2010 May 18 Arrows from Zion

Praying in Agreement with the Israeli Body of Messiah
Strategically Aimed for the Lord’s Harvest in Israel

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Shavuot, called Weeks or Pentecost, celebrates the first fruits of the harvest season, and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. The time between the Omer and Shavuot is often called the "counting of the Omer." The 50 days of counting between Passover and Pentecost also parallels the time between Yeshua’s crucifixion and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.

The apostle Paul also recognized a prophetic significance to the Feast, “he was hurrying to be at Jerusalem, if possible, on the Day of Pentecost” (Acts 20:16). Once there Paul and representatives from all the Christian churches would deliver the collection taken up for the Body of Messiah in Israel over a several year period. (There are several references in Paul’s letters encouraging this collection among the churches.)

Lev 23:16-17 speaks of the wave offering that was to be made on this prophetic feast – TWO LOAVES baked with leaven to be waved as an offering before the Lord as first fruits.

The contribution that the Christian churches made to the care of the Body in Israel became the fulfillment of the required wave offering. When the care of the Christian churches returns to the BODY of Messiah in Israel, we will see the prophetic fulfillment of the latter harvest symbolized in Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles.

Pray for the prophetic fulfillment of the wave offering to be performed in our day as well – releasing an abundant latter harvest.

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Arrows from Zion

Pray for Israeli Messianic Jewish and Arab Christians who will be reaching across the cultural divides to be one in Messiah on Sunday May 23rd or the Global Day of Prayer.

Pray for all the believing community as Israelis celebrate the annual Feast of Shavuot, Pentecost beginning sundown Tuesday May 18th. Pray for many seeds to be planted and harvested in these prophetic picture holidays.

Stand vigil for the persecuted believers in Israel – families fighting for their citizenship, right to operate businesses without persecution, right to worship according to the dictates of their own conscience and conviction. Pray for those who defend these rights and those who are in the bull’s eye of the enemy.

Pray for comfort for the Mizrachi family as Avi’s mother is laid to rest and Heaven rejoices in her arrival.

Pray for Ami Ortiz’ hand operation which is scheduled for Thursday May 20th. Pray for the family as the trail of Ami’s attempted murderer is temporarily on hold while judges decide if he is truly “mentally unfit” to stand trial. Pray for justice to prevail in Israeli courts.

Pray for the Messianic Guest Houses, Bed & Breakfasts and other accommodations that connect Christians with the Israeli Body of Messiah to be full up over the entire tourist season. Speak blessing on every prayer retreat and short term volunteer program that connects Christians & Israeli Messianic Jews.

Different municipalities throughout Israel as discovering that Messianic ministries are helpful resources for a variety of reasons. Pray for protection and increase in these relationships. Pray that no weapon formed against these relationships will prosper & every tongue condemning be rendered impotent.

The Sign of Jonah Grey whales have not been seen in the Atlantic since the 1800’s but one made an appearance just last week in the Mediterranean off the shores of Jaffa/Tel Aviv. Maybe this isn’t a sign of global warming – but a sign instead an Israeli generation ready to teshuvah – turn in repentance. (Mt 12:39-42)

The verdict in the Beer Sheva congregation case against the anti-missionary Yad L’Achim and Beersheva rabbi Deri could come any day. Pray for God’s will to be served in this verdict and the glory of the Lord to be on the followers of Yeshua NO MATTER what human courts may say.
We are so close, yet so far from the condition of the Body at the time of the Messiah’s return. The world is a chaotic mess – but so are we! Disconnected, estranged from each other. Thank God the Spirit of Messiah is uniting us into One because it is something we cannot do for ourselves. That we may be one.
"Do not let anything rob you of your peace. Just lean on Me."

Pray for the turning of the hearts of the fathers to the children, and of the hearts of the children to the fathers. Families are the target of the enemy – destroy families and the repercussions can multiply out to children’s children. Pray for hearts to be softened and turned back to natural affection.

Pray for the Body in Israel to be as the woman with the issue of blood who reached out to touch Yeshua for healing – that the Body would reach out to touch Yeshua “in desperate faith as one person; we want to do the same but in a group. She received for herself; we want to receive so that ‘all Israel will be saved." (Romans 11:26)

Pray for the fire of Pentecost to fall again of Messianic Jews in Israel that a mighty revival will break forth again as prophesied by Joel and Shimon Peter – God’s Spirit poured out on all flesh before the great and terrible day of the coming of the Lord.

Israelprayer would like to thank each person who takes up these prayer requests for our brothers and sisters in Israel. We are always pressed with an intensity of the needs when dealing with Israel – never a dull moment takes on fuller meaning! – so we probably do not say enough what a blessing each of you on this mailing list are. We want to just take a moment to agree with all the Israeli ministries in speaking a blessing upon each of you. The promise of God is that “I will bless those that bless Israel.” There can be no greater blessing to bless Israel with than from those of you who join your prayers of faith for the harvest of souls in Israel. For those of you who are speaking blessing on the Body of Messiah in Israel to fulfill their calling in preaching the gospel of the kingdom so that all Israel may be saved – May the Lord bless you and keep you; may He make His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; may He lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace.