Praying in Agreement with the Israeli Body of Messiah
Strategically Aimed for the Lord’s Harvest in Israel
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Priority Prayer Focus
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If you are like me, you are watching a multitude of events in the world changing in a blink of an eye, not minor changes but mighty, drastic changes. All the while it is not quiet on the homefront either! There is sooo much going on that it is a little overwhelming to take it all in.
For this reason the priority prayer focus this week is for us all to have a quiet spirit before God, so His Holy Spirit can fix our minds on those things He would have us to address and come into agreement with Him concerning. That we might hear the word of the Lord in our ears, This is the way, walk in it, when you turn to the right hand, and when you turn to the left.
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. Isaiah 40:31
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Arrows from Zion
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What a blessing it is every time we are able to meet with and hear from the Israeli ministries coming to speak to Christians and Messianic Jews in the nations. The Body of Messiah in Israel is one of the best kept secrets of Christendom. Thank God that He is revealing His secrets to His people.
Pray that the hearts of the believers in all the nations would be knit to these Israeli brothers and sisters in such a profound way that it will significantly impact the Lord’s harvest through them in Israel. They are those who are carrying precious seed within Israel and a mighty testimony of the authenticity of Israel’s Messiah to those in the nations.
For many Christians who love Israel, they are trying to be “grafted in to” unsaved Israel instead of understanding that the Romans 11 grafting into the olive tree pertains to a grafting in to the household of FAITH. Grafts are done on the living shoots, not on the broken off branches. Pray for the opening of eyes to see whom we are related to, and to give preference to in honoring Yeshua.
No matter how long we have loved Israel, we still need a road map or a friendly native son (Israeli Messianic ministry) to help us navigate who’s who and what’s what. Many Israel-loving Christians have been duped into MAJOR funding of entities in Israel who persecute the Body of Messiah there. We have responsibility before God where we plant our seed. How can we “bless Israel” by putting money into the hands of those who persecute His body in Israel?
Pray for those who are too trusting of anything “Israel” placing funds into hands that take advantage. Pray those who have refused to listen when believers tried to bring the truth of these matters to them, and that God would give them an open spirit to know the truth of these matters.
Israel is the only true democracy in the Middle East, but it is no island of perfection either! Pray for the Messianic attorneys who are upholding the principles of freedom and liberty for many groups who are being discriminated against in Israel, among them believers in Yeshua.
Pray specifically for the Jerusalem Institute of Justice, which is led by Messianic Jewish believers, and is advancing justice, freedom, and democracy in the State of Israel.
According to one Israeli news report, there is a move among the religious political parties to grant rabbis immunity for any interpretation they give of the Torah. This is about the same as saying they can issue the equivalent of a “fatwa” against anyone and not be held responsible. (Not as far-fetched an idea as you might think, unfortunately.) Pray to God that such a bill does not pass muster in the Knesset, the Israeli parliament.
In the murder and attempted murder trial of religious zealot Jack Teitel, the defense is waging an intense trial battle to have Teitel declared mentally incompetent to stand trial. The truth is that Teitel is sane, just full of a doctrine of hate. Appeal to the Most Supreme Judge who holds the hearts of the three Israeli judges hearing Teitel’s case so that justice for Ami Ortiz and Sami Balbisi is realized through a trial which lays the truth bare to the public and holds Teitel and his accomplices to account.
Thank God that in the U.N. this past week, the United States used its veto of a condemnation of Israeli settlements. The Obama administration waffles between two opinions – that of the elder foreign policy voices and that of the new far, far Left voices the president brought in. Pray that God would overturn the influence of those who are counseling the president with evil intentions toward Israel.
Pray for the Messianic kibbutz on the outskirts of Jerusalem that has a major role in the future for the growth of the Body in Israel. Demonic attacks on this work are many. Pray also for a similarly strategic facility in Beer Sheva that serves the believers of the Negev. Also for the orchard ministry in the north, and the retreat/worship centers in the Galilee, Samaria and in the Judean Hills. These are strategic houses of the Lord for ministry to the Body in Israel.
The news program on Messianic Judaism is in the editing process and is scheduled for public broadcast the first week of March. Pray for fair and favorable coverage of the believers in Israel, and for many hearts to be softened toward them and Yeshua in the Israeli public.
As the Iranian warships have now been allowed to go through the Suez Canal, we are praying in agreement with the prayer alert sent out by prophetic intercessors at Succat Hallel in Jerusalem:
PRAY for great wisdom for the military and political leaders of Israel in how to deal with this provocation correctly. Pray that demonic schemes will be exposed and foiled. Pray that other nations would know how to respond. Proclaim over the Mediterranean coast that "Life and not Death shall come forth out of these waters" (see 2 Kings 2:19-22).
Two ministries ask for prayer this week for evangelism and revival in the Body in Israel. Join your voices with theirs for a stirred up passion among the believers and for the direction of the Holy Spirit in whom the Lord has prepared hearts with meekness to receive the engrafted word, which is able to save souls.
Pray for the leaders – and all the people of Israel – that the Father with would give them eyes to see and ears to hear, a heart conditioned by the Spirit to hear the Word of Truth, to understand, repent and be healed in the name of Yeshua. (This is a reversal of the temporary judgment of Isaiah 6:10 on the nation of Israel, in line with the Ezekiel 37 word, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O you dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live.)
Israel is preparing itself for war. New gas masks have been issued. Humanitarian groups are busy collecting and appealing for stockpiles of necessities that will be needed should war break out. With upheaval as great as it is in the Middle Eastern Arab nations, Israel is wise to prepare now for whatever is coming. Pray for the storehouses to be filled, for believers to give into the many organizations and congregations of BELIEVERS in Israel to be as Joseph to their brothers in the flesh.
While we do not believe the end is as near as many think – we are still looking for things that have not been fulfilled yet (Ez 38:11) – we do understand that the enemy ALWAYS comes out to try to destroy the Jewish people before salvation comes. This may not be the end of the end, but it is still a time of grave danger to Israel and we must stand with the Body there in every way to limit the damage the enemy seeks to do.
The ultra-Orthodox bused in hundreds to protest the Messianic congregation in Ashdod on 2/21. It got very threatening to believers there to report on what was happening. You can view the report My Saddest Night in Israel:
"As my heart pounded more and more, I kept repeating to myself 'I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Yeshua the Messiah'. I suddenly had a glimpse like never before of what it must have been like for Peter or Stephen to suddenly find themselves surrounded by a hate-filled mob."
It appears that an anti-missionary site may have been responsible for targeting the congregation in Ashdod in a negative report they did on Jan 29th called “Food, Clothing & the Gospel”.
The same anti-Messiah site is also targeting Mike Huckabee for Jewish groups to pressure about not making any more connections with Messianic Jewish groups like MJBI, the Messianic Jewish Bible Institute. Pray for Huckabee not to compromise the Body in Israel or the gospel by distancing himself from Jewish believers in Jesus.
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Weekly Summary of Prayer Requests from Israeli Ministries is by subscription only.
Arrows from Zion are the key prayer points that reflect more detailed information in prayer letter excerpts "Weekly Summary of Prayer Requests from Israeli Ministries." Meant to give subscribers inside information that cannot be shared in public forums, the Weekly summary are actual prayer letter excerpts, along with photos from the ministries of Israel, links to important stories, and contact and donation information for the ministries. Arrows from Zion can be shared freely, but we ask the Weekly Summaries not be forwarded.
Prophetic Intercession Video Rick Ridings of Succat Hallel In the Jan 27th prayer alert, Rick shared a vision given on March 26, 2009 of sharks coming against the coast of Israel. If you would like to hear that vision, click on the following link, and start at about 5 minutes and 48 seconds into the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5T68W61hro
Teaching Articles
Was Matthew 23 a Mistake? By Asher Intrater Revive-Israel
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