Praying in Agreement with the Israeli Body of Messiah
Strategically Aimed for the Lord’s Harvest in Israel
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On the eve of peace talks between Israelis and the Palestinian Authority, Hamas has claimed responsibility for a terror attack that took 4 Israeli lives (one woman reportedly pregnant) in the West Bank. This is the well known pattern of Islamist opposition to any attempt to negotiate peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Not that there is much hope of any positive results from negotiations, but for sure the talks will produce an uptick in terrorist events against Israelis.
Keep the leaders in prayer – including those in the military and police protecting the lives of innocents. Pray for God’s protection over the public and the soldiers, for terror events to be thwarted, for reality to set into Washington and for the LORD to put a lid on what this costs Israel to participate in.
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Arrows from Zion
Strategically Aimed for the Lord’s Harvest in Israel
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Praise God for the opportunity of a Messianic Jew to preach the gospel to Muslims via the al Hayat Christian TV station in the Middle East. Dispelling some popular myths of Islam that has been ‘borrowed” from the Hebrew scriptures, this ministry seeks to decimate jihadist indoctrination with the truth of God’s Word. Pray for him and for the Truth to make multitudes free!
Pray for Arab evangelists who are risking their lives to share the good news with their people throughout the Middle East . The LORD is doing mighty deliverances under the radar – pray in agreement for these men and women that mighty signs and wonders would accompany their sharing of the gospel.
This is a critical hour the world over for the heart of Muslims to be won to the LORD Messiah. Even as we rise up to fight radical Islam we must be vigil to keep a tender heart for Muslim whom the Yeshua/Jesus also gave His life for. Call Muslims out to the Truth and to the love, ending the grip of the cult of hate.
Thank God for the great diversity of ministries in Israel – those that minister to street people, to broken familes. Thank God for those who minister in pro-Life clinics, in media, in art districts and in humanitarian aid. Every type of ministry is represented in Israel by citizens who know Yeshua. Pray for them all to be blessed with vision and provision.
Thank God that the man responsible for the terror bombing of Ami Ortiz was found fit to stand trial – but justice is not a lock, so please continue to pray for the court proceedings and for the Messianic Ortiz family as they will be reliving that terrible event …unsure of the will to hold the bomber accountable.
Pray also for Ami as he continues to heal from 20+ operations repairing his damaged body. Pray the Lord will light Ami’s path. In his last year of high school, the young man will not be able to follow in the footsteps of four older brothers who fulfilled their IDF service after graduation. Pray God will reveal the path He has for Ami.
Thank God for the women’s conference which drew 200 women from the congregations in the Land recently. Pray for the ladies who ministered and those that were ministered to, for God to continue His work in them for wholeness and holiness.
One to one discipling of the most badly damaged souls among us is a work that requires a willingness to put ourselves out for another person. It is way past our comfort zones – but an offering that sends up a sweet savor into the Lord’s nostrils. Pray for those who are doing these works, for encouragement of heart and abundant grace to carry through.
Pray for the Israeli ministries who are stretching forth their tents – even amidst lack there are those who are reaching to do more in the service of the kingdom of the LORD. Speak blessing on these, an eye for opportunities – vision and provision to do all God has put in their hearts.
Pray for all the children of all the ministries in Israel – from the congregational leaders to the smaller, single focus ministries. Pray for their children to be taught of the Lord, for the fear of the Lord to be in their hearts, with compassion, grace and zeal. For those that need healing, Be healed! For prodigal sons and daughters to come their senses and RETURN!
Pray for the hearts of the fathers to be towards the children, and the hearts of the children to be towards the fathers – for the generation gap to be bridged by the love of Yeshua and for Yeshua in families. For the young people to be instilled with vision for using their unique gifting for Him.
As the High Holy Days approach, pray for the many events and ministry opportunities that will be in abundance throughout the Land. For there to be a “Reason for the season” of joy and spiritual new beginnings starting with Rosh HaShana, the Jewish New Year. Pray for an awakening of Jewish spirits and hearts to their One true Messiah.
Praying the Headlines
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Dialogue: The Messianic movement
by Rabbi Shlomo Riskin August 28, 2010 Jerusalem Post
“In Jewish-Evangelical Christian relations, a hot button issue is the Messianic movement….” Read the rest of the article online at Jpost
Hold it right there! Christians reading this article may say, well that sounds perfectly reasonable. It isn’t. Allow me to make a few comments on this:
Rabbi Riskin says he is opening a dialogue on the Messianic movement, but it is more a seduction of Christians to throw the Israeli believers under the bus. Riskin’s article which was run in the Jerusalem Post a few days ago is nothing but an attempt to alleviate pressures he has come under from anti-missionary groups in Israel over his alliance with Christians building the Christian resort in the Galilee. The Christians who accept this false accusation Riskin makes about the most effective ministries in the land of Israel are compromising the gospel to do so. I have more comments inside, and a link to Riskin’s article which is writer to sound reasonable….too bad it is not.
Rabbi Riskin has been taking heat for supporting the building of a Christian resort on the Galilee & consorting with Christians. His answer to that is this article which seeks to turn Israel-loving Christians against the Israeli Jewish believers in Jesus. The really bad part is that many Christians are going to be willing to throw them under the bus to keep their "special" relationship with Israel Deception.
Get this: Rabbi Riskin is not against the Israeli Messianic Jews who keep their head down and never share their faith, it is those pesky ones that want to tell others about Yeshua that are the problem. It may sound okay to some of you Christians, but it is not okay and it targets some of the most effective ministries in Israel. DO NOT SIDE WITH THIS OR YOU WILL BE COMPROMISING THE GOSPEL AND SELLING OUT OUR BROTHERS& SISTERS IN THE FAITH OF YESHUA/JESUS.
I should also mention that it is NOT against the law in Israel to share your faith as an Israeli citizen. Jews believe in everything under the sun from New Age to ancient Eastern religions. Others believe in nothing and all of it is okay - JUST NOT FAITH in YESHUA/JESUS.
This article by Rabbi Riskin comes from pressure from the anti-missionaries in Israel - the same spirit that stalked the believers in the Acts of the Apostles is stalking the believers and making trouble for them today in Israel. Wake up, Church! Don't fall for this!
Rabbi Riskin's public statement in this article as raising the stakes even higher than the past. He is inviting the Christian Israel supporters to reject ANY JEWISH BELIEVER in YESHUA who shares the gospel as using "deceptive proselytizing practices to win Jewish converts." That is a false accusation and will be a compromise of the faith to any Christian who believes it. It would be as if you walked into an opium den and someone told you that to share the gospel with anyone in that room would be out of line and against the sanctity of their religion. Yeshua is the ONLY DOOR to salvation – even for the Jews.
Also, Riskin denies the persecution of believers in Israel. I know there is a lot of persecution denial going on even in the Messianic community, but I'll tell you what, I sure don't hear that tripe from the victims of religious persecution in Israel including the Ortiz family who nearly lost their son Ami after being bombed by a Yad L'Achim anti-missionary. Or the believers who have been firebombed in various parts of the country.
Now anyone who denies this is persecution will have to stand up and tell me that the historic Jewish pogroms were also not persecution - because they are the same thing. I see very little in this article that is positive and what is positive, it just setting up Christians to take the bait.
Someone asked: Who are the Christians Riskin is working with? Maybe we should email them.
The sad answer is: They have been contacted many times over the years but refuse dialogue with anyone from the Messianic Jewish community, or any Christian advocating for the Israeli Messianic believers. Willful ignorance is what that is called....and it is a compromise of the gospel and the faith.
The rapture is no excuse for deserting our spiritual family in Israel – the Jewish believers in Yeshua. Don’t let Rabbi Riskin or anyone else fool you into thinking it is okay to turn your back on them in any way. - Donna Diorio
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