Have a Blessed Passover!

THIS EVENING BEGINS PASSOVER AND THE FEAST OF UNLEAVENED BREAD.

"Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed, Messiah, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth" (I Corinthians 5:7-8).

This evening Jews around the world will be gathered round tables in obedience to the command in Exodus 12:14, "So this day shall be to you a memorial; and you shall keep it as a feast to the LORD throughout your generations. You shall keep it as a feast by an everlasting ordinance." They will have cleaned leaven from their homes (12:19) and will begin a week of eating only unleavened bread. The word "Pesach" (Passover) comes from verb "lifso'ah" which means "to skip". Literally, when the scourge went through Egypt, those with blood on their doorposts were 'skipped' the judgment which came upon the rest of Egypt. The meal is celebrated at a seder table. "Seder" means "order" (In modern Hebrew, 'b'seder' means 'o.k.'-literally, 'in order'). So the seder table is an 'ordering', both through reading and having a meal, of an account of what God did on that occasion. During the course of the meal, most families are guided by a book called a "Haggadah". This word actually means "the telling" and is taken from Exodus 13:8, "And you shall tell your son on that day, saying, 'It is because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt'". Although the book contains remarks by revered rabbis here and there, it is primarily a straightforward account of God's deliverance of His people Israel from bondage in Egypt. And it is interspersed with wonderful psalms, and passages-many of which reference God's salvation ("Yeshu'ah") and coming Messiah. At the heart of the "telling" as it has come down to our day is an addition called Afikomen. It comes from a Greek word, meaning literally "that which comes after" or even "the one who came". At the beginning of the seder three pieces of matzo are placed into a three-fold pocket-but the piece going in the middle is first broken. Part remains in the pocket, and the other part, the Afikomen is hidden. At the end of the seder children will seek for the Afikomen.and the one who finds it will be given a redemption-price reward. Then all the participants eat a portion of the Afikomen for dessert. Modern-day matzo is unleavened, pierced and striped from the heat in baking. According to the Mishna, the Afikomen is a substitute for the "Korban Pesach".the Passover Sacrifice which was the last thing eaten at seders during the First and Second Temple periods.

PLEASE PRAY:

*For Light to shine over seder tables around the world, to reveal the Truth of the "Lamb, slain from the foundation of the world"-who atones for and takes away the sin of the world. Who may be found by all who seek, and whose finding brings Life, and Nourishment and Joy.

*For God's protection over Israel during this holy week when children are out of school and many families are out and about enjoying the holidays.

School Bus hit by anti tank missile

Two civilians were injured, one critically and another moderately, when an
anti-tank missile was fired at their school bus in the Sa'ad juncture on
Thursday (Apr. 7). Immediately following the attack a helicopter flew the
two to a hospital for further treatment. According to the Red Cross, at
approximately 15:05 authorities were notified of the event and ambulances
sent to the scene.

The Home Front Command instructed residents in communities surrounding the
Gaza Strip to enter protected areas as a precaution to possible rocket-fire
in the next few hours. Around the time of the bus's attack, terrorists fired
16 mortar shells from the Gaza Strip which landed in the western Negev
region.

Israeli President, Shimon Peres, said in response to the attacks that, "This
is another incident which proves the Gaza Strip has turned into a terrorist
zone. No one would give up the safety of his country's citiznes and Israel
stands firm on the right to defend itself. Hundereds of thousands of mothers
and children in southern Israel cannot sleep at night as a result of
rocket-fire from the Gaza Strip."

Following the attack, Minister of Defense, Ehud Barak, was quoted saying he
"told the IDF to implement all means necessary in order to respond to the
bus attack in the Sa'ad juncture." The Minister of Defense added that he
places responsibilty for every attack from the Gaza Strip on Hamas.

During the course of Wednesday night (Apr. 6), an IAF aircraft targeted
three smuggling tunnels in the southern Gaza Strip and a terror tunnel in
the northern Gaza Strip. Direct hits were confirmed.

The IDF will not allow communities of southern Israel to continue living
under constant threat. Any attempt to terrorize those or any of Israel's
citizens will be met with a response. The IDF holds the Hamas terrorist
organization solely responsible for any terrorist activity emanating from
the Gaza Strip.

Please Pray:
"He who watches over Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps."Ps. 121:4

"You shall hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the plots of man; You shall keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues." Ps. 31:20

ISRAEL, BE OF GOOD COURAGE FOR HE WILL STRENGTHEN YOUR HEART AS YOU HOPE IN HIM, THE LORD GOD OF ISRAEL." Ps. 31:24

Lift up prayers for the victims(our brothers and sisters)

Let us hold the victims and the families in prayer in the recent terrorist attack in Jerusalem as well as the bombings in additional parts of Israel.

Below you will find details about the life of Mary Jean Gardner. She died in the terrorist attack in Jerusalem.

For more than 20 years Mary Jean served the Lord through Bible Translation.

In the recent bombing in Jerusalem only one person died, and she was a Bible Translator.
(Thirty-nine were injured, and we need to remember to keep them in our prayers).

Mary Jean Gardner was here in Jerusalem as a Wycliffe Bible Translator studying Hebrew
at Jerusalem's Hebrew University, and worked with other Israeli Messianic Scholars and Bible Translators
She loved Yeshua (Jesus) and wanted others to know that He was their Messiah. She was
originally from England, and 59 years old when she passed away a few days ago.

Mary Jean spent many years in Togo, West Africa doing Bible translation work, and came to
Israel to study and work with other Bible translators in order to translate the Hebrew Jewish
Scriptures (Tanakh) into the lfe tribal language which is spoken in both Togo and Benin, Africa.

"She was a quiet, sensitive and introverted person, highly motivated. She had a
seriousness and commitment that is to be admired, being over 50 and coming to
study Hebrew, archaeology, the land of the bible and the history of the land.
You need a commitment for that, and you saw that language was really her life,"
said Miriam Ronning, a Messianic Bible translator who co-founded the center in 1995.

Eddie Arthur, executive director of Wycliffe Bible Translators, described Mary Jean
as a "lovely lady who was very popular" and will be "sorely missed."

Let us pray:

Psalm 29:10-11: "The Lord sat enthroned at the Flood, and the Lord sits as King forever. The Lord will give strength to His people; The Lord will bless His people with peace."
God, we lift up our voices with the cries in the land of Israel today. We come into agreement with our brothers and sisters and cry for mercy. We cry for strength to be imparted into Israel. This death and all injured affects an entire nation as well as the remnant across the nations. We grieve and mourn with them before Your throne of grace. Engulf us with Your presence. Come quickly, Lord.

Terrorist Bombing in Jerusalem

One woman was killed and about 50 wounded when a bomb weighing between 1-2 kilograms (2.2-4.4 pounds) exploded at 3 p.m. across the street from the Jerusalem Convention Center, near the Central Bus Station. The bomb exploded at a crowded bus stop next to Egged city bus #74. The explosion was caused by a bomb placed at a telephone booth near the bus stop. The victims had been standing at the bus stop or nearby when the device exploded.



The woman (59) was critically wounded as a result of the bombing, and rescue services transferred her to hospital, where doctors fought for her life for about an hour and ultimately were forced to declare her dead.

David Amoyal worked at the kiosk at the bus stop where the bomb exploded. The kiosk had been rebuilt after being completely destroyed when a suicide bomber detonated next to it in 1994, and renamed "Pitzuz Shel Kiosk," which literally means "an blast of a kiosk." He saw a suspicious bag and told some youths who were nearby to move away while he called police. During his call, the bomb exploded. Amoyal was only a few feet away from the bomb when it detonated, and suffered moderate injuries.

Please Pray:

Psalm 122:6-9 "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May they prosper who love you. Peace be within your walls, prosperity with your palaces. For the sake of my brethren and companions, I will now say Peace be within you. Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek your good."

Lord, we lift up Israel to you today. Prince of Peace come in the midst of this situation and hear the cry of your people to defend them. We pray for Your perfect love which casts out all fear to come and fill the Jewish people. Lift up their eyes to see You in the midst of the battle. We prophesy "Peace be within your walls, O Israel."

Psalm 125:2, "As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds His people from this time forth and forever.

Psalm 124 "If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, Let Israel now say-
If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men rose up against us, then they would have swallowed us alive, when their wrath was kindled against us; Then the waters would have overwhelmed us, the stream would have gone over our soul. Then the swollen waters would have gone over our soul. Blessed be the Lord, who has not given us as prey to their teeth. Our soul has escaped as a bird from the snare of the fowlers(persons who catch birds in a trap or snare); the snare is broken, and we have escaped. OUR HELP IS IN THE NAME OF THE LORD, WHO MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH."

Lord, we speak that Your people will be as birds that have escaped from the fowlers. We declare that the snare of the enemy is broken in Yeshua's name and Israel has escaped. We proclaim help comes in the Name of the Lord, who made the heavens and the earth.

Rocket Fire

There has been much activity in Israel this past week. Hamas has been firing grad missiles and qassam rockets into Israel.

In Response to Rocket Fire, IAF Targets Terror Sites Across Gaza Strip

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Israel Defense Forces

Overnight, IAF aircraft targeted two terror tunnels, two weapons manufacturing and storage facilities and two additional terror activity sites across the Gaza Strip. Direct hits were confirmed.

The terror tunnels were intended for the infiltration of terrorists into Israeli territory and for the execution of terror attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers.

The targeting of these sites was in response to the barrage of mortar shells, Qassam and Grad rockets fired from Gaza at the Israeli home front over the past week.

Over 130 mortar shells, Qassam rockets and Grad rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip and landed in Israeli territory since the beginning of the year, 56 of which were fired just this week.

The IDF will not allow the Israeli southern communities to continue living under constant threat, and will respond with determination to any attempt to use terror against the citizens of Israel. The IDF holds the Hamas terrorist organization solely responsible for any terrorist activity emanating from the Gaza Strip.

The IDF warns Hamas not to continue its aggression.

This morning a Grad Missile hit 5km south from the center of Ashdod:

A number of hours ago, a Grad missile which was fired from the Gaza Strip
landed 5 km south of the center of Ashdod. Over 200,000 Israeli residents
live in Ashdod, a port city in southern Israel.

An Israeli Air Force (IAF) aircraft targeted a terrorist in the northern
Gaza Strip, in the same location from which the Grad missile was fired
towards Ashdod. A hit was confirmed.

Please Pray:

The Jewish people still fight for survival. They are surrounded by enemies within their borders and without, yet their desire and hope for peace remains as constant as their enemies' desire for their destruction. Psalm 121:4 "Behold He who keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep."

Zechariah 2:5 "For I," says the Lord, "will be a wall of fire all around her, and I will be the glory in her midst."

Psalm 91:4-6 "He will cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday."

portions taken from the Israel Defense Force Blog

ENEMY EXPOSED!

Psalm 2:1-4 "Why do the nations rage, and the people plot a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together,against the Lord against His Anointed, saying, 'Let us break their bonds in pieces and cast away their cords from us.' He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; The Lord shall hold them in derision."


Psalm 83:4, 13-18, "They have said, 'Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation, that the name of Israel may be remembered no more.' O My God, make them like the whirling dust, like the chaff before the wind! As the fire burns the woods, and as the flame sets the mountains on fire, so pursue them with Your tempest, and frighten them with Your storm. Fill their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O Lord. Let them be confounded and dismayed forever; Yes, let them be put to shame and perish, that they may know that You, whose name alone is the Lord, Are the Most High over ALL the earth."

Because Our God is good, the enemy has been exposed.
The vessel "Victoria" was stopped by the IDF and checked in the Ashdod port for weapons and items that could be used in a terrorist attack.
Below is a preliminary list of weaponry and weaponry systems discovered and
unloaded this morning(March 16) at the Ashdod Port hidden in the cargo of the
"Victoria" vessel.

* 230 mortar shells, 120 mm
* 2,270 mortar shells, 60 mm
* 6 C-704 anti-ship missiles
* 2 radar systems manufactured in England
* 2 launchers
* 2 hydraulic mounting cranes for radar system
* 66,960 bullets for the Kalashnikov, 7.62 millimeter

It is important to note that the C-704 shore-to-sea missiles have a range of
35 kilometers and according to assessments, their intended destination to
the Gaza Strip would have constituted a significant gain in the weapons
capabilities of terror organizations operating there.

The identification document for the anti-ship missiles was in Persian and
contained emblems of the Iranian government throughout. In addition, the
ship left from the Syrian port of Lattakia before stopping in Turkey to make
its way to Egypt. To the IDF's understanding, Egypt and Turkey had no prior
knowledge of the weaponry.

This incident further demonstrates Iranian and Syrian involvement in
strengthening and arming terror organizations in the Gaza Strip and
elsewhere.

PRAY THE ENEMY PLOTS AND WEAPONS CONTINUE TO BE EXPOSED!

Call to fast and Pray March 18-20

In the Spirit of Esther and Mordecai


It is time for us to pray, read, and live out the book of Esther again. God is raising up new Mordecais who have His grace upon them to prepare the corporate Esther (the Body of believers) to do radical exploits in His name on behalf of God’s purposes amongst the Jewish people worldwide and in Israel particularly.

The Holy Spirit wants to inject the burden of the Lord for the purposes of God among the Jewish people into the global prayer movement - like a nurse with a fully loaded needle. We need a potent injection of God’s heart into our heart! That is why God wants to raise up a Mordecai anointing to prepare Esther for a time of intervention. We know what Esther accomplished, but what was Mordecai’s task? What was his divine assignment?

Mordecai’s job was to raise up and prepare Esther for her hour of influence before the king. Mordecai raised Esther as his own daughter. He did not bow down or pay homage to Haman, who sought the destruction of the Jews, but worshipped the one true God only. He intercepted Haman’s scheme of the enemy and revealed it with wisdom to those in authority. He walked in prophetic counsel and instilled courage into Esther.

Esther, properly tutored and mentored by the counsel of Mordecai, seized the moment through prayer and fasting. Esther was anointed to intervene and stand in the gap, yet she had to walk in cooperation with the preparation of Mordecai, the spiritual authority God had placed in her life.

God chose to work through Mordecai to alert Esther to her destiny and timing of her intercessory acts on behalf of the Jews. God is looking for modern day Mordecai’s to prepare corporate Esther - His people for such a time as this!
James W. Goll

WILL YOU BE A MORDECAI AND ALERT ESTHER? WAKE UP CHURCH! WE NEED TO FAST AND PRAY!