20,000 Seek the Way
A Vision of Jesus: Daniel’s Journey to the Truth
Every year in Ethiopia, Muslims gather to celebrate Mohammed’s birthday — a significant event where millions come together in prayer. As part of the tradition, religious leaders devote time to seeking the way, a dedicated period of prayer to receive guidance for the future.
During one such time of seeking, Daniel, a prominent leader responsible for 20,000 Muslims, had an extraordinary vision.
In his vision, Jesus appeared to him and spoke:
“I am the way. Follow Me. Follow My book.”
Daniel was stunned. He had never encountered anything like this before. Intrigued by what he had seen and heard, he felt compelled to learn more.
He recalled a time when he had met Christians working in his region. Remembering their presence, he set out to find them.
When he finally met them, he asked, “Do you have a special book that describes your faith?”
The Christians, thrilled to see Daniel’s interest, eagerly showed him a small book—one that compiled key scriptures to explain the beliefs of Christianity.
What Daniel saw next left him in awe.
The national church leadership, in cooperation with Empower Ministries, had developed and printed this book in their language. It was the very book Jesus had shown him in his vision.
“This is it!” he cried. “This is the book I saw, the one I am to study.”
Without hesitation, Daniel made a bold request: he asked for 20,000 copies of the book. He had received his mission—to lead his entire region to follow Jesus.
A Call to the Nations
Daniel’s encounter echoes Peter’s vision in Acts 10:9 – 16:
“A voice came to him, ‘Get up, Peter, kill and eat.’ But Peter said, ‘By no means, Lord, for I have never eaten anything unholy or unclean.’ Again a voice came to him a second time, ‘What God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy.’ This happened three times, and immediately the object was taken up into the sky.”
Just as God revealed His plan to Peter, He continues to reveal Himself to those who seek the Truth.
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The book the Christians gave him was the very one Jesus had shown him.
In Peter’s vision, the Lord told Peter to do something he always thought was wrong. He challenged Peter’s beliefs with a clear directive. He did the same to Daniel and like Peter, Daniel responded in faith. Casting aside the shackles of religion, Daniel trusted the voice of God and allowed him to transform his life so he could, in kind, work alongside the Lord as he transformed the lives of 20,000 more people from Muslim backgrounds.
