[blessedinva]

Jesus Stuns a Muslim Court

A true story from Voice of the Martyrs Magazine, September 2007
Web site: www.persecution.com
Children's Web site: www.kidsofcourage.com
E-mail: thevoice@vom-usa.org
Phone: 918-337-8015

Recently, this was told to a gentleman by a Christian woman in Algeria. Here is her story:

When I was 15 years old, I was looking for God. I tried to ask everyone. I even went to a sheikh. I told him, "I love God; I am looking for him."

He told me, "You are a blasphemer! You only need to obey your parents and say the five [Muslim] prayers!"

I was not convinced. Every night before I went to sleep, I said, "God, I know you are there; if you are there, why don't you talk to me?"

One night, I was crying on my bed and I saw heaven open and rays of light writing the words, "I am the way, the truth and the life." I knew this was not a dream. I ran outside on the patio to look up at the sky. I was sure God had talked to me.

Later, a woman gave me a New Testament. When I found Jesus' words, "I am the way, the truth and the life," I said, "That is what you told me! You are God." I gave my life to Jesus.

When I married, I told my husband that I was a Christian. My family reported me to the police. The police in Algiera filed a court case against me for despising Islam – blasphemy. [There is a law in Algeria against conversion and against "shaking the faith of a Muslim."]

One morning they took me to court. The judge was sitting at his desk between two advisors. He leaned over and asked me, "Are you a Christian?" I said, "Yes."

He asked, "What did you find in Islam that you didn't like?" I replied, "I was looking for God in Islam and I didn't find him." Then I told him about my night vision and the words I found in the New Testament. I don't know if he was curious or wanted to trap me, but the judge asked, "How do you Christians pray? What do they say?"

I tried to explain to him what we say. He still didn't understand how we talk to God. He asked, "Where do you pray? What do you pray?" I replied, "We can pray anytime, anywhere." He leaned forward and asked, "Can you pray now? Here?" I said, "Yes."

He sat back and said, "Okay, pray."

I stood before him and raised my hands and started to pray. I knew that in my prayer this would be an opportunity to give a message of salvation. I began, "Thank you, Jesus, because we are sinners and you died for us…" I took 10 minutes to finish this prayer. I prayed for the president of Algeria that God would bless him. I prayed for those in this court to see the salvation of Christ.

When I said, "Amen," the officials in the court turned to look at each other. The room was quiet. They were speechless. The judge said to me, "This case is dismissed. Go home."

I turned to walk down the long aisle to the door. I heard someone running behind me. I turned and saw the judge. He caught up with me and said, "Woman, when you pray to Jesus, please pray for me."

Although it is against the law for Muslims like me to convert, I continue to have Christian meetings in my house. We close the shades.

[Word of God]

blessedinva, on Apr 19 2008, 09:01 PM, said:

Jesus Stuns a Muslim Court

A true story from Voice of the Martyrs Magazine, September 2007
Web site: www.persecution.com
Children's Web site: www.kidsofcourage.com
E-mail: thevoice@vom-usa.org
Phone: 918-337-8015

Recently, this was told to a gentleman by a Christian woman in Algeria. Here is her story:

When I was 15 years old, I was looking for God. I tried to ask everyone. I even went to a sheikh. I told him, "I love God; I am looking for him."

He told me, "You are a blasphemer! You only need to obey your parents and say the five [Muslim] prayers!"

I was not convinced. Every night before I went to sleep, I said, "God, I know you are there; if you are there, why don't you talk to me?"

One night, I was crying on my bed and I saw heaven open and rays of light writing the words, "I am the way, the truth and the life." I knew this was not a dream. I ran outside on the patio to look up at the sky. I was sure God had talked to me.

Later, a woman gave me a New Testament. When I found Jesus' words, "I am the way, the truth and the life," I said, "That is what you told me! You are God." I gave my life to Jesus.

When I married, I told my husband that I was a Christian. My family reported me to the police. The police in Algiera filed a court case against me for despising Islam – blasphemy. [There is a law in Algeria against conversion and against "shaking the faith of a Muslim."]

One morning they took me to court. The judge was sitting at his desk between two advisors. He leaned over and asked me, "Are you a Christian?" I said, "Yes."

He asked, "What did you find in Islam that you didn't like?" I replied, "I was looking for God in Islam and I didn't find him." Then I told him about my night vision and the words I found in the New Testament. I don't know if he was curious or wanted to trap me, but the judge asked, "How do you Christians pray? What do they say?"

I tried to explain to him what we say. He still didn't understand how we talk to God. He asked, "Where do you pray? What do you pray?" I replied, "We can pray anytime, anywhere." He leaned forward and asked, "Can you pray now? Here?" I said, "Yes."

He sat back and said, "Okay, pray."

I stood before him and raised my hands and started to pray. I knew that in my prayer this would be an opportunity to give a message of salvation. I began, "Thank you, Jesus, because we are sinners and you died for us…" I took 10 minutes to finish this prayer. I prayed for the president of Algeria that God would bless him. I prayed for those in this court to see the salvation of Christ.

When I said, "Amen," the officials in the court turned to look at each other. The room was quiet. They were speechless. The judge said to me, "This case is dismissed. Go home."

I turned to walk down the long aisle to the door. I heard someone running behind me. I turned and saw the judge. He caught up with me and said, "Woman, when you pray to Jesus, please pray for me."

Although it is against the law for Muslims like me to convert, I continue to have Christian meetings in my house. We close the shades.

Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, 'God, I thank Thee that I am NOT like other men--extortionists, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess'.


But the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to ME a sinner!'

I tell you, THIS man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who EXALTS himself will be humbled, and he who HUMBLES himself will be exalted. (Luke 18.10-14)




Matthew 5:20

• "For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall EXCEED the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven."

1st John 2:29

• "If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him."

1st John 3:9-10

• "Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
  
• In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother."

Forgive us our trespasses, AS we forgive those who trespass against us.

Reading (Matthew 18: 23-35)

Jesus told this parable: "The kingdom of God is like a master who decided to settle accounts with his servants. One servant was brought to him who owed him a huge sum of money. Since the man had no way to pay it back, the master ordered him to be sold, along with his wife and children and all his property, in payment of the debt. But the man pleaded with him, and promised to pay him back in full. The master was moved with pity, and let the servant go and forgave the debt.

After he was let go, the man came upon a fellow servant who owed him a day's wage. He seized him and demanded that he pay back what he owed. The fellow servant pleaded with him to give him time to pay back the debt, but the man refused. He had him thrown into prison until he could pay what he owed.

Other servants saw what had happened and reported it to the master. The master summoned the man and said, 'I forgave you your entire debt because you pleaded with me. Should you not have done the same to your fellow servant?'

Then the master handed him over to be tortured until he paid back his entire debt. So will my heavenly Father do to you, unless you forgive your brother from your heart."





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