Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of these, the wrath of God is coming. In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. (Col. 3:5-7)

The Apostle Paul has laid out his arguments for Christ’s supremacy and our need to surrender our lives to Him by faith. On that basis, he now gets into more practical details of how we should conduct our lives as followers of Christ. It is no accident that Paul mentions sexual sins first in this list of earthly sins. He does the same in his other epistles as well. There is a gravity to sexual sin that causes tremendous damage. Unfortunately, there is well-known sexual immorality among Gulf Arab men, including Omanis. One Omani woman admitted that she doesn’t want to marry an Omani man because she knows what they do in secret. However, let’s not become self-righteous! The West is hypersexualized compared to the conservative and traditional culture of Oman. The good news is that God can free us from any sin in any cultural context so that we can confidently say, “I once walked in these ways, but no more!” (1 Corinthians 6:9-11). Praise God that His wrath is no longer upon us in Christ our propitiation, the One who took the wrath of God upon Himself (1 John 2:2). 

Prayer: Lord God, we recognize that we need Your saving grace like everyone else. We know how much we deserve Your wrath for our sins. We are all fallen human beings and come before You simply as spiritual beggars hungry for bread. And so we pray for Omanis to find that Living Bread, Jesus Christ, the Bread of Life! You are the Great Physician too. Come and heal the wounds that immorality, covetousness, and idolatry produce. Heal Omani families that have been torn apart due to immorality. May the people of Oman rejoice and celebrate the freedom from bondage and the new life that can be theirs in Christ! 

Watch this short prayer video about Omani Men.

Worship with us!: The In Between by Matt Maher. May Omanis know the transforming power of Jesus!

Matthew 18:14 Focus—‘Your Father in heaven does not want one of these little ones to be lost.’ 

Please bring these towns and villages before the Father:

Ash-Shuiyah, Yanqul district, Adh-Dhahirah region. Population: 472

Al-Muaydin, Yanqul district, Adh-Dhahirah region. Population: 428

Karsh, Yanqul district, Adh-Dhahirah region. Population: 413

Tawi an-Nawamiyah, Yanqul district, Adh-Dhahirah region. Population: 356

Hayl al-Manadhrah, Yanqul district, Adh-Dhahirah region. Population: 343

Al-Jizayrat, Yanqul district, Adh-Dhahirah region. Population: 256