PRAYER FOR ISRAEL

Father, we know that You are gracious and merciful and that no man, Jew or Gentile, deserves your forgiveness or blessing. We acknowledge that every good gift comes from you and that each is a gift of grace. Our brothers in Israel are under attack. They are surrounded by folks who hate them. Like Esau their cousin, the sons of Ismael are driven by jealous anger: they hate the Israelites, they have always hated the Israelites. They would celebrate Israel’s demise and destruction. Hatred has driven them mad and they are obsessed with the destruction of Israel and the total annihilation of Christianity.

Father, we love the promises in your word and today we claim those of Ezekiel 36…In Jesus name, make Israel a light to the nations; reveal Your holiness through them. Display Your awesome power through this tiny Nation that so many despise. I pray for you to begin a work among Jews everywhere. Cleanse them of their sin through the blood of Jesus Christ. Give them a new heart. Replace the old stubborn and rebellious heart with a believing heart. May they turn to Christ by the thousands, yea millions. Fill them with Your spirit and make them conscious of their sins. Give them such great conviction that they will come to despise all the detestable things they have done to Christ. Make them utterly ashamed of their past. Put within their heart and mind a desire to return to the land of Israel. God, only you know how many there are and who they are: draw them mysteriously to their homeland. Turn the land of Israel into a Garden of Eden. We know the North {Galilee} has been transformed but we pray for both North and South. Turn the barren wilderness of the South into a garden. This should get the world’s attention. Multiply the Israelites until they cannot be counted. Make them a force for Missions and Evangelism. Do it Yahweh for Your glory. I believe it will happen but not due to my believing, due to Your promise. In Jesus name, I pray. Amen!

The Servant’s Prayer

Father, You know that I am only a servant. The only authority that I have is that which is given to me by the Lord Jesus. I can not command unless I first obey. You are the prime mover, I am the moved. You make things happen by the power of Your word and Your will. You speak and things happen. This is why You are great, infinitely great! This is why there is no one like You. You have the awesome power to deliver us from the bondage of sin. You have called us out from a world of darkness and given us a future and a hope. Father it is my desire that You be honored by my humble devotion to Your will. I have no will but Thine; Your will has become mine. You are the LORD God almighty; the great I AM, the self-existent eternal One, creator of heaven and earth. My faith and my hope is rooted in Your word. You kept every promise that you made to Abraham and to David and I have every assurance that you will keep Your promises to me. It is true that all men are liars but You are true and faithful and you will remain so throughout eternity. I thank You and I praise You for Your faithfulness.