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“I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”    John 16:33 (ESV)

In Mark 4, Jesus is with his disciples in a boat when a great storm rises. As the waves threaten to break apart the boat, Jesus is sound asleep. His disciples misinterpret Jesus’s peacefulness as a sign of indifference — as if he didn’t care if they perished in the storm. Which is always a temptation for us, isn’t it? When God doesn’t respond immediately and change our circumstances according to our desires, we’re tempted to think, “Don’t you care, Lord?”

But Jesus’s peacefulness is a sign of his confidence, not of his carelessness. He’s confident that he is the ruler of all nature. He brought order out of chaos when he created all things, so this wind and these waves are no threat to him. And unlike his disciples, he trusts confidently and rests peacefully in his Father’s protection, provision, and good purpose. When he rises from his sleep, with a word he commands the wind and the waves to respect and reflect the peace that rules his own heart. Instantaneously, the wind ceases and there is a great calm.

The peace we see in Jesus is a peace that he shares with us. The word he spoke to command the wind and the waves is the same word that overcomes every fear that threatens us in this world. Our hearts can “be of good cheer” when we remember that Jesus has overcome the world and all its tribulations; and he makes us “more than conquerors through him” (Romans 8:37). 

As we think about the tribulations faced by our brothers and sisters in the Middle East and North Africa, let’s pray that they would experience the peace of Christ ruling their hearts as they trust in the  Word of Christ to overcome every obstacle. 

• Pray for pastors and churches in this region who minister the gospel amid strict government regulation. 
• Pray for the house church leaders whom WordPartners has trained as they begin to train others. 
• Pray for two new training groups of house church leaders that they would be transformed by God’s Word and strengthened in their commitment to the centrality of the Scripture. 
• Pray for house church leaders who are traveling from a closed country to participate in the training. Pray that they would be equipped to multiply the training in their home country. 
• Pray for our brothers and sisters in this region who are continually marginalized and often face persecution among the Muslim-majority culture. 

Please also pray that the Lord will work powerfully through upcoming workshops:

• July 31 – August 1: Paraguay, Church in Hard Places Preaching Intensive
• August 2 – 6: Bangladesh, Seed Company Training
• August 3 – 4: Brazil, Preview Event
• August 4 – 6: South Africa (Midrand Chapel), Titus
• August 9 – 23: Thailand, Genesis
  • August 9 – 15: Ahka Training
  • August 16 – 19: Lisu Training
  • August 19 – 23: Thai Training
• August 12 – 13: South Africa, Church in Hard Places Preaching Intensive
• August 27 – 28: Brooksville, FL (Cornerstone Baptist), Habakkuk

Hoping in God for great things in answer to our prayers!

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