Voice in the Night
And they said, 'Cornelius the centurion, a just man, one who fears God and has a good reputation among all the nation of the Jews, was divinely instructed by a holy angel to summon you to his house, and to hear words from you.' Acts 10:22
The woman awoke startled. She frantically glanced around the dark room. No one was there, yet she knew she had heard a voice speak clearly. Confused, the Muslim woman fell back on the foam mattress. She closed her eyes and heard the voice again. Okay, she thought to herself. I'll do what You say.
The next morning, she sent a child to the exact location in her dream. There, the child met me walking down a dirt path. The child said there was someone wanting to see me. I thought it was a case of mistaken identity - especially since I had never walked down this path before. However, the child was so insistent that I finally followed.
Once we neared the home, a Muslim woman ran out to greet us. Before anyone could shake hands in introduction, she blurted out, "Tell me about God!" I smiled and asked, "How did you know that I was a Christian when we don't even know each other?"
The Muslim woman recounted the dream that she had the previous night. "This voice told me to send a child to meet a woman walking down the dirt path at the exact time you were walking there," she said. "It then told me to ask this woman about God, and then I would know the truth."
Knowing that many Muslim converts come to Christ through dreams, I began to share. I thanked God for the "voice in the night" that encouraged her to hear and accept the truth of Jesus.
- A worker in central, eastern and southern Africa
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