
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