30 Ways for Muslims to Encounter Christ
There are many teachings in Islam that allow for murder, enslavement, rape, and abuse of women. Today we pray for both men and women in BiH to see the value of women, who are created by God as His image bearers as well.
Praying Scripture
“What you see was predicted long ago by the prophet Joel: ‘In the last days,’ God says, ‘I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams. In those days I will pour out my Spirit even on my servants—men and women alike—and they will prophesy. And I will cause wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below…before that great and glorious day of the Lord arrives. But everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved’” (Acts 2:16-21).
God, pour out your Spirit. Lord, let young and old, rich and poor, male and female be filled with your Spirit. Give visions and dreams. Create powerful encounters with You, the living God.
Praying for the Church
Pray that God would free all those following Christ – new and mature believers of BiH – of the spiritual bondage of the past.
Liberty to the Captives
Each of us who comes to Christ must repent of and renounce every pact, promise, or identity we held before faith in Christ. Join us in praying for our brothers and sisters in Christ from a Muslim background as they repent of their former identity as Muslims. This prayer is inspired by chapter 7 and 8 of Liberty to the Captives by Mark Durie
Men and women are equal before God, and one group is not superior over another: “…there is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus” (Galatians 3:28).
Pray for Christians from a Muslim background in BiH to renounce every way they have believed lies that men and women are not equal before God.
Bosnian Insights
After World War I, Yugoslavia came into existence, first as a Kingdom, and then in 1946 as a Socialist Republic. During these times, religious affiliation was stifled, as loyalty to the state and atheism were prioritized. Unlike other Socialist or Communist states at the time, Yugoslavia generally didn’t see outright religious persecution (though it did happen at times). Social pressure to keep quiet about faith beliefs, lack of opportunities for non-party members, and other tactics were employed to drive the idea of the “Yugoslav” who didn’t have specific ethnic or religious identification apart from this.
Pray for the healing of those who were impacted by Yugoslavia’s policies, which were in place until it fell in the 1990’s. Pray for boldness for those who are now professing faith in Christ.