With all of the attacks on our embassies and consulates in Muslim nations this week, please pray for our military and state department staff that are in harms way.
If you have not been to the middle east and do not have an understanding of Islam, you may be wondering why people in these countries are reacting to a stupid and crude video. They view this video as a direct attach and insult to Mohammed and Allah which is punishable by death. That we allowed the video to be made and publish, makes us guilty of blasphemy also.
What all of us should be asking ourselves is “How big is our God?” If God is all powerful and rules heaven and earth, does he really need me to defend Him? The people committing these atrocities believe they are executing Allah’s justice, but why can he not execute his own justice if he is the true god? To be fair Christianity has been guilty of carrying out violence and murder in the name of Jesus.
The truth is that God can and will execute His own judgement (Deut 32:41-43, Rev 20:11-15). God is perfectly capable of executing His justice without my help. In fact, we are not to try and force the acceptance of Christ on anyone or defend him with violence (John 18:36). With regards to these situations, we are called to do 2 things; be God’s messengers to the world (Matt 28:18-20) & forgive all that would do us evil (Matt 5:38-44).
With that I have another prayer request. Pray for and forgive those who attack our embassies and kill our diplomats and military, pray for and forgive the man who made the video just incite anger, and pray for and forgive anyone using the name of Christ to incite anger and practice violence on others.