Praying for Israel After Elections on Tuesday

Post-Election

From the desk of Eliyahu of Intercessors for Israel:

Once the election is over the process of forming a coalition government begins. The President invites one of the party leaders (usually the leader of the largest party) to try to form a government. This process involves much negotiation and compromising between the different parties and their policy priorities. This (usually messy process) can take a number of weeks and is possibly just as important as the election itself in determining the direction the nation will take.

• Lord, please watch over this process of building a government. Make it clean and righteous. Guard against compromising on those things which are Your priorities.
  
  
• Please give us a government which will be strong and will last.
  
  
• Give us leaders who will put the needs of the nation before the needs of any particular interest group.
  
  
• Give us leaders who will be like …the sons of Issachar who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do. (1 Chronicles 12:32)
  
  
• Protect Israel against including in the government politicians who are set on the destruction of the State of Israel. (There has been talk of including the Arab parties in government, most of whom are actually anti-Israel.)