I will never forget this conversation.
A Muslim man told me, “I’m 45 now. I can’t keep up with the 20-year-olds at the masjid. I’m slowing down… and honestly, I’m scared of dying. I’ve already lived half my life.”
I’ve heard this over and over from Muslims.
And every time, I go to the same place: Hebrews 2.
Because Hebrews 2 shows us that Christ doesn’t just forgive sins, He destroys the one who holds the power of death and frees us from the slavery of the fear of death. We no longer need to be afraid of death.
When I was Muslim, I didn’t have that level of assurance.
My assurance was to grind harder, repent harder, pray harder. But underneath it, there was always that question: What’s the point of my life? What’s really happening?
And then a Muslim see this:
Christ conquers death.
Christ defeats Satan.
Christ removes the fear.
It becomes so real. Every time I share this with a Muslim, you can see it in their eyes, like, that is the grace of God. Grace is completely foreign to a Muslim. That is why my heart aches for them.