The world is a complicated place!
I just finished reading an article in the September-October issue of Missions Frontiers Magazine (http://www.missionfrontiers.org/) about what is happening in Iran right now.
Over one million Muslims have come to Christ in Iran in recent years, this despite – or perhaps caused by – the oppressive authority of the Shiite Cleric controlled government. Additionally, millions of Iranian young people, reacting against the same oppression, now view all things American as good! Ice cream, Barbie dolls, and KFC.
Sadly, ten million more are seeking refuge from their pain and frustration in illegal narcotics from their neighbor, Afghanistan.
Here in the U.S. the only news we get about Iran, from our government leaders and the news media, is talk about their nuclear arms program and the possibility of a military strike to stop it. The picture we get is that the entire Iranian nation is hell-bent on annihilating Israel and the United States.
Now I read that a million Persians have found Jesus, that 40% of the nation watches illegal Christian satellite television, and that ten million more young people – one in seven Iranians! – are so disillusioned by current realities they are shooting heroin!
I’m thinking – we Americans really have no clue about what is going on in the world. This should be national news! Why? Because it is important information! A military strike on Iran would mean we could kill many of our friends – new-to-the-faith brothers and sisters in Christ. At best, we would re-establish in the minds of millions of Iranians that “Christian” America truly is their enemy.
Unfortunately, the powerful Islamic elite, who have their hands on the nuclear trigger in Iran, are not Christians and are not friends to the west. So, what to do?
Like I said, the world is a complicated place. All the more reason to seek God and seriously intercede for people all over the world in these challenging times.
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