7h Feb 2011

• 1 Corinthians 13:7 - Love
• “Egypt”
• Wanted to take a quick break from the passages today to reflect of the whole crisis in Egypt.
• I tweeted and Facebooked the following last night;

• “Christians in #Egypt protect Muslims while they pray. Christians in the West protest Muslims building a place to pray. Which will win the heart of Muslims?”
• It was a thought inspired by the constant retweets of those interacting with the young people who were tweeting yesterday from Tahir Square.
• The original tweet that was retweeted was this: “Christians in Egypt protect Muslims while they pray. Christians in the USA protest Muslims building a place to pray.”
• One person really struggled with this idea – believing that Muslims are our enemies because their religion tells them they have to be. And that if they are our enemies they cannot be saved by our actions only by God.
• I disagree with both of those thoughts.
• But rather than answering in my own words I want to quote other people’s thoughts that were posted later on my FB status.
• Love always hopes, always perseveres, always wins, doesn't know how to give up or when it is beaten, simply put LOVE NEVER FAILS, no weapon that is formed against love will prevail.
• Jesus was once asked "Who is my neighbor?" Then Jesus told the story of the Good Pakistani...sorry Samaritan! :)
• Do good unto them...pray for them that....bless them that curse you. Love your enemies. Let me know if you need more. Love will conquer our fear.
• One of the many questions that this discussion poses it this; do we see Muslims as our enemies or are they people to show God’s love to.
• Another question is; when the Muslim people were crying out to God for help… did God hear them?
• And if He does hear them, does He want to respond using His people?
• And if He wants to respond using His people, then what would How exactly would He go about that?
• Praying today that I will not battle against flesh and blood but spiritual principalities and powers.