An Inkling
The zeal
is there. The discipline is there. And since it’s a group discipline,
camaraderie is there too. They have so
much going for them – and yet they lack the one essential.
I’m
talking about Muslims, and their celebration of Ramadan begins Thursday, June
18, and goes for a month. The one thing
they lack isn’t a thing, but a person – Jesus.
Without him human efforts to know God, even with such zeal and
discipline, go nowhere. With Jesus God
makes himself known, and known in a way that goes far beyond the camaraderie of
religious rigor, to a fellowship of love and grace – just what the human heart
was made for.
If Muslims
in their Ramadan zeal can fast from food (and drink!) from sun up till sundown
for a month, might we who know Jesus find a discipline of prayer for them through
the month? You might try the prayer
booklet I bought for download at: http://www.30daysprayer.com. Or form your own discipline. But let’s not miss this month to offer
diligent prayer for those who pray diligently, but still need Jesus!
Blessings,
Keith
