Friday, March 7, 2025

Prayer Focus
Continue to pray for those hostages still being held in the tunnels of Gaza, crying out “How long, O Lord, how long?” Pray for Israel’s leaders and those who have been on the negotiating team, asking the Lord to give them wisdom. Pray for the release of all the hostages, both alive and dead, without compromising Israel’s security needs.

Scripture

Do not keep silent, O God! Do not hold Your peace, and do not be still, O God! For behold, Your enemies make a tumult; and those who hate You have lifted up their head.

- Psalm 83:1–2

Prayer Focus
Give thanks for the change of attitude toward Israel in the new US administration while at the same time acknowledging that President Trump is not her savior. Pray for Prime Minister Netanyahu and the security cabinet, asking that they will seek wisdom from God alone and will not put their trust in the United States. Remind Israel’s leaders that only God is sovereign and is faithful to carry out His Word and keep the covenant He made with Abraham and his descendants.

Scripture

For the LORD has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel for His special treasure. For I know that the LORD is great, and our Lord is above all gods. Whatever the LORD pleases He does, in heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deep places. He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; He makes lightning for the rain; He brings the wind out of His treasuries.

- Psalm 135:4–7

Prayer Focus
Rejoice with those who are bringing new lives into a world of uncertainty, because they call upon a covenant-keeping God. Pray for all the young families who are affected by the war in Gaza, asking the Lord to sustain them and give them hope.

Scripture

I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live.

- Deuteronomy 30:19

Prayer Focus
Pray for the military and security strategists who are responsible for ensuring the safety of the 500,000 Jewish residents of Israel’s biblical heartland. Pray that they will look to the Lord to understand how to protect Israeli citizens—both in Judea/Samaria and in Israel proper. Pray for a biblical foundation that will replace the concepts put forth by the Oslo Accords, which have resulted in hotbeds of terrorism such as Jenin and Tulkarm.

Scripture

Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the just; for the righteous God tests the hearts and minds. My defense is of God, Who saves the upright in heart.

- Psalm 7:9–10

Prayer Focus
Cry out to the Lord on behalf of all those who experienced the trauma of October 7—hostages as well as the men, women and children who witnessed unspeakable horrors. Pray for the complete healing of women who were raped by their captors—physical, mental and emotional healing. As Solomon prayed when he dedicated the Temple, may these, who know their own grief, spread out their hands to You.

Scripture

…when their enemies besiege them in the land of their cities; whatever plague or whatever sickness there is; whatever prayer, whatever supplication is made by anyone, or by all Your people Israel, when each one knows his own burden and his own grief, and spreads out his hands to this temple.

- 2 Chronicles 6:28b–29

Prayer Focus
We remember the Iraqi Jews who made aliyah in the early days of Israel’s statehood because the country in which they were living was turning against them. We pray today for Jewish people who are living around the world in increasingly antisemitic nations. We beseech You to once again bring large numbers of Your people home from the four corners of the earth until, at last, they are all here in the Land of their inheritance.

Scripture

Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy, and gathered out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.

- Psalm 107:1–3

Prayer Focus
Pray for educators all around the world who are in positions to influence the next generation, praying that any antisemitic views or Jew-hatred would be exposed as opposing God Himself. Pray for those educators who do hold biblically sound views, asking that they would be strengthened to stand in the face of political correctness. Finally, pray for Jewish students who are encountering violent hatred on university and college campuses where they have a right to expect physical safety and a place where they can thrive.

Scripture

The earth, O LORD, is full of Your mercy; teach me Your statutes. You have dealt well with Your servant, O LORD, according to Your word. Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe Your commandments.

- Psalm 119:64–66

Prayer Focus
Pray that Israel’s outstretched hand of friendship that has treated tens of thousands of sick or wounded Syrians will be the foundation for a new relationship between these neighboring countries. Pray that Syrian citizens will be willing to put aside the military hostility of the former Assad regime held toward Israel and truly desire to be good neighbors, for the benefit of all.

Scripture

Trust in the LORD, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.

- Psalm 37:3 (ESV)

Prayer Focus
Pray that God’s plan for the Gaza Strip, not those of man, will be fulfilled. Pray that the Gazan citizens who have experienced the destruction of their homes and economy would be able to return to a normal life.

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
Pray for Israel’s Muslim population, especially the Bedouins, during the month of Ramadan (March 1–31), asking that during this time of increased spiritual intensity many will receive a revelation of Jesus (Yeshua) as the Son of God instead of just a great prophet. Pray for the family of Ibrahim Kharuba, who died defending the women field observers of the IDF, asking the Lord to comfort his wife, children and parents.

Scripture

Yet man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward. But as for me, I would seek God, and to God I would commit my cause—Who does great things, and unsearchable, marvelous things without number.

- Job 5:7–9