2010 Jan 5 Arrows from Zion

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



Arrows from Zion Prayer Briefs may be copied for use in Prayer Gatherings

Priority Prayer Focus
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Pray for the breath of the Holy Spirit to wash over His people, reviving the weary and giving refreshing to all to walk with vision, hope and joy.


Arrows from Zion Key Prayer Points
“He ordains His arrows against the persecutors”
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The Acts of the Apostles is a book of the Bible chronicling the ministries of Israeli Jews in the first century. It is a book that does not have an end and in fact, is a book that has RESUMED as readers of this weekly prayer letter may bear witness to.

Thank God that He has come full circle in His plan and is once again raising up the Body of Messiah in Israel – who are “Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern Adonai Messiah Yeshua, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.”

The gospel in Israel must not be words alone, but also backed with good deeds and "facts on the ground" - the restoration of Zion, settling the land, and influencing the marketplace. Pray for the grace and favor on all the influence of the Body in Israeli to bring the nation blessing.

Pray for the ministry leaders, and those who are being trained to step into positions of service in ministry and in the marketplace.

It is not only the devil working in Israel – which is what you might think listening to some – but God is working mightily in signs, wonders, healing, deliverance and salvation throughout the Land. The kingdom of God is like leaven hidden in three measures of meal until all is leavened.

Continue to ask God for the latter rains upon Israel – physical and spiritual rain to fall from heaven.

Ask God for men to give into the storehouses of ministries in Israel, that the widows, the orphans, the down and out among the people would be blessed in the Name of Yeshua.

Perseverance, little steps every day, faith in the sprouting of seeds that have been planted – speak a word of encouragement over the weary, a word in due season to those who are doing a labor of God’s love in a dry and often harsh environment.

Blessing upon the families of Israeli ministries, the support staffs, the congregations – that their needs be met with abundance to share.

Speak a word of the Lord’s covering over all the believers from persecutions – no weapon formed against them shall prosper. Pray that in each and every one suffering persecution that it makes them resemble Yeshua more and more – radiant, astounding Messiah-likeness.

Pray for the legal trials that involve the believers in Israel – in Beer Sheva and in Ariel. Pray also for the healing trials of Ami who continues to undergo surgeries to repair his body.

Speak blessing on the children – especially Esti for God’s healing touch on a facial disfigurement from birth and for Jonathan: Leukemia to be put out completely from his body. Thank God for He has completely healed Shmuel from brain cancer in answer to prayers.

Ask the Lord to keep the whole house of Messiah in Israel in sound doctrine and spiritually healthy relationships with each other. He is building this house and He is able to keep it.

Thank God for those who are stepping forward to acknowledge that there is an alive, well and thriving community of Messianic Jews of Israel – for not compromising relationship with them while enjoying the relationships of unsaved Israel.

Bless the word of the Lord going out from Jerusalem to the nations – for Israeli ministries fervent to fulfill the mandate in their generation.

Thank God for giving words of knowledge and wisdom in ministering to the people – that the fatherless and the motherless may receive the spirit of adoption, knowing the parenting of Abba.

Pray for anointing and blessing upon all the home groups, every form of outreach being engaged in by the believers in Israel and in the territories and even in the places where terrorists believe they rule.

Provision for the visions the LORD has placed in the hearts of His servants in Israel, Jew and Arab one in Messiah. Speak release to flow.

As the ministries continue to expand their tent pegs pray for the Lord’s favor to be granted to them among men – in the government, in the neighborhoods and among the Church.

Let us join our voices with theirs in crying out to the Lord for revival in Israel. As the Spirit spoke to one leader, "These spirits are too strong for you. Even if you and all the Messianic Jews work together to the best of your ability, you will fail. The only way you will succeed is for the entire international Church to be praying with the Messianic Jews in Israel."

Romans 11:15 – "What will their restoration be but life from the dead?"

Articles for Praying with Understanding

Two Cases, Not to be Dismissed
by Marty Shoub Tents of Mercy January 5, 2010
These two cases are currently before Israeli courts - please pray for God's will to be done in these matters as it is in heaven. Please also beseech the courts of heaven for the Messianic Body in Israel that whatever we may face we will walk in love, courage and forgiveness.

Offended by Christian Zionists
by Daniel Juster Tikkun Ministries January 5, 2010
A Messianic Jewish leader's wife came up to me in tears. A major Christian Zionist prayer event had just concluded in Jerusalem. Why was she crying? … Messianic Jews were not part of the program. Only Christians and Jews who were not followers of Yeshua were included.

Praying for Revival in Israel
by Asher Intrater Revive-Isral.org
"I had a sudden discernment of the evil spiritual strongholds surrounding Jerusalem that were arrayed to prevent revival from happening. Most of the demonic strongholds had to do with religious spirits, particularly Islamic Jihad, Rabbinic Judaism, and Orthodox Christianity. I sensed the Holy Spirit tell me: "These spirits are too strong for you. Even if you and all the Messianic Jews work together to the best of your ability, you will fail."

09 June 23 Arrows from Zion

Strategically Aimed for the Lord’s Harvest in Israel


A Ministry of Israelprayer.com
Praying in Agreement with the Israeli Body of Messiah


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Yeshua said in John 4:35-36, Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!

36 And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.

We pray for the release of seed to the sower to sow the wages of those who reap and gather the fruit.


Arrows from Zion Key Prayer Points
“He ordains His arrows against the persecutors”
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The trial which seeks to hold religious extremism against the Messianic believers in Israel to the rule of law that exists in Israel, has been extended. The new final date of testimony will be on November 23, with the verdict to follow on December 23.

The Court seems to be favoring the religious authorities in rulings made so far which would effectively insulate the instigators from being held accountable. If there is no accountability – if the Judge does not allow evidence of the instigation of the riot in 2005 against the Yeshua’s Inheritance congregation – this will encourage further incidents against believers.

Five months will lapse before the final testimony is heard by the Court. Pray God will “redeem the time” on behalf of the believers. Pastor Howard Bass writes, “November 23 is the day we have to prove that the two defendants are joined together and responsible for that event. What seems so obvious is not so simple to prove in a court of law.” Pray for Judge Iddo Ruzin.

Pray for Jerusalem Post journalist Larry Derfner who is the lone media observer of this trial. Pray for his discernment of the truth and ability to communicate it to the public. Editors often slash the most important facts news reporters write. Pray this will not be the case for Derfner’s coverage.

Pray for God grant fervor to intercede for this important trial which will have ramifications for the entire Body of the Lord in Israel. Incidents of persecution are going unpunished and will only escalate without instigators and perpetrators being held accountable to Israeli law.

When the bomb was placed in a Purim basket in March 2008, and placed at the doorstep of a Messianic family residence, the willingness of religious opposition even to murder believers in Israel was the line that was crossed. WE MUST OPPOSE THAT IN THE SPIRIT!

This court case is our line drawn in the sand – we must not let the believers of Israel stand alone in it. Tell others & see
CBN News “Trial Brings Light to Treatment of Messianic Jews” and a CBN video report



YouTube: “Riot in Beer Sheva”




Other important prayer points:
Pray for the believers in Iran, and for the tide to turn in Iran – for the force against the continued leadership of Ahmadinejad and Ayatollah Kahamenei toward a militaristic dictatorship to be an un-resistible and overwhelming force that brings down this dangerous duo.

In the past week, there was a speck removed from the eye of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that had caused redness and irritation of his eye. May this be as a prophetic sign of the removal of specks that would cause the PM not to see clearly in his judgment and leadership of Israel, as well as the beginning of the removal of scales from the eyes of the people he leads to Israel’s true salvation, Yeshua.

Pray for all the Israeli Ministries as they travel outside Israel over the summer months – for strengthened bonds with believers in the nations, anointed ministry and awakening of more to the need to stand strongly with our Israeli spiritual family.

Thank God for the heart to minister to the down and out of society, those who are as modern day lepers in the disastrous impact of sin on their lives. God continue to anoint those humble servants reaching out to these men and women, and cause men to give into their bosom for the work of the ministry.

Pray for wisdom and helpers, and resources to cover the expansion of many ministries in new media. To reach this generation, social networking medias are becoming a must. When in Rome, do as the Romans; when among the young, we must text and tweet.

Thank God for the second generation of Israeli leaders who are beginning to take their places in ministry outreaches – from Bridal shops where the poor can borrow a wedding dress, to young ministry families in various parts of the country reaching out in their communities – we call this generation, “The blessed of the Lord, and highly favored among men!”

Pray for the remaining physical healing of Amiel Ortiz, who God covered with His hand to cushion the blow of the terrorist bomb placed by religious opposition to the gospel. Thank God for how Ami was spared death and how God is causing healing to spring forth in his young body.

Pray for blessings – material and spiritual – to be shared by the Church with the ministries of Israel. For the Church not to sow into fields where there will be no spiritual harvest, but to sow into the indigenous ministries who are bringing forth spiritual fruit for the kingdom and the glory of the Lord Jesus.


- Donna Diorio
www.israelprayer.com Serving the Israeli Body of Messiah

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