DMM: A Lizard in a King's Palace

A Lizard in a King's Palace

How did I get here except by the hand of Jesus the Savior?
Mutmainah mused. A daughter of vagrant farmers, she now stood before the wife of a powerful regent of the Geser-Gorom people. 

Mutmainah had begun to teach women in her village area how to read. She simply did this because she felt that God asked her to teach them. All she knew of her newfound faith in Jesus was to obey what He told her. Her entire household had come to faith in Jesus through a series of Discovery Bible Studies, which focused on the thread of the redemptive blood needed to forgive sins--from Old Testament stories to the life of Jesus. The regent’s wife heard news of the learning to read program, and now Mutmainah was summoned to meet with this woman of influence. 

After Mutmainah and her family began to study the stories of the Bible, her life was ruined, that is, ruined for nothing short of God’s glory! She prayed for Jesus the Savior to place her into the lives of those who are seeking after Him. Now as she stood before these women of governmental influence, she recalled the words from the Proverbs 30:28, 

“The lizard you may grasp with the hands, yet it is in kings’ palaces.” 

Here she stood among “kingly” types as a Muslim background believer; yet she had the confidence of the hand of God.

 

Pray that God would place obedient disciples of Jesus into all levels of the Geser-Gorom society. 

Pray for a massive movement of multiplying churches among the Geser-Gorom.

32,000 Muslims, very few believers

Status: Unengaged in a church planting movement (CPM) effort

Location: Central Maluku Island

 

Daniel 3:17-18

The God we serve is able to save us from it, and He will rescue us from your hand, O king. But even if He does not, we want you to know, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image….

What courage and what insight! Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego teach us at least three lessons as we confront the challenge of principalities and powers raised up against the knowledge of God. First, God is able to deliver His servants from danger, and give us great boldness and confidence. Nothing is too hard for Him! Second, He is not obligated to rescue His servants from physical harm; His power is directed by His wisdom. Third, a balanced view of God’s ability and His providence keeps us from timidity on the one hand or presumption on the other. 

Pray that our wonderful Lord will teach us to walk in truth and wisdom as we face challenges to His authority.