Friday, March 21, 2025

Prayer Focus
Pray for the complete disarmament and demilitarization of all hostile forces in Gaza, specifically Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Pray that the IDF will be successful in achieving the three goals they have set out, first and most importantly to remove the immediate threat of a cross-border raid similar to the one carried out October 7, 2023. Pray for the hostages who are still being held in Gaza and their loved ones in Israel, asking for divine intervention to set the captives free.

Scripture

But thus says the LORD: “Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible be delivered; for I will contend with him who contends with you, and I will save your children.”

- Isaiah 49:25

Prayer Focus
Pray for the members of the undercover Border Police unit that operates in Israel’s biblical heartland, asking the Lord to give them wisdom and understanding in the fight against the active terrorist cells in Judea and Samaria. Continue to pray for the Israeli citizens who have chosen to live in this area, often at the risk of their lives and those of their children. Declare God’s covenant promise that this Land is theirs forever.

Scripture

And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and your descendants after you. Also I give to you and your descendants after you the land in which you are a stranger, all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

- Genesis 17:7–8

Prayer Focus
Give thanks that the Iron Beam, a revolutionary laser-beam interceptor, will soon be added to Israel’s multi-tiered array of defensive weapons. Pray that Israel’s ability to intercept short-range threats along its borders at a fraction of the former cost will prove effective in deterring Hamas and Hezbollah from attacking the nation.

Scripture

He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too strong for me. They confronted me in the day of my calamity, but the LORD was my support.

- Psalm 18:17–18

Prayer Focus
Give thanks for the dedication of these reservist engineers who have spent an entire year, some of it under enemy fire, to provide a buffer zone in order that Hezbollah terrorists will not be able to fire missiles on Israel’s northern communities or approach the border to infiltrate them. As the residents of Metula and other Israeli towns return after more than a year, pray that they will be strengthened and encouraged to rebuild their devastated communities, knowing they have a new layer of protection.

Scripture

“The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; the God of my strength, in whom I will trust; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge; my Savior, You save me from violence.

- 2 Samuel 22:2b–3

Prayer Focus
Give thanks for the successful interception of the missile before it reached Israeli airspace and for the diligent men and women of the IDF who are responsible for tracking incoming missile threats and activating the defense systems. Ask the Lord to shield Israelis from the jarring effects of being awakened by the sounds of air raid sirens. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem and the entire nation.

Scripture

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May they prosper who love you.

- Psalm 122:6

Prayer Focus
Pray for an awakening around the world to the dangerous hypocrisy that labels Israelis as an occupying, genocidal nation while there are millions of people suffering under truly inhumane governments. Pray for opportunities to stand with Israel as an unshakeable advocate, presenting truth in the place of the false representations that so often fill our newsfeeds.

Scripture

And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the LORD: “For He is good, for His mercy endures forever toward Israel.”

- Ezra 3:11a

Prayer Focus
Pray for the nation of Israel as its leaders have made the very difficult decision to return to fighting, even though it may result in the deaths of the remaining living hostages. Pray that those who opposed the decision will not become bitter. Pray that this military action will be short and the final one so that the war will be ended quickly.

Scripture

Rescue me and deliver me [King David] from the hand of foreigners, whose mouth speaks lying words, and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood—that our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as pillars, sculptured in palace style;

- Psalm 144:11-12

Prayer Focus
Pray that the Trump administration will be successful in its efforts to hold universities accountable for their support of the violent antisemitic, anti-Israel protests that often result in attacks on Jewish students. Pray for a “divine reversal” that will cause the education system, not only in the United States but in all democratic countries, to return to a Judeo–Christian foundation.

Scripture

So it was, whenever the ark set out, that Moses said: “Rise up, O LORD! Let Your enemies be scattered, and let those who hate You flee before You.”

- Numbers 10:35

Prayer Focus
Pray that this first-hand account of the atrocities suffered under Hamas captivity will counteract all the misinformation and lies that have been spread. Pray that the members of the UN Security Council who heard Sharabi’s presentation will not be able to forget what he shared and will be compelled to take positive action on behalf of Israel.

Scripture

For He is coming, for He is coming to judge the earth. He shall judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with His truth.

- Psalm 96:13

Prayer Focus
Give thanks for this boost to Israel’s economy, which has had to face many challenges in the past year and a half. Pray for continued success in all sectors of its economy so that the nation will grow and prosper.

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