Last Tuesday International Atomic Energy Agency released a report, claiming for the first time to have "credible evidence" pointing towards a conclusion that Iran's nuclear activities are by no means focused exclusively on development of nuclear power for peaceful uses; it is now a virtual certainty that the focus is on production of a nuclear weapon. The uneasy speculation highlighted in last week's Update regarding Israel's intentions given these circumstances, has only increased this week. A fascinating and informative article in Sunday's British Telegraph spoke of President Obama's "alarm" at Israel's refusal to bow to Washington's demand last month that the White House be notified before any Israeli strike be made against Iran (Google: Israel refuses to tell US its Iran intentions). After examining a number of opinions pro and con about the possibility or effectiveness of such an attack, the article ends by stating a factor very real to Israelis, while of little concern to others: "In Mr Netanyahu's eyes, Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is another "Hitler" whose aim is to complete what the Holocaust failed to do by wiping out the Jewish race. 'People outside Israel don't understand how profound memories of the Holocaust are, and how they affect future policy making.At the end of the day, this policy of "never again" would dictate Israel's behavior when intelligence comes through that Iran has come close to a bomb.'" ("Israel refuses to tell US its Iran intentions": Adrian Blomfield, The Telegraph; 7:49PM GMT 12 Nov 2011).
Meanwhile, an enormous explosion occurred this past Saturday at a military base 28 miles outside of Tehran, killing at least 17 Revolutionary Guards and being felt strongly in the capital. Among those killed was Brigadier General Hassan Moqaddam, whom one senior military official called "the main architect of the Revolutionary Guard's' canon and missile power and the founder of the deterrent power of our country." This figure was so highly esteemed that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attended the ceremony mourning his death. The Iranians are officially calling the blast an accident occasioned by the repositioning of conventional explosives. Yet one western intelligence source told Time magazine that the Israeli Mosad was behind the explosion; and certain popular speculative sources are even claiming access to information that it was caused while a nuclear device was being placed on a missile. Sunday Prime Minister Netanyahu suggested to his government that Israel has information beyond that released by the IAEA report, "The IAEA's report only detailed information that can be proven; facts that can be presented in court. In practice there are many other things we see, and hence the leading states in the world must decide what to do in order to stop Iran.The efforts thus far did not prevent Iran from progressing towards a bomb, and it is closer to acquiring it, sooner than what people think."
IN LIGHT OF THIS, WE BELIEVE IT APPROPRIATE TO REPEAT THE PRAYER POINTS FROM LAST WEEK:
PLEASE PRAY:
*That Israel will move in the timings and purposes of God regarding a response to the threats coming against her from Iran. "To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.a time for war, a time for peace" (Ecclesiastes 3:1,8b).
* That the Lord would "Scatter the peoples who delight in war" (Psalm 68:30b).
*That Israel's leaders will look to the LORD as our rock, who trains our hand for war and our fingers for battle (Psalm 144:1). That they will realize, with David, that "the battle is the LORD's" (I Samuel 17:47). During the flight of the jets which destroyed Sadam Hussein's Osirak nuclear reactor in 1981, Prime Minister Menachem Begin spent the entire time pacing back and forth alone, deep in prayer.
*That the God of Abraham will be a shield around Israel (Genesis 15:1), that she will look to Him to protect her from fear of the "terror of the night, from the arrows that fly by day" (Psalm 91:5).
*That Believers in Israel will not be distracted from dwelling in the "secret place of Elyon (the Most High), abiding under the shadow of Shaddai (the Almighty)"-and that their faithfulness in this will draw others to desire to do likewise!
*That God would protect His remnant in Iran-from denying their faith in the times of persecution, and from destruction should war break out.
*That the godless leaders tyrannizing the people of Iran and cursing Israel would be replaced; that the bondage of a religion set against the covenant purposes of the Most High God would be broken.
*That revelation would be released among the masses of that enormous land that the God of Israel is a God of Love, and that He has sent a Saviour to free all Humankind from the bondage of sin and despair.
portions taken from the Israel Prayer list
Monday, November 14, 2011
Friday, November 11, 2011
Friday prayer points
1. Iranian threat - Israel's government
The recent report from the International Atomic Energy Authority tells us what we already knew, that Iran is pursuing a nuclear weapon. The world's reaction is just talk and it looks as though unless Israel acts, Iran will achieve its goal. Pray for Israel's government and in particular for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Ehud Barak:
for them to be of the sons of Issachar who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do (1 Chronicles 12:32 NKJV)
Speak to them by dreams, visions, scripture, wise counsel.
Give them Your wisdom, Lord.
Give them strength and clarity.
May they not lose sight of the threat from Iran.
May Israel not depend upon the other nations but upon You, Lord.
May Israel not depend upon the USA for help or permission if we need to strike against Iran, but be willing and ready to act unilaterally.
Whatever You do, O Holy One of Israel, may You be the one who receives all the glory!
2. Iranian threat - the IDF
Good preparation for what is coming.
Strategies to confound the enemy.
Give the pilots of the air-force courage.
If Israel does need to strike, let there be the minimum loss of life consistent with fulfilling Your purposes, o God!
Give us good intelligence information about the realities on the ground in Iran. Protect and anoint those gathering the information.
Guard against dissension among the military leaders of Israel. - Divine unity.
3. United Nations Security Council vote
The Security Council is due to vote today 11/11/11 on the Palestinian request for statehood. Pray:
for this vote to be defeated.
for the USA to be willing to use its veto if necessary.
for the 15 members of the Security Council to be willing to say no.
for the leaders of these nations to have their eyes opened to the significance of their votes on this issue and to be in fear of the Lord.
for these nations to step back from the judgment which follows for those who curse the people of the Lord and divide the land.
4. Security in Israel
Mahmoud Abbas has warned of the possibility of violence in the aftermath of this vote. Pray for:
the police and the IDF to wisely distribute their forces to ensure the security of the nation and the people of Israel.
discernment of what should be done, when to act firmly and quickly and when to exercise constraint.
the security forces to nip in the bud any planned attacks against Israel in order to save lives.
Arabs to stay at home.
rain, storms, snow, if necessary to undermine the plans our enemies may have to cause trouble.
Confound those who hate Israel and thwart the plans for any new intifada!
God's people to Pray for the peace of Jerusalem (Psalm 122:6 NKJV). We don't know what the peace of Jerusalem is meant to look like today, but we ask that we may be faithful in praying for it according to Your will.
5. Sarkozy - Obama conversation
It has emerged in recent days that a conversation was overheard between French President Sarkozy and US President Obama in which they expressed their low opinions of Benjamin Netanyahu. We need to pray about reactions to this:
What the enemy purposes for evil, would You, Lord, use for good!
Pray that Israel would unite behind her Prime Minister. It's not just Netanyahu who is under attack but Israel.
Thank the Lord that the truth will come out and we can know what these leaders actually think.
Pray for real affirmation for Netanyahu himself to counteract the personal hurt caused by these remarks.
6. People of Israel
In the tense times we are in there is a sense of Israel's isolation and the stirring up of the Jews' centuries old sense of rejection by the world. Yet despite people's fears a recent survey has revealed that very few are tempted to leave the country. In biblical times there was a history of the people of Israel turning back to God when things got really bad. Pray:
that the people will turn back to the Lord, not to religion.
that they may search the scriptures for themselves rather than just accepting what the rabbis have said. And may they see Rabbinical Judaism for the prison it is.
that God will remove the veil which prevents the Jews seeing Him for who He is, and they will see Him and know His love, here in this land.
that the Comforter would come to Zion. The people would turn to Him and know His acceptance.
that God would sprinkle clean water on His people and cleanse this nation.
they would see that You, God, have set Your King over them and recognize that in Yeshua they have life forever and lasting peace.
7. The Church
For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: The Deliverer will come out of Zion, and He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob; For this is My covenant with them, when I take away their sins. Concerning the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but concerning the election they are beloved for the sake of the fathers. For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. Romans 11:25-29 NKJV
Pray for:
the Church to come out of ignorance regarding Israel and see what God is doing in the world.
the Church to see current events in the United Nations for what they are and their pivotal significance for the nations involved.
boldness to proclaim what God is doing.
the exposure of the darkness behind anti-Semitic teachers who seek to lead the Church astray into replacement theology.
8. Aliyah
Then say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: Surely I will take the children of Israel from among the nations, wherever they have gone, and will gather them from every side and bring them into their own land… Ezekiel 37:21 NKJV
Bring back those who know You and those who don't yet know You.
Let the Jewish people come home quickly to Israel, which is their refuge, their future, their hope, their destiny and the place where their Messiah will meet them!
Shake them loose! Let them recognize that the USA is not the promised land.
And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with singing, with everlasting joy on their heads. Isaiah 35:10 NKJV
Let the believing Jews return home with joy, recognizing that living in other countries means living in exile or in prison as a result of the sins of their forebears. Confront them with Your word, O Lord!
Behold, I will lift My hand in an oath to the nations, And set up My standard for the peoples; They shall bring your sons in their arms, and your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders. Isaiah 49:22 NKJV
Give the burden to the Church to participate in the aliyah, helping to bring the Jewish people home.
So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and His glory from the rising of the sun; when the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD will lift up a standard against him. The Redeemer will come to Zion, and to those who turn from transgression in Jacob, says the LORD. As for Me, says the LORD, this is My covenant with them: My Spirit who is upon you, and My words which I have put in your mouth, shall not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your descendants, nor from the mouth of your descendants' descendants, says the LORD, from this time and forevermore. Isaiah 59:19-21 NKJV
He is sovereign and He will do it! Amen.
taken from Intercessors for Israel newsletter
The recent report from the International Atomic Energy Authority tells us what we already knew, that Iran is pursuing a nuclear weapon. The world's reaction is just talk and it looks as though unless Israel acts, Iran will achieve its goal. Pray for Israel's government and in particular for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Ehud Barak:
for them to be of the sons of Issachar who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do (1 Chronicles 12:32 NKJV)
Speak to them by dreams, visions, scripture, wise counsel.
Give them Your wisdom, Lord.
Give them strength and clarity.
May they not lose sight of the threat from Iran.
May Israel not depend upon the other nations but upon You, Lord.
May Israel not depend upon the USA for help or permission if we need to strike against Iran, but be willing and ready to act unilaterally.
Whatever You do, O Holy One of Israel, may You be the one who receives all the glory!
2. Iranian threat - the IDF
Good preparation for what is coming.
Strategies to confound the enemy.
Give the pilots of the air-force courage.
If Israel does need to strike, let there be the minimum loss of life consistent with fulfilling Your purposes, o God!
Give us good intelligence information about the realities on the ground in Iran. Protect and anoint those gathering the information.
Guard against dissension among the military leaders of Israel. - Divine unity.
3. United Nations Security Council vote
The Security Council is due to vote today 11/11/11 on the Palestinian request for statehood. Pray:
for this vote to be defeated.
for the USA to be willing to use its veto if necessary.
for the 15 members of the Security Council to be willing to say no.
for the leaders of these nations to have their eyes opened to the significance of their votes on this issue and to be in fear of the Lord.
for these nations to step back from the judgment which follows for those who curse the people of the Lord and divide the land.
4. Security in Israel
Mahmoud Abbas has warned of the possibility of violence in the aftermath of this vote. Pray for:
the police and the IDF to wisely distribute their forces to ensure the security of the nation and the people of Israel.
discernment of what should be done, when to act firmly and quickly and when to exercise constraint.
the security forces to nip in the bud any planned attacks against Israel in order to save lives.
Arabs to stay at home.
rain, storms, snow, if necessary to undermine the plans our enemies may have to cause trouble.
Confound those who hate Israel and thwart the plans for any new intifada!
God's people to Pray for the peace of Jerusalem (Psalm 122:6 NKJV). We don't know what the peace of Jerusalem is meant to look like today, but we ask that we may be faithful in praying for it according to Your will.
5. Sarkozy - Obama conversation
It has emerged in recent days that a conversation was overheard between French President Sarkozy and US President Obama in which they expressed their low opinions of Benjamin Netanyahu. We need to pray about reactions to this:
What the enemy purposes for evil, would You, Lord, use for good!
Pray that Israel would unite behind her Prime Minister. It's not just Netanyahu who is under attack but Israel.
Thank the Lord that the truth will come out and we can know what these leaders actually think.
Pray for real affirmation for Netanyahu himself to counteract the personal hurt caused by these remarks.
6. People of Israel
In the tense times we are in there is a sense of Israel's isolation and the stirring up of the Jews' centuries old sense of rejection by the world. Yet despite people's fears a recent survey has revealed that very few are tempted to leave the country. In biblical times there was a history of the people of Israel turning back to God when things got really bad. Pray:
that the people will turn back to the Lord, not to religion.
that they may search the scriptures for themselves rather than just accepting what the rabbis have said. And may they see Rabbinical Judaism for the prison it is.
that God will remove the veil which prevents the Jews seeing Him for who He is, and they will see Him and know His love, here in this land.
that the Comforter would come to Zion. The people would turn to Him and know His acceptance.
that God would sprinkle clean water on His people and cleanse this nation.
they would see that You, God, have set Your King over them and recognize that in Yeshua they have life forever and lasting peace.
7. The Church
For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: The Deliverer will come out of Zion, and He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob; For this is My covenant with them, when I take away their sins. Concerning the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but concerning the election they are beloved for the sake of the fathers. For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. Romans 11:25-29 NKJV
Pray for:
the Church to come out of ignorance regarding Israel and see what God is doing in the world.
the Church to see current events in the United Nations for what they are and their pivotal significance for the nations involved.
boldness to proclaim what God is doing.
the exposure of the darkness behind anti-Semitic teachers who seek to lead the Church astray into replacement theology.
8. Aliyah
Then say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: Surely I will take the children of Israel from among the nations, wherever they have gone, and will gather them from every side and bring them into their own land… Ezekiel 37:21 NKJV
Bring back those who know You and those who don't yet know You.
Let the Jewish people come home quickly to Israel, which is their refuge, their future, their hope, their destiny and the place where their Messiah will meet them!
Shake them loose! Let them recognize that the USA is not the promised land.
And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with singing, with everlasting joy on their heads. Isaiah 35:10 NKJV
Let the believing Jews return home with joy, recognizing that living in other countries means living in exile or in prison as a result of the sins of their forebears. Confront them with Your word, O Lord!
Behold, I will lift My hand in an oath to the nations, And set up My standard for the peoples; They shall bring your sons in their arms, and your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders. Isaiah 49:22 NKJV
Give the burden to the Church to participate in the aliyah, helping to bring the Jewish people home.
So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and His glory from the rising of the sun; when the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD will lift up a standard against him. The Redeemer will come to Zion, and to those who turn from transgression in Jacob, says the LORD. As for Me, says the LORD, this is My covenant with them: My Spirit who is upon you, and My words which I have put in your mouth, shall not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your descendants, nor from the mouth of your descendants' descendants, says the LORD, from this time and forevermore. Isaiah 59:19-21 NKJV
He is sovereign and He will do it! Amen.
taken from Intercessors for Israel newsletter
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
"Will Israel Attack Iran?"
Speculation in the media as to whether Israel is planning a preemptive strike on Iran's nuclear facilities is certainly nothing new; in fact, it has come to be expected that about twice a year there will be reports that such an attack is eminent. This past week there has been a new wave of such speculation, as the International Atomic Energy Agency is expected in a few days to announce evidence that Iran is in fact within the last, critical stages of developing an atomic weapon (Recent satellite photos reveal a huge steel container at a military base about 30 kilometers from Tehran capable of serving as a testing chamber for carrying out experiments with detonators and other explosives related to nuclear weapons). This week newspapers carried reports supposedly leaked from high-level sources, indicating that Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak are engaged in serious preparations for launching an attack. Friday Israeli President Peres voiced his belief that Israel and the world are approaching a military option, and the same day saw a senior US military official stating that the US is "absolutely" concerned about the possibility that such an Israeli attack may soon take place without prior consultation with the US. The Russian Foreign Minister, whose country is the nearest thing to a major power ally Iran has, warned that there is "no military solution to the Iranian nuclear problem", and any strike on Iran will result in soured ties between the West and Russia. And Iran responded to the rumors by vowing that "before being able to take any action against Iran, the Israelis will feel our wrath in Tel Aviv."
How much is mere speculation, how much information purposely and strategically released to the media in ways calculated to disguise the true state of circumstances we can't be sure. What seems certain to Israel is that the nation of Iran has accelerated its program to develop a nuclear weapon along with the means necessary for delivering it (It has been known for some time that Iran has obtained key components for such a weapon from North Korea). And Iran's leaders continue to voice not only threats but rhetoric appearing to reflect actual intentions of having a part in causing what it calls "the Zionist Entity" to cease to exist.
PLEASE PRAY:
*That Israel will move in the timings and purposes of God regarding a response to the threats coming against her from Iran. "To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.a time for war, a time for peace" (Ecclesiastes 3:1,8b).
* That the Lord would "Scatter the peoples who delight in war" (Psalm 68:30b).
*That Israel's leaders will look to the LORD as our rock, who trains our hand for war and our fingers for battle (Psalm 144:1). That they will realize, with David, that "the battle is the LORD's" (I Samuel 17:47). During the flight of the jets which destroyed Sadam Hussein's Osirak nuclear reactor in 1981, Prime Minister Menachem Begin spent the entire time pacing back and forth alone, deep in prayer.
*That the God of Abraham will be a shield around Israel (Genesis 15:1), that she will look to Him to protect her from fear of the "terror of the night, from the arrows that fly by day" (Psalm 91:5).
*That Believers in Israel will not be distracted from dwelling in the "secret place of Elyon (the Most High), abiding under the shadow of Shaddai (the Almighty)"-and that their faithfulness in this will draw others to desire to do likewise!
*That God would protect His remnant in Iran-from denying their faith in the times of persecution, and from destruction should war break out.
*That the godless leaders tyrannizing the people of Iran and cursing Israel would be replaced; that the bondage of a religion set against the covenant purposes of the Most High God would be broken.
*That revelation would be released among the masses of that enormous land that the God of Israel is a God of Love, and that He has sent a Saviour to free all Humankind from the bondage of sin and despair.
portions taken from Israel Prayer list
How much is mere speculation, how much information purposely and strategically released to the media in ways calculated to disguise the true state of circumstances we can't be sure. What seems certain to Israel is that the nation of Iran has accelerated its program to develop a nuclear weapon along with the means necessary for delivering it (It has been known for some time that Iran has obtained key components for such a weapon from North Korea). And Iran's leaders continue to voice not only threats but rhetoric appearing to reflect actual intentions of having a part in causing what it calls "the Zionist Entity" to cease to exist.
PLEASE PRAY:
*That Israel will move in the timings and purposes of God regarding a response to the threats coming against her from Iran. "To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.a time for war, a time for peace" (Ecclesiastes 3:1,8b).
* That the Lord would "Scatter the peoples who delight in war" (Psalm 68:30b).
*That Israel's leaders will look to the LORD as our rock, who trains our hand for war and our fingers for battle (Psalm 144:1). That they will realize, with David, that "the battle is the LORD's" (I Samuel 17:47). During the flight of the jets which destroyed Sadam Hussein's Osirak nuclear reactor in 1981, Prime Minister Menachem Begin spent the entire time pacing back and forth alone, deep in prayer.
*That the God of Abraham will be a shield around Israel (Genesis 15:1), that she will look to Him to protect her from fear of the "terror of the night, from the arrows that fly by day" (Psalm 91:5).
*That Believers in Israel will not be distracted from dwelling in the "secret place of Elyon (the Most High), abiding under the shadow of Shaddai (the Almighty)"-and that their faithfulness in this will draw others to desire to do likewise!
*That God would protect His remnant in Iran-from denying their faith in the times of persecution, and from destruction should war break out.
*That the godless leaders tyrannizing the people of Iran and cursing Israel would be replaced; that the bondage of a religion set against the covenant purposes of the Most High God would be broken.
*That revelation would be released among the masses of that enormous land that the God of Israel is a God of Love, and that He has sent a Saviour to free all Humankind from the bondage of sin and despair.
portions taken from Israel Prayer list
Monday, November 7, 2011
Former Rains
Israel, both the people and the land, rejoiced this week as rains finally began to descend over the region. In Israel the "Former Rains" begin in the fall (on the last day of the Sukkot celebration there are special prayers for rain), and the "Latter Rains" normally arrive with the Passover season in the spring. Then it stops. From mid-May to mid-October it is rare to receive rain anywhere in the middle-East. After a few short showers just before Rosh Hashanah, we have received virtually nothing at all until now. Then Friday night it began to thunder, and by the next morning they rains had come! By Saturday evening the Sea of Galilee had risen a half-centimeter and snow had fallen on Mount Hermon. After these long six months the hills around Jerusalem are still brown-but today we noticed little pink squills opening up in the dry grass on "Bible Hill" near the Begin Center on Hebron Road; we are so very thankful! Last year the Former Rains were practically nonexistent, continuing drought conditions which had already existed for several years. Praise the Lord, His Mercies endure forever!
PLEASE PRAY:
*That the former and latter rains will be substantial in Israel this year. That there will be snows on Mount Hermon and that the Sea of Galilee and the underground aquifers would be refilled. *We also continue to pray Isaiah 41:17-20.that as Israel acknowledges her need of water, it would be provided in unexpected places that we"may see and know, and consider and understand together, that the hand of the LORD has done this, and the Holy One of Israel has created it."
portions taken from Israel Prayer list
PLEASE PRAY:
*That the former and latter rains will be substantial in Israel this year. That there will be snows on Mount Hermon and that the Sea of Galilee and the underground aquifers would be refilled. *We also continue to pray Isaiah 41:17-20.that as Israel acknowledges her need of water, it would be provided in unexpected places that we"may see and know, and consider and understand together, that the hand of the LORD has done this, and the Holy One of Israel has created it."
portions taken from Israel Prayer list
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Greece and Israel
It was announced Sunday that Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou will resign after a new coalition government is formed. The new government is to be in place until elections are held in early spring. For months Greece has hovered on the brink of bankruptcy, and this past week saw the situation becoming critical. Leaders in the EU have been working desperately to come up with a "bail-out" plan for their fallen member-but the austerity measures necessary for imposing an effective plan have resulted in chaotic outbreaks of lawlessness across the land. A default could pull down other European economies (Italy, Spain, Portugal and Ireland are especially vulnerable), which in turn could severely disrupt economies around the world.
During the past year, the leadership of Greece has made strong overtures of friendship towards Israel. Even as our relationship with Turkey has cooled drastically, that with Greece has warmed. Among other things, this warming has resulted in plans reportedly beginning to be discussed whereby Greece might become a key partner with Israel in the export to Europe of resources from the vast petroleum deposits discovered off of Israel's northwest coast. Now, with the meltdown in her economy and the dissolution of her government, these bright hopes are distressingly being replaced with uncertainty.
PLEASE PRAY:
*Integrity, order, courage and prosperity over the nation of Greece.
*That friendship between the two countries would be maintained during the dark and desperate days through which Greece is passing. Pray that leadership will come into place which sees the importance of maintaining close relations with Israel.
*Against a rise of anti-Semitism in Greece. An emaciated economy with imposed austerity measures and rampant poverty often give rise to lawlessness.and these are circumstances in which the enemy has historically found fertile soil for planting seeds of accusation against the Jews.
*The blessings of the New Covenant Letters to the Corinthians to reawaken in the Body of Messiah in Greece. For the Church there to come out of the delusion of "replacement theology" and realize that praying for and blessing God's purposes for Israel will return blessing upon their own land and people.
portions taken from Israel prayer list
During the past year, the leadership of Greece has made strong overtures of friendship towards Israel. Even as our relationship with Turkey has cooled drastically, that with Greece has warmed. Among other things, this warming has resulted in plans reportedly beginning to be discussed whereby Greece might become a key partner with Israel in the export to Europe of resources from the vast petroleum deposits discovered off of Israel's northwest coast. Now, with the meltdown in her economy and the dissolution of her government, these bright hopes are distressingly being replaced with uncertainty.
PLEASE PRAY:
*Integrity, order, courage and prosperity over the nation of Greece.
*That friendship between the two countries would be maintained during the dark and desperate days through which Greece is passing. Pray that leadership will come into place which sees the importance of maintaining close relations with Israel.
*Against a rise of anti-Semitism in Greece. An emaciated economy with imposed austerity measures and rampant poverty often give rise to lawlessness.and these are circumstances in which the enemy has historically found fertile soil for planting seeds of accusation against the Jews.
*The blessings of the New Covenant Letters to the Corinthians to reawaken in the Body of Messiah in Greece. For the Church there to come out of the delusion of "replacement theology" and realize that praying for and blessing God's purposes for Israel will return blessing upon their own land and people.
portions taken from Israel prayer list
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Ps. 121 God Protect the IDF
"MEN FOR YOU AND PEOPLE FOR YOUR LIFE."
A member of the royal Saudi family in Saudi Arabia has pledged to donate an additional $900,000 to a $100,000 bounty offered by a Muslim cleric for abduction of an Israeli soldier, to be held for ransom so as to free Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. Over 1000 Palestinian prisoners, some with blood on their hands, were released from Israeli jails last week in exchange for Gilad Shalit. The cleric claims to have based his offer in response to one allegedly made by an Israeli family who lost one of its members in 1998 to a terrorist who was released in last week's exchange. Already, some of those released have spoken bragging words regarding what they did and what they would do again if given an opportunity.
Meanwhile, Gilad Shalit has been recuperating with his family in the north. Surveys have shown that over 70 % of Israelis were in favor of the exchange, even though a majority believed that Israel's security might be severely compromised as a result of it.
Last week we wrote of the signs in the heavens on that day.of the Haftarah portion (Isaiah 42:5-43:10), for that week which contained a remarkably apt verse (42:7) quoted by our Prime Minister on the occasion, "To bring out prisoners from the prison, those who sit in darkness from the prison house." We have since had pointed out to us an equally remarkable verse, also from that same portion read the week of the exchange of prisoners resulting in Gilad's release, "Since you are precious in My sight, you have been honored, and I have loved you; therefore I will give men for you and people for your life." (Isaiah 43:4, Emphases ours).
PLEASE PRAY:
*Psalm 121.that He who watches over Israel and neither slumbers nor sleeps will guard over our soldiers. preserving their going out and their coming in, protecting them from all evil, including the enemy's plottings to capture: "My eyes are continually on the LORD, for he will pluck my feet from the net.Consider my enemies, for they are many; and they hate me with cruel (Hebrew: hamas) hatred. Guard my soul, and deliver me; let me not be ashamed, for I put my trust in You" (Psalm 25:15, 19-20).
*For those Israelis who were deeply hurt by the exchange of prisoners-that they find comfort from God, but that they also not take the law into their own hands, releasing all vengeance to Him (Deuteronomy 32:35).
*For Gilad Shalit to continue to be healed in body, soul and spirit. For him to be led by the Holy Spirit to know the One who was with him in his captivity, in Whose sight he is precious and loved.the One who allowed the release of men for him and people for his life.
portions from the Israel prayer list
A member of the royal Saudi family in Saudi Arabia has pledged to donate an additional $900,000 to a $100,000 bounty offered by a Muslim cleric for abduction of an Israeli soldier, to be held for ransom so as to free Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. Over 1000 Palestinian prisoners, some with blood on their hands, were released from Israeli jails last week in exchange for Gilad Shalit. The cleric claims to have based his offer in response to one allegedly made by an Israeli family who lost one of its members in 1998 to a terrorist who was released in last week's exchange. Already, some of those released have spoken bragging words regarding what they did and what they would do again if given an opportunity.
Meanwhile, Gilad Shalit has been recuperating with his family in the north. Surveys have shown that over 70 % of Israelis were in favor of the exchange, even though a majority believed that Israel's security might be severely compromised as a result of it.
Last week we wrote of the signs in the heavens on that day.of the Haftarah portion (Isaiah 42:5-43:10), for that week which contained a remarkably apt verse (42:7) quoted by our Prime Minister on the occasion, "To bring out prisoners from the prison, those who sit in darkness from the prison house." We have since had pointed out to us an equally remarkable verse, also from that same portion read the week of the exchange of prisoners resulting in Gilad's release, "Since you are precious in My sight, you have been honored, and I have loved you; therefore I will give men for you and people for your life." (Isaiah 43:4, Emphases ours).
PLEASE PRAY:
*Psalm 121.that He who watches over Israel and neither slumbers nor sleeps will guard over our soldiers. preserving their going out and their coming in, protecting them from all evil, including the enemy's plottings to capture: "My eyes are continually on the LORD, for he will pluck my feet from the net.Consider my enemies, for they are many; and they hate me with cruel (Hebrew: hamas) hatred. Guard my soul, and deliver me; let me not be ashamed, for I put my trust in You" (Psalm 25:15, 19-20).
*For those Israelis who were deeply hurt by the exchange of prisoners-that they find comfort from God, but that they also not take the law into their own hands, releasing all vengeance to Him (Deuteronomy 32:35).
*For Gilad Shalit to continue to be healed in body, soul and spirit. For him to be led by the Holy Spirit to know the One who was with him in his captivity, in Whose sight he is precious and loved.the One who allowed the release of men for him and people for his life.
portions from the Israel prayer list
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