April 22, 2026
Dear Friends,
This week one man prayed with me according to the pattern of Luke 18:13 & Romans 10:9.
The man is a middle-aged secular Jew, an Israeli, living in the EU for years. He wrote:
“Dear Dr. Tour, Thank you very much for the opportunity to contact you. To better explain why I decided to contact you, I have to start with a bit of background, so please excuse me for the lengthy introduction. I was born to a secular(ish) jewish family, and although the synagogue wasn’t a strange place for me, I never felt as if I belonged there. To be honest, I never believed in god since I couldn’t reconcile his existence with the fact he is a moral monster and very nosy. Despite that, I always had a strange attraction to Jesus. Maybe it was the “grass is always greener on the other side” effect, and maybe I was envious of Christian’s easy-going god, but I always saw his role as a positive one. I lived my entire life as far away from religion as I could, moving between agnosticism and combative atheism. About 10 years ago my life started to break apart and it hasn’t gotten any better since then. I was brought down on my knees so brutally that I became very depressed and even suicidal. I managed to stabilize my life on a basic level, but never really recovered. As expected, I tried to reflect on my worldview, especially regarding religion and belief in god. I considered giving belief a chance , but my revulsion from orthodox Judaism (especially what became of it these days) couldn’t let me even begin with it. I then decided (with a bit of scruples) to search for Jesus Christ. For the last 3 years, or so, I have tried talking to Jesus, searching for him in every Church I come across (I live in [the EU]), begging for at least a vague sign that he is there and life is not arbitrarily evil. Needless to say, I knocked but the door wasn’t open for me. I came to a point where I start to believe god doesn’t really exist, and if he does, he doesn’t want anything to do with me. But before I give up and go back to agnosticism, I wanted to consult you: Did I do something wrong on my spiritual quest? Is there something I can do differently? Is there something else I can do? Thank you very much in advance Dr. Tour. Kind regards,_________”
I knew that a man seeking the Lord like this was sure to find.
Matthew 7:8
“For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.”
We met, and I shared for 25 minutes through a number of scripture texts, presenting what brought me, a Jew, to faith in Jesus. And then 25 minutes on the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. He immediately prayed aloud according to the pattern noted above. I introduced him to Mitch Glaser, president of Chosen People Ministry, https://chosenpeople.com/, and in turn, Mitch put him in contact with a Messianic Jewish pastor in the same country. I am thankful for the network of Jewish believers in Jesus that can rally behind the lambs.
John 1:49
“Nathanael [a Jew] answered Him, ‘Rabbi, You are the Son of God; You are the King of Israel.’”
Matthew 16:16
“Simon Peter [a Jew] answered, ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.’”
Isaiah 49:5
“And now says the LORD, who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, to bring Jacob [the Jews] back to Him, so that Israel might be gathered to Him…”
God bless,
Dr. James Tour
