Friday, February 9, 2024

Prayer Focus
Praise the Lord for the progress that the IDF has made toward its goal of eliminating Hamas and for the lower numbers of IDF casualties than expected. Pray for His supernatural protection for all soldiers and security personnel, and beseech Him for ongoing quiet in Judea and Samaria.

Scripture

He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he causes me to stand on the heights. He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

- Psalm 18:33–34 NIV

Prayer Focus
Pray for the Home Front Command and other decision makers as they prioritize the safety of the Israeli people while balancing that need with the other complex issues involved. Pray that their next courses of action will be in line with God’s will.

Scripture

I delight to do Your will, O my God, and Your law is within my heart.

- Psalm 40:8

Prayer Focus
Cry out to the Lord for the safety and the return of the hostages. Beseech Him, however, for ongoing courage on the part of Israel’s decision makers, allowing them to move forward in the directions they deem necessary without being pressured into making unwise and unsafe decisions. Pray for the US administration and their ongoing support for Israel’s need to proceed until Hamas is no longer a threat.

Scripture

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.

- Psalm 1:1–2 ESV

Prayer Focus
Thank God for Argentinian President Javier Milei! Pray for strengthening of the relationship between Israel and Argentina, and praise the Lord for President Milei’s plans to move the Argentine embassy to Jerusalem. Praise God for the president’s love for Israel and for his deep respect for Judaism. Pray that his ongoing relationship with Israel will only deepen those feelings, opening the door for great blessings to fall on Argentina and on Israel.

Scripture

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! For there the LORD commanded the blessing—life forevermore.

- Psalm 133:1, 3b

Prayer Focus
Ask the Lord to work a miracle in the heart of Nawaf Salam, causing him to recognize the legitimacy and importance of the State of Israel and recant his anti-Semitism. Pray that going forward, his decisions will be influenced by truth and not anti-Zionist hatred.

Scripture

Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, but those who act faithfully are his delight.

- Proverbs 12:22 ESV

Prayer Focus
Pray for the success of the US and UK forces as they continue to respond to attacks by Yemen’s Houthis who are threatening international shipping. Cry out to the Lord for an international response to Iran’s regional hostility as they have now expanded their aggression against Israel to seven arenas.

Scripture

Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise up against me; deliver me from those who work evil, and save me from bloodthirsty men.

- Psalm 59:1–2 ESV

Prayer Focus
Plead with the Lord for an end to the global rise in anti-Semitism. Pray that the nations will take decisive action against those who are guilty of these hate crimes. Also beseech Him for an end to the incitement that constantly pours forth from media sources around the world.

Scripture

You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your word.

- Psalm 119:114

Prayer Focus
Pray for Pamila Patten as she deals with her own trauma after discovering the depth of evil involved in the October 7 carnage and thank the Lord for her public acknowledgment of the magnitude of the events of that day. Thank Him for her recognition of the failure of the UN and other international agencies to respond appropriately to atrocities committed against Israeli men, women and children. Pray that her involvement will influence the UN and other international entities to accept the truth.

Scripture

“For Zion’s sake I will not hold My peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest.”

- Isaiah 62:1a

Prayer Focus
Pray that the international community will be outraged by Hamas’s blatant duplicity as they now claim to be totally innocent of wrongdoing on October 7. Cry out to the Lord that the contents of this booklet which encourages the killing of Jews, whether men, women, children or the elderly, will be widely circulated. Pray that the nations where support is beginning to wane will truly recognize the importance of continuing to stand with Israel until this evil is done away with.

Scripture

Do not take me away with the wicked and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors, but evil is in their hearts. Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavors; give them according to the work of their hands; render to them what they deserve.

- Psalm 28:3–4

Prayer Focus
Praise God for the opening of the Indigenous Embassy. Pray that it will be a place of strengthening relationships between Israel and first-nation people groups around the world. Pray for God’s blessing as these people represent indigenous populations from the four corners of the earth and bring with them a sincere desire to support and encourage Israel and to pray for all the challenges Israel faces.

Scripture

Yes, many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD. “Thus says the LORD of hosts: ‘In those days ten men from every language of the nations shall grasp the sleeve of a Jewish man, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’”

- Zechariah 8:22–23