Friday, August 23, 2024

Prayer Focus
Pray for those in Israel who will make the final decision of whether or not to launch a preemptive strike—especially Prime Minister Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi—as well as those tasked with giving them the information on which the decision will be based. Pray that all involved will entrust the final decision to the Lord, for His will to be done and His purposes accomplished.

Scripture

The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD, like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes.

- Proverbs 21:1

Prayer Focus
Continue to pray on behalf of the IDF troops in Gaza, who willingly put their own safety at risk when hostages might be present in the tunnel where they are operating. Pray that they would receive accurate intelligence that will minimize their risks. Ask the Lord to give the IDF the strategy to defeat the remaining Hamas terrorists in Gaza.

Scripture

Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, the power and the glory, the victory and the majesty; for all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O LORD, and You are exalted as head over all.

- 1 Chronicles 29:11

Prayer Focus
Give thanks that, according to the Pew study, a majority of the Jewish migrants are coming to Israel. Proclaim the words of aliyah (immigration) Scriptures, such as Jeremiah 30:3, which reveal the One who is behind the return of the Jewish people to the Land of their inheritance. Pray that the number of immigrants to Israel will increase.

Scripture

“For behold, the days are coming,” says the LORD, “that I will bring back from captivity My people Israel and Judah,” says the LORD. “And I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.”

- Jeremiah 30:3

Prayer Focus
Pray that Chinese plans to “promote chaos” in the region will come to nothing and their support of Iran’s terrorism in the Middle East will be fully revealed. Pray that this alliance between China and Iran would be permanently dissolved so that a major supplier of arms and finances for Iran would be cut off.

Scripture

LORD, You will establish peace for us.

- Isaiah 26:12a

Prayer Focus
Continue to pray for Israel’s northern communities, which have been under fire for nearly one year. Pray that residents who have not been evacuated will continue to endure with faith and the knowledge that the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob has planted them in this Land and will keep them.

Scripture

“I will plant them in their land, and no longer shall they be pulled up from the land I have given them,” says the LORD your God.

- Amos 9:15

Prayer Focus
Praise God that the recent bomb planned for the city of Tel Aviv was not detonated where there would have been mass casualties. Pray for Israel’s internal security forces who are constantly under pressure to detect planned terror attacks and uncover smuggling routes for the weapons needed to carry them out.

Scripture

Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD, the shield of your help and the sword of your majesty!

- Deuteronomy 33:29a

Prayer Focus
Pray that Israel’s leaders—both military and political—will look to the Lord to be their ultimate defense and that Israeli defense industries will be able to manufacture the needed weaponry in a timely manner. Pray also that the United States will not abandon the only true ally it has in the Middle East.

Scripture

But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them; let those also who love Your name be joyful in You.

- Psalm 5:11

Prayer Focus
Pray that those who see the exhibit will question why Israeli victims of October 7 were not included. Pray that the Lord will turn this travesty into something that will reveal His truth, rather than a biased misrepresentation.

Scripture

Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will stand.

- Proverbs 19:21(ESV)

Prayer Focus
Weep and mourn with the wives and children of those still held hostage in Gaza. Pray for them to be comforted during these days of affliction and turmoil. Ask the Lord to sustain those hostages who are alive with hope in Him alone.

Scripture

My heart is in turmoil and cannot rest; days of affliction confront me. I go about mourning, but not in the sun; I stand up in the assembly and cry out for help.

- Job 30:27–28

Prayer Focus
Intercede for the medical staff—doctors, nurses, EMTs and more—who will be on the frontlines in case of war with Hezbollah. Pray that preparations will be finished, but more than that, pray that fear of the Lord would overcome Israel’s enemies and their plans to attack would be forgotten.

Scripture

So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and His glory from the rising of the sun; when the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD will lift up a standard against him.

- Isaiah 59:19