MARTYR’S WIDOW: God Can Use ANYTHING For His Glory

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🗓️ 4 November 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

“I could’ve lived and worked in that country my whole life and not seen the fruit that we are seeing now.” That fruit was planted in sacrifice.

From the time she was a little girl, Jane wanted to live overseas to spread the gospel. When she met her husband, he had the same missions mindset and a heart for Muslims after he was impacted by 9/11. Jane says her husband enjoyed living in the Middle East, immersing himself in the culture and, most importantly, living his dream of witnessing to people who’d never heard about Jesus.

Listen as Jane remembers the day her husband was killed, and how she prayed immediately afterwards. “God used His grace to sustain me through that time,” she says. “He really brought me through those initial days.”

Jane will share how they worked to disciple Muslims even before they became believers in Jesus—demonstrating with their lives what it looks like to follow Him. Jane sees how God used their family’s sacrifice to advance His kingdom.

“God used my husband’s death to catapult His plans and purposes for that nation and the people there.”

As ordinary people who loved the Lord and lived out God’s calling for their life, Jane says being obedient and knowing you’re in God’s will is the greatest joy you can experience. She’s had times of wrestling with her loss and asking God why but says one way she works through those times is to focus, with her children, on things they can be thankful for.

This weekend features a special opportunity to pray for our persecuted family as we commemorate the International Day of Prayer for Persecuted Christians. Churches around the world will mark a special emphasis on praying for persecuted Christians. Take time to pray with your church, family, or Christian friends. Pray our persecuted brothers and sisters remain firm during trials, have opportunities to own their own Bible, and continue to share the gospel no matter the cost. You can download free IDOP resources at www.VOMRadio.net/IDOP to be inspired and find specific ways you can pray.

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0:00.0	I like a catapult I could have lived and worked in the Middle East my whole life and not
0:08.1	seen the fruit that we're seeing now and that God used my husband's death to kind of catapult his plans and purposes
0:19.8	for that nation and for the people there.
0:23.0	So while I don't understand why, I do understand that my God is a
0:27.8	Redeemer and he can redeem anything.
0:29.7	He can take any situation and use it for his glory and I've seen that in my story now.
0:36.7	You know I've seen God use which seems like a senseless murder for his glory and I used to think that was kind of a cop out but it's
0:48.7	really true he really does he really can use anything for his glory. Jesus never promised his followers an easy path. In fact, he told his disciples that the world would hate them. He sent them out as sheep among wolves.
1:12.0	Jesus's words came true in the life of the Apostles,
1:15.0	and they're still coming true today
1:17.0	in the lives of his followers around the world.
1:19.0	Join host Todd Nettleton,
1:21.0	as we hear their inspiring stories
1:22.0	and learn how we can help right now on
1:24.8	the Voice of the Martyrs radio network.
1:27.4	Welcome again to the Voice of the Martyrs Radio.
1:29.4	My name is Todd Nettleton.
1:31.0	I want to extend a special welcome this week if you have discovered
1:34.7	VOM radio because of the International Day of Prayer for Persecuted
1:38.9	Christians. I hope your church is involved this weekend in praying for persecuted Christians and we have
1:45.7	lots of free resources to help you pray, whether it be with your whole church congregation,
1:51.2	maybe just your Sunday school class, your Bible study group, or maybe you want to use
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