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Pray for Muslim Immigrants


I was recently reading people advocate responding to Muslim expansion and immigration in Europe be met with genocide. This alarmed me because not only is it not Christian, but it is creating a crisis in Germany. Germany's open borders to refugees is actually creating the Fourth Reich. Over 275 cases are pending and investigations are ongoing on those in German military being found with Nazi paraphernalia and memorabilia. http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/a-problem-in-germany-pro-nazis-in-the-military/ar-BBAZmif?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartanntp
We must be careful, the reaction in Germany's military to the Islamic immigration is to drum up the old xenophobic and Arian heritage that created The Third Reich and World War II.
We should pray the Muslims immigrating to Europe get saved, over 1 Million Muslims in Iran got saved last year. We must not fight with carnal weapons, but with spiritual weapons (2 Corinthians 10:4). We must love our enemy enough (Matthew 5:44) to pray that they get saved. For had the Christians had the attitude of our times (hate and kill our enemy) then Rome would not have been saved and become Christian.

In Iran, in the famous prison many of prison wardens and guards have gotten saved and believe in Jesus Christ (John 6:40) because of devout Christian prisoners like Saeed and others who were spirit filled that entered the jail. This outreach to the sons of Ishmael and Islamists is not without precedent. The Apostle Paul actually went to Arabia to preach and spent time in places like Damascus, "I did not go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before I was, but I went into Arabia. Later I returned to Damascus." (Galatians 1:17). Paul presumably spent over three years in Arabia, "Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas (Peter), and I stayed with him fifteen days." (Galatians 1:18). If the Apostle Paul thought it was important to reach the Arabs, so should we! Granted Islam didn't arrive until 510 years after Paul, but the point is people who became Muslims, Arabs, Syrians, Turks, and so forth have a common heritage that the Apostle preached to.


I believe in strong vetting, defense, and military response under the right circumstances. But let us not cry "God Wills It! Deus Vult!" and hope for our enemies to perish, but rather love them enough to pray they get evangelized. For God's true will is for all to come to truth and believe, "For it is my Father's will that all who see his Son and believe in him should have eternal life. I will raise them up at the last day," (John 6:40), "The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance," (2 Peter 3:9), and "who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth." (1 Timothy 2:4). It is clear God's will is not to destroy people with the sword, but to preach the Word to all nations (Matthew 28:19) and make disciples of all people groups, including Muslims! Our aim and goal should not be to respond to terror with more terror, that would be error, but rather to respond with love, holy spirit power, and a sound mind unmoved by fears (2 Timothy 1:7). Our Lord and God Jesus Christ commanded us to love our enemies, "You have heard the law that says, ‘Love your neighbor’[a] and hate your enemy. 44 But I say, love your enemies!Pray for those who persecute you! 45 In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike. 46 If you love only those who love you, what reward is there for that? Even corrupt tax collectors do that much. 47 If you are kind only to your friends,[c] how are you different from anyone else? Even pagans do that. 48 But you are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect," (Matthew 5:43-48), and " But to you who are willing to listen, I say, love your enemies! Do good to those who hate you. 28 Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who hurt you. 29 If someone slaps you on one cheek, offer the other cheek also. If someone demands your coat, offer your shirt also. 30 Give to anyone who asks; and when things are taken away from you, don’t try to get them back. 31 Do to others as you would like them to do to you.If you love only those who love you, why should you get credit for that? Even sinners love those who love them! 33 And if you do good only to those who do good to you, why should you get credit? Even sinners do that much! 34 And if you lend money only to those who can repay you, why should you get credit? Even sinners will lend to other sinners for a full return.“Love your enemies! Do good to them. Lend to them without expecting to be repaid. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High, for he is kind to those who are unthankful and wicked. 36 You must be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate." (Luke 6:27-36).

A good reminder, Ishmael was created by God. God could have had Ishmael be still born or miscarriage, but God chose to breath a spirit into him (Genesis 2:7) and formed him in womb (Jeremiah 1:5, Pslam 139:13). In addition the Sons of Ishmael, the Muslims and their ancestors have served God's purpose to judge Israel and the Church when they fall away from God and follow other gods: examples being the Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, and many more. What is meant for evil, God uses for good (Genesis 50:20), and we need to see what is going on and not be motivated by fear, but "power, love and sound mind." (2 Timothy 1:7).

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