Prayer Points

¹² But You, O Lord, shall endure forever,
And the remembrance of Your name to all generations.
¹³ You will arise and have mercy on Zion;
For the time to favor her,
Yes, the set time, has come.
¹⁴ For Your servants take pleasure in her stones,
And show favor to her dust.
¹⁵ So the nations shall fear the name of the Lord,
And all the kings of the earth Your glory.
¹⁶ For the Lord shall build up Zion;
He shall appear in His glory.
¹⁷ He shall regard the prayer of the destitute,
And shall not despise their prayers.

 

Psalm 102:12-17

 

 

We began our meeting this morning by thanking God for all that He is doing, even in our days. Thank you, Lord:

• that You are on Your throne, watching over all.
• for Your favor on Zion.
• that You, Yeshua, are coming back.
• that You are rebuilding Jerusalem.
• that You are bringing the captives home.
• for Your word of truth.
• for showing us how to pray and for giving us the privilege of participating in the work You are doing in the world in our days and for allocating specific tasks to each of Your intercessors.
• that we can truthfully say that we love the stones and dust of this land.

In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem:
Do not fear; Zion, let not your hands be weak.
The Lord your God in your midst,
The Mighty One, will save;
He will rejoice over you with gladness,
He will quiet you with His love,
He will rejoice over you with singing.

Zephaniah 3:16-17

 "Peace" Process.

As of this morning there is a meeting planned in Washington for next Tuesday. The Palestinians have been seeking to base the talks on the establishment of a Palestinian State with Israel returning to the 1967 borders. They are also demanding the release of some 100 murderers from Israeli prisons as a pre-condition to negotiations. This would be spitting in the face of the families of their victims and the principles of law and justice. A survey has found that the vast majority of Israelis oppose such a prisoner release. The Israeli government is seeking to pass a law which will require a referendum to approve any giving away of land. This would safeguard the nation against the kind of changes brought in by governments in direct contradiction to the manifestos on which they were elected (for example the withdrawal from Gaza). Pray:

 that Israeli negotiators would not be willing to make any compromise which would do damage to Israel.

that Justice Minister, Tzippi Livni would be prevented from departing from the position of her government.

nothing would be agreed upon in any of these negotiations against the will of God.

Israel's negotiators would hold strongly to the principle that there can be no return to the 1967 borders.

that the Palestinians would continue to make demands which even the Americans would see as outrageous.

The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; He makes the plans of the peoples of no effect. The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the plans of His heart to all generations.

Psalm 33:10-11

that the proposed release of murderers would not take place.

Prime Minister Netanyahu would not yield to the demands of the Palestinians or the Americans.

that the world would see that such action would only encourage more violence among the Palestinians.

 

 that the Knesset would quickly pass a law requiring a referendum to give away land.

that the will of the people would prevail when, as often, it is more in line with God's will than the government is.

that Israel and the nations would be in awe of the word of God as it declares judgment for those who divide the land. (Joel 3:2)