[Ohio-Communities-of-Faith] FW: [CWWC] THE WITNESSING POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

Tue Aug 31 14:14:33 UTC 2021

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THE WITNESSING POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will
be my witnesses."
<https://link.biblegateway.com/click/24904471.1357/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmlibGVnY
XRld2F5LmNvbS9wYXNzYWdlLz9zZWFyY2g9QWN0cy4xLjg/5ef562bd10222374f46b6174B4bbc
e475> Acts 1:8a

Prior to her Christian husband being released from prison in Iran, Maheen,
feared that she might be arrested too. So she seriously prayed, "Dear Lord,
I am not ready to go to a solitary confinement because of my Christian
faith. It is such a closed and dirty environment. As you know I was born and
brought up in a wealthy family and had a comfortable life. Please don't test
me beyond my ability." She told God she would not be able to handle being
arrested and mentioned her fear that she might give the names of all
believers in the house churches to the police or even deny Jesus.

Three days later, the secret police knocked at her door. She said to God, "I
have already asked you not to put me in this temptation. So whatever
happens, it is not my fault. Because I had already told you that I am not a
strong person and can't stand against these security people and can't
tolerate persecution."

She said, "The police blindfolded me and took me to the solitary
confinement. I was scared to death and felt sick as the place was very
smelly." They put her in a cell and a few hours later brought her in for
interrogation. She added, "I sensed the presence of the Holy Spirit very
strongly. And I felt that God's peace came down on me and my fear went
away."

When Maheen stood before the high official, she courageously testified of
her Christian faith. "It is an honour for me to talk to people about Jesus.
I will be very happy to talk to you about Jesus and salvation too. Like all
other people and Muslims, you also need Jesus in your life. Without Jesus a
person does not have any peace and life is hopeless and without any purpose.
Jesus laid his life down for you too so that you can have salvation and will
not perish."

The official responded in anger, "Do you know what the consequence of all
this will be for you? You can't evangelize me. It will cost you a heavy
price."

On the third night the official came to her cell. Maheen was frightened
fearing that he came to abuse her sexually or to beat her up. But the
official told her, "Don't be afraid of me. I need your prayers. When you
shared about Jesus with me, it had such a powerful impact on my life. I need
to be saved. I need Jesus in my life. I believe God has sent you to come to
this prison so that you can share about salvation with me. I am now
completely aware of the fact that without Jesus I will be a miserable and
hopeless person and I will perish. Please pray for me that I can be set free
from this hell I live in."

Maheen had the chance to share about Jesus for three hours with him and at
the end he repented of his sins and committed his life to Jesus. The
official testified that for the first time he experienced the real peace and
love of God in his life.

Maheen and her husband were both released from prison and are in touch with
this official and his wife secretly. The wife of the official has committed
her life to the Lord too.

RESPONSE: Today I will walk and talk in the power of the Holy Spirit and
trust God to use me as a witness wherever He places me.

PRAYER: Thank God for the power of His Holy Spirit among committed brothers
and sisters in Iran.

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