Apologies: Some of the ministry letters
that have come in
will have to be carried over to next week.
will have to be carried over to next week.
The Secret of Authority in Prayer
is that God Empowers Prayers of Love
Jerusalem Sunrise & the glorious promise of a new day starting.
Photo by Bonnie Saul Wilks (Messianic Jewish Bible Institute)
Because I
love Zion, because my heart yearns for Jerusalem, I will not cease to pray for
her or to cry out to God on her behalf until she shines forth in his
righteousness and is glorious in his salvation.
Isaiah 62:1
For
Jerusalem to shine forth in His righteousness and to be glorious in His
salvation, it means that the people of Israel will know the salvation of Yeshua
and be walking in the righteousness that only comes by the inheritance by
Yeshua to the saints. Zion is not the name of some Israel-spiritualized-away
false doctrine that Israel has been replaced by the Church. Zion is both
together: the unity of the church and Israel - Jew and Gentile - one new man in
Messiah. The consummation of what God planned all along from the very
beginning!
For Israel
to be saved, the Church has got to join in alliance with the body of Messiah in
Israel in prayers and support. As Christians we can't just say, "I love
Israel" divorcing that love from the men, women and families in Israel who
are already walking in the faith of Yeshua as living testimonies to "all
Israel." How shallow is our love for Israel if it excludes a genuine heart
for the believers in Israel? Our theology about how Israel comes to know the
LORD fails us completely if it
stands in the way of loving of the family of God, the believers in Jesus right
now. What kind of love is that anyway?
Recently I
have been considering how prayers that are prayed in the wrong spirit become
like curses sent out to the person being prayed over. It is possible in prayers
to pray in such a way that instead of sending out angels to help someone, we
are really dispatching demons to bring them troubles.
I know that is a controversial thing to say but
Yeshua Himself addressed this in Luke 9:54-55:
"When the disciples
James and John saw this, they asked,
“Lord, do You want us to
call down fire from heaven to consume them?”
But Jesus turned and
rebuked them, and said,
"You do not know
what kind of spirit you are of."
Clearly our
prayers meant to turn people to God are only as powerful as the love we have
for the people we pray for. One thing we could ask ourselves, is our prayer for
them more about praying for ourselves to be treated better by them or are our
prayers coming out of a real heart to see the person redeemed and saved from
themselves?
We are all
pretty good at justifying our own motivations while cutting no slack for 'human-ness'
in others. We do that on a personal level and the Church has done that on an
institutional level dismissing Israel as 'hopelessly' sinful and replaced by
the Church in God's plan. Really, at every level of life, whether it is
one-on-one personal relationships, or inter-denominational relationships, or
Church vs. Israel, we justify our own motivations towards others. Of course, God sees through all this, as
Proverbs 16:2 says, "All the ways of
a man are clean in his own sight, But the LORD weighs the motives."
In another
Proverb 18: 20-21 God's Word says:
A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit
of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that loveit
shall eat the fruit thereof.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love
I believe
the "it" is a superfluous addition by translators. Not they
that love ~it~ but they that love PERIOD. Not lip service, cold love that
prayers for others despising them in the heart, but the only kind of prayer
that God puts His power behind: a heart of love prayer. Life and death are in
the power of our words, and we that love will eat the fruit of the words we are
speaking - the words motivated by our love.
Surely it pays to know what kind of spirit we are of. - Donna Diorio
Arrows from Zion
Summarized from the Weekly Summary of Prayer Requests Israeli Ministries by subscription only donna@israelprayer.com
First up I am beginning with the portion of
the report from Eddie and Jackie Santoro on Eddie's health. Eddie's health
condition is "some weakening overall but he is a fighter and refuses to
give up! ... We are so very grateful and awed at the way God uses us even in
our weakest condition," Jackie writes speaking of Eddie's optimism and
desire to be a great example of Messiah's love and grace even in his deepest
physical weakness. She also wrote, "Someone told us that they had visited
four different congregations in Israel and in each one they prayed for Eddie.
We are so deeply grateful and humbled by this love that is such a beautiful
manifestation of the love of the Father living in his children. How wonderful
it is when His Body operates according to God's heart and what joy it must
bring Him to see his children loving one another."
Rivers of life flowing out of the mouths of people who love. Please join us in speaking life over Eddie...and also Jacob Damkani, whose update is in the Urgent Healing Needs section.
Rivers of life flowing out of the mouths of people who love. Please join us in speaking life over Eddie...and also Jacob Damkani, whose update is in the Urgent Healing Needs section.
Sally Shiff, an intercessor and representative
for the HaMaayan congregation in Kfar Saba, writes that this is the week that
changed our lives, with both the Christian celebration of the Resurrection on
Sunday, and Friday night the beginning of Passover for Jews. She also writes, "My heart goes out to
France. More and more she is under siege from the enemy and specifically with
the Jews in her nation. And it's no
longer just the Jews but the Christians too.
Notre Dame was not the only church to go up in flames, as there has been
accounts of other churches in France that have been burned. And, God is bringing the French home back to
Israel. You cannot go to Tel Aviv
without hearing French on the streets and buses. The government offices now have a 'French'
option for communication. France is just another indication of God’s promise to
us that He will always take care of us" even through tragedy and loss
"This weekend is a weekend of victory."
From KehilaNews.com just a couple of the many articles featured on
the site: Little Hearts in a big city - Jerusalem preschool
nurtures reconciliation a loving and nurturing
environment that models unity amongst the Arab, Jewish and International
populations of Jerusalem. AND [Israel 101] Netanyahu wins again in the complicated
world of Israeli elections
The ministry report from David Lazarus at Beit
Immanuel in Jaffa is that David and Michaella are retiring as the pastor of the
congregation after 32 years. On April
26th at the regular Friday night service, David will lay hands on Aleksey
Raikhstadt to be installed as the new pastor of Beit Immanual . Aleksey, his wife Alla and their three
children have been a part of the congregation for for 20 years, serving as
Elder and part of the leadership team for the past 12 years. Mazel Tov to David and Michaella as they
continue to serve the LORD in the Land with a special burden for media for David, and Michaella for the arts.
Israel Pochtar sent a ministry letter prior to
the huge Evangelistic Event they did on April 13th with 1700 Israelis hearing
the gospel and receiving pray in the Galilee.
Last year Evangelism Event 2018 they had
1000 participants and this year almost double that. The people are hungry.
Please pray that much fruit would be gathered from this event, discipled and
made strong in the things of the Lord Yeshua. Pray also for Israel Pochtar and
all their ministry to be protected against all backlash. Pray also for their
Beit Hallel Bible School grounding believers in a solid, systemized foundation
of faith.
Ron Cantor is so prolific with his writing and
vdeos, it is hard to keep up! Here is just a sampling from his wonderful
output: VIDEO & Article: Peter’s Vision—Sharing at the home of Simon the
Tanner | Our Up To Zion Israel Tour Dec 2019 Price Drop! | Podcast: PART 2
Moshe Dayan: Israel’s victorious yet controversial military general
| News focus VIDEO Your Israel Connection April 12 Elections 2019 | Israel is Proof that God will be Faithful to You!
From Asher Intrater's Revive Israel, we are
the The Poem of God . Plus the video Path to the Promised Land and Asher's
book All Authority which he cites, then writes, "All
authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth..." Matthew 28:18.
If that was true, then I needed to re-examine every thought I had ever had
about authority." From Revive Live
Video with Cody Archer: Daphne & Andrew Kirk Through the Eyes of Youth
The Intercessors for Israel in Jerusalem are
posting their Friday Prayer
Points online. Here is the latest
Ye'shi (Jesse) Reinhardt leads the humanitarian
outreach in S'derot and which he writes about in this update. S'derot is right
next door to Gaza and the town of fairly poor people has been terrorized for
years being bombarded by the willy nilly firing of missiles from Gaza. Fear and
trauma is what they are dealing with on top of the neediness of people. You can
learn more how to help at the website.
Marianna Gol is leading a widows & orphans
ministry in the Negev called Streams in the Desert (in English). Currently they
are underway with their Passover Hike - 41 hikers with 30 teens and 11
counselors. Here is a Facebook video
clip they posted with the teens
learning to blow shofars in the dramatic desert scenery. The teens are being taught about "blowing
the shofar as a means of prayer and intercession and revealing of the issues of
the heart."
Lovely report from Norma Sarvis this week on
her time with the Deborah's Clan in Nazareth last week. We have been exposing
you to this through the ministries of Rania Sayegh, the Arab prophetic intercessor
in Nazareth based House of Prayer &
Exploits, and Orna Grinman, the Jewish widows and orphans minister of A
Sign & Example. It is delightful to hear from Norma Sarvis on this
gathering of Arab and Jewish "mothers in Israel" who are in the faith
of Jesus. Norma writes, "Those of
us invited to attend were about 25 Arab and 20 Jewish women, all in positions
of leadership, multiple generations coming together from the north to the south
of Israel. I have attended a
number of Jewish/Arab women’s gatherings, but this was by far the most natural,
unforced, prophetic." If any can pray in a love motive over the body in
Israel and the peoples to be saved in Israel, it is the mothers of faith!
Norma
also wrote, "At times I wept as I realized what God was doing in
our midst. The result was a clear
realization that, no matter our age, we are the current mothers in Israel, we
have a voice and God is at this time calling forth that voice to be heard.
There was prayer and declaration towards this goal, all done in great humility,
while at the same time honoring our brothers, the men whom God has set in
leadership here. We sensed the importance of each needing the other in order to
accomplish God’s purposes in the land. We left feeling greatly encouraged
and empowered. I am so thankful to have
had the privilege of being a part of this!"
From the Morning Star Fellowship
in Tiberias led by Claude & Michelle Ezagouri, they are praising God for
the re-opening of the Galilee Experience - especially because it provided jobs
for some of the youth of their congregation.
This has long been a prayer priority because many of their youth have to
move away to find employment. "This led us to pray and encourage our people to open
small businesses." They ask for prayers for their children and teens to
resist the pull of the world ...and also the effort of some classmates to
attract them back to traditional Judaism.
They also write about the unexpected surprise of an non-religious mayor
who will not allow the Orthodox to block development of the city. The "new
mayor is quite open to develop and encourage Christian tourism." Please
pray for their favor with him.
Lastly, and I believe this is a super priority for the body of Messiah in
Israel: "We thank God for the recent national pastoral
meetings and women conferences that promote unity among believers in the land ....
Please pray that God would alleviate the differences and that we would
focus on our common goal to see the progression of the Gospel in Israel."
Richard and Carolyn Hyde of Heart of God
Ministries share Carolyn's Out of Egypt Music
Video as we are about to enter the Passover season. They write, "We long
for the testimony of Yeshua, which is the spirit of prophesy, to break forth in
this Land again. We are reaching a time in the history of Israel when we NEED
the local prophetic believers to rise up and declare His Word, bring healing in
Yeshua's name and find the people of peace to share His love and truth with!" It was the apostle Paul that noted, "For
the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom."
Many say signs are unnecessary in this day and
age - I couldn't disagree more! Yeshua said, "And these signs shall follow
them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with
new tongues" and Hebrews 2:4, "While God also bore witness by signs
and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed
according to his will." We NEED signs and wonders - God bearing witness to
the preaching of Jesus!
More from Richard and Carolyn Hyde, "At a
local prayer house we are seeing prophetic worship rise up with such a sweet
fragrance! If you're in the area and would like to join us, please let me know."
Worship Music from Israel | Booklets | Living Stones in Israel
Urgent HEALING Needs: Life and Death is in the power of the
tongue
Please keep in prayer these Israeli ministry
leaders and believers with urgent health needs
CONTINUED
FERVENT PRAYER for EDDIE SANTORO A troubling update does
not stop us from believing for total healing in our brother /see update above;
and Elisheva's good report last week
for Jacob Damkani's rehab | Ronit
Bender is home from the hospital and being watched for more definitive
evidence of the leaking heart valve. Please pray that no weapon formed against
all three of these shall prosper & that miracles of healing will flow. Ruth Nessim has several health issues, one of the most critical is her
EYES which has sent her to the hospital many times. Please pray for Ruth in Nahariya| Olga Bikas’s health condition that seems to have become chronic,
with no hope from the doctors for any improvement in the future. This, no
doubt, puts an additional emotional and physical burden on our family. Please
pray for her acute back pain. | Albert a
Messianic leader from southern Israel, has had a successful surgery and an
amazing recovery but keep praying for total restoration | Rania Sayegh asks for prayer of
restoration of strength, energy, and complete healing. | In the Acco congregation: Prayer for 5 year old Leon is still
very much needed.
On April 12th Elisheva posted this update on Jacob: After two days of not sleeping at all, Jacob was able to sleep last night. Having slept he will hopefully be stronger and less vulnerable... Believing for a good day and a blessed Shabbat. Please pray for Jacob. His spirit is tormented, he is attacked viciously. Please pray. I can't explain, don't really know what it is, I can only guess. The Lord knows. Please pray as He leads you. All day long, since yesterday, Jacob is crying a lot. It might be that he is coming closer to consciousness, but there could be other reasons too. Only God and Jacob know...
On the 13th she wrote: We had a good day. Being embraced by the Almighty God in the midst of the storm and knowing that all curses that have been put on us will turn into blessing (expecting abundant blessing here...) - that is material for a very good day! Still hard. Still a battle. Still sad. But good! Thank you so much for your love and prayer. You have a big part in the blessing and the victory.
Donna: Over the past month the Lord has
had me considering the effects of our words, in prayer and out, that are like
curses sent out to the people we are speaking about - how life and death are in
the power of the tongue. In a passage on taming our tongues, James 3:10-11
asks, "Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers,
this should not be! Can both fresh water and bitter water flow from the same
spring?"
PLEASE PRAY over Jacob according to Isaiah 54:17: "No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in condemnation, you shall judge. This is the inheritance of the servants of the Lord, And their righteousness is from Me,' Says the Lord." Wagging tongues be silenced and their curses nullified by the inheritance Jacob has in Yeshua.
PLEASE PRAY over Jacob according to Isaiah 54:17: "No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in condemnation, you shall judge. This is the inheritance of the servants of the Lord, And their righteousness is from Me,' Says the Lord." Wagging tongues be silenced and their curses nullified by the inheritance Jacob has in Yeshua.
Praying the Headlines | Israeli News You Can Trust
No news articles collection this week.
Prophetic Challenge
Prophetic Challenge
Sand or Rock - a challenge to the prophetic and
apostolic movements | by Avner Boskey, David's Tent | These young and
burgeoning movements occasionally manifested immaturity, overstatement and
pride. As with most charismatic movements, their strengths did not always lie
in knowledge and careful use of the Scriptures.
Nevertheless, there were some voices of balance within these groups, and
they wooed their enthusiastic adherents to more biblically sound and thoughtful
expressions of faith. This article offers a challenge to these movements – to their
present leaders and also to their many followers.
Teaching Articles
It’s Not
The End Of The World | Moshe
Morrison, Tents of Mercy | "In the midst of false prophets, bloody
conflicts, out of control nature and persecution, there needs to be a people
with a different Spirit. A people whose lives demonstrate that their
“citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for a Savior, the
Lord Yeshua HaMashiach” (Philippians 3:20).
Pretzels For Passover | by Moshe Morrison, Tents of Mercy
| There is a lovely Jewish custom that is connected to the process of cleaning
and preparing the home for Passover. It is called the search for the leaven. ... The origins of this ceremony are obscure,
but what is fascinating is its powerful portrayal of the message of Messiah.
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