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Greenlit by Antoy Grant

Lanuage: ENGLISH
Length: 20 mins

Dawud rushes in and gathers a few things to go into hiding. Mariam tries to talk to him, but he assures her, she and the family will be okay. He’s doing this for them. He says goodbye to Laila and starts to leave when there’s a knock at the door.

Romans come in as Dawud runs for the rooftops. When Ayoub tells the soldiers Dawud isn’t there, they decide to take him instead. Rivka comes by in time to stay with Sara and Mariam. They run to Laila and pray for Ayoub. Rivka prays for deliverance and wisdom. They thank God for his faithfulness and hold on to their trust in Him.

Later, Mariam asks Rivka how to stay calm in troubled times. Rivka remembers the stories of Mary Magdalene. She says Jesus prayed even more during tough times. She remembers a particular story…

Jesus was on a mountain top praying. A man brought his son to the disciples to be healed. But the disciples couldn’t do it. When Jesus came down from praying, He rebuked the disciples. He said, “This kind only comes out by prayer.” Since He had been praying and fasting all along, He could immediately heal the boy.

Rivka says spending time with God, praying, learning from His Word, seeking His will, and worshipping Him is a way of life. So when life becomes difficult, we’re prepared. Sara asks her if that’s what she does. Rivka says she tries. Spending time in prayer isn’t an obligation; it’s a privilege.

Mariam says that when she prays, she thinks God must think she’s silly. But Rivka assures her that God wants to hear everything. That in the beginning, God walked with Adam and Eve. He enjoyed time with them. Sara asks how they can be sure. Rivka replies that because Jesus was human, He understands everything we go through.

Ayoub comes back and tells them that a centurion ordered his release. Amazed, Mariam says, “God really answers prayer.”

Moments later, Yacoub visits Mariam. He brings news that Dawud’s alive and in hiding. They talk for a moment and awkwardly flirt.

How does Rivka respond to Ayoub’s arrest?
What does Jesus’s example tell you about prayer?
How can you making praying a way of life?

“It was very early in the morning and still dark. Jesus got up and left the house. He went to a place where He could be alone. There He prayed” (Mark 1:35). As Rivka says, Jesus often went away to be by Himself. He set an example for His followers by spending intentional time with His Father on a regular basis.

“Don’t worry about anything. Instead, tell God about everything. Ask and pray. Give thanks to Him. Then God’s peace will watch over your hearts and your minds because you belong to Christ Jesus. God’s peace can never be completely understood” (Philippians 4:6-7). As followers of Jesus, we’re assured God’s peace when we pray. This is how believers endure trials and suffering in life: communication and relationship with the One who made us and reigns sovereign over everything.

Like Rivka says, consistent time with God isn’t an obligation but a privilege. It’s not something to check off a “to-do” list. The action doesn’t make us right with God. But being in God’s presence does bring us closer to Him. You can’t get to know someone if you don’t spend time with him. Our Father prepares us for the things that will happen in this world. And He serves as our rock in hardship and happy witness in good times.

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Lanuage: ENGLISH
Length: 24 mins

Rivka and Laila board up the well of a widow, Amira. But Laila gets very tired and sick. At home, Sara and Mariam snap at each other about their mother. But Laila tells them to stop fighting.

As they help Laila to bed, Sara asks why Laila continues to help Amira. She and her kids keep drinking the bad water from their own well and get sick. They could come and get fresh water from the town. Rivka says they used to. But it was a lot of trouble. Sara insists they’re selfish and might get Laila killed. She thinks they should die before Laila does.

Sara asks Dawud to tell their mother to stop going to Amira’s. But he refuses and says no one listens to him.

Mariam and Rivka go to the roof to hang laundry. Noura joins them and asks about the meaning of the Holy Spirit. Rivka says Jesus promised to always be with them. The Holy Spirit is His presence. Though they can’t see Him, He’s there… like the wind. Noura says she doesn’t feel Him all the time. But Mariam points out that if they felt Him all the time, they wouldn’t really be living by faith. But that He’s always there.

Mariam also thinks of the Spirit like drawing water from a well. She says continuing to drink from a bad well will get you sick. But making the effort to go to the good well, to go to a pure source, will refresh you and give you life. She admits to going to a bad well when she chooses her own way.

Sara and Mariam apologize to each other for getting angry and ask for forgiveness. Noura remembers a story about the Samaritan woman drawing water from a well. Rivka says the living water Jesus spoke of in that story was His Spirit.

When Mariam walks with Rivka back toward Amira’s, they talk about how drawing water from a good well or a bad well is a choice. No matter the circumstances, people can choose whether to follow the Spirit or to follow their own way.

How is the Holy Spirit like the wind?
How is the old nature like a bad well? How is the new nature like a good well?
What can you do to be filled with the Holy Spirit?

Just like we see the effects of the wind, we can see the effects of a Spirit-filled life. As outlined in Galatians, they are: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,and self-control (Galatians 5:22-23).

There are three kinds of people. The natural person hasn’t decided to follow Jesus. “A natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God; for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised” (1 Corinthians 2:14). The spiritual person follows Jesus and is directed and empowered by the Holy Spirit. “He who is spiritual appraises all things… We have the mind of Christ” (1 Corinthians 2:15). And the carnal person follows Jesus but chooses his or her own actions in life. “And I brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual men, but as to carnal men, as to babes in Christ. I gave you milk to drink, not solid food; for you were not yet able to receive it. Indeed, even now you are not yet able, for you are still carnal. For since there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly, and are you not walking like mere men?” (1 Corinthians 3:1-3).

Like the wells, we choose which nature to go to. We’re able to confess our sin at the moment we’re aware of it and thank God for His forgiveness. Then we can choose to surrender control of our lives to Jesus and rely, by faith, on the Holy Spirit to fill us with His presence and power.

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