1. Israel is celebrating the 63rd birthday of her modern restoration as a nation this week. This modern day fulfillment of God's prophetic Word gives us much to be thankful for.

    • We bless You for allowing us to be alive at this time and to see all that You are doing in fulfilling Your Word so openly and obviously.

    • The LORD builds up Jerusalem, He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.

      Psa. 147:2

    • Because You are so faithful over unsaved Israel, how much more can we also depend on You to watch over Your Word in our lives.

    • Hallelujah! Nothing takes You by surprise. In fact, You are orchestrating much of what we see in the world today from Your throne in glory.

      The LORD has prepared His throne in the heavens; and His kingdom rules over all.

      Psa. 103:19

    • Yeshua, we thank You for saving us.

      The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Yeshua the Messiah: He is Lord of all!

      Acts 10:36

  2. We continue to pray for Israeli Prime Minister "Bibi" Netanyahu. He has been raised up to lead Israel in this time of global shakings. Our prayer support is vital to see him accomplish this task in a way in which God will be glorified.

    • We bless PM Netanyahu in the all-powerful name of Yeshua.

    • Draw him closer to his Messiah. Reveal Yeshua to him fully.

    • Protect Bibi mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually. Prevent any and all assassination attempts.

    • Give him much boldness to communicate truth to world leaders.

      Who is as the wise man? Who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man's wisdom makes his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed.

      Ecc. 8:1

    • God, open up the ears of those to whom he is speaking.

      O earth, earth, earth. Hear the word of the LORD.

      Jer. 22:29

    • Give Bibi clarity and courage to expose the real situation here in the Middle East -and not the situation that is manipulated by the media.

    • Give Netanyahu an anointing and wisdom when he speaks to the US Congress towards the end of this month. Make him an oracle for You.

  3. This week in Cairo, the Palestinian Authority and Gaza's Hamas terrorist rulers signed an Egyptian sponsored Palestinian unity government agreement. Hamas has already stated many times that this does not mean that they recognize Israel. In fact, they insist that Israel needs to be destroyed - yet the PA's President, Mr. "Moderate" Abbas, signed anyway. This should be the death knell of the peace process - but it is not. Many Western leaders still want Israel to divide God's land and hand it over to Allah and now to Hamas!

    • Lord, give much wisdom to Israel's leaders to take advantage of this demonic agreement and explain why Israel does not have a real peace partner among the Palestinians.

    • Thank You for openly revealing the heart intent of Abbas and the rest of the PA leaders. Now open the minds of many leaders in the West to understand what this really means.

    • Use this unity government agreement to set Israel free from the trap of a Palestinian State being created on this land.

      Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth. Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers. The snare is broken, and we are escaped. Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.

      Psa. 124:6-8

    • Wake up leftist-leaning Israelis to what just happened - especially those in the media.

  4. As we were praying, we realized that only Israel really respects the Moslems. When they say that they want to destroy us, we believe them. Most of the world makes all sorts of excuses as to why they really do not mean what they say - that they are just frustrated, or angry, or… or… !

    • Abba, expose the hypocrisy of the world's not having the same moral standards to judge Arab Moslems as it does for Israelis - or for any other humans (Isa. 5:20-24).

    • Expose the racism that is inherent in this view. Why does the world not expect Arab Moslems to act like all other people should act?

    • He that justifies the wicked, and he that condemns the just, they are both an abomination to the LORD.

      Prov. 17:15

      He that says unto the wicked, You are righteous, him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him.

      Prov. 24:24

    • Have mercy on the nations through the Church in those nations waking up, standing in the gap in pray and proclaim truth.

    • May many more people be exposed to what Arab leaders are saying in Arabic as opposed to what they say when they lie to the West - to it's leaders and media.

    • Thank You for Israeli organizations like the Middle East Media Research Institute and Palestinian Media Watch that provide this information.

  5. Security in Israel will be very high this next week as Israel celebrates it's 63rd anniversary (according to the Jewish calendar, this Monday evening through Tuesday evening). Next Sunday is May 15th, when Arabs observe the Nakba - the "catastrophe" - when the modern state of Israel declared it's independence according to the Gregorian calendar.

    • Abba, we remind You of Your promise in Jeremiah 31:10b: He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep [guard] him, as a shepherd does his flock.

    • We thank You for enabling this nation to have such a mighty army - although we trust in You and not in chariots and horses (Psa. 20:7).

    • We bless You that the Israeli Defense Force is a fulfillment of Your word.

      Behold, I will make you a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth. You shall thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and make the hills as chaff. You shall fan them, the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them, and you shall rejoice in the LORD, and glory in the Holy One of Israel.

      Isa. 41:15-16; see Ezek. 37:10; Mic. 4:11-13

    • Grant much wisdom, courage and power to the IDF to continue to protect this people.

    • Concerning any attacks or other demonic plans against Israel during this season, we say, Let God arise. Let His enemies be scattered. Let them also that hate Him flee before Him. (Psa. 68:1)

  6. The chaos in Syria is of the Lord. But we need to pray that the end result will be to His glory. If the current Alawite Syrian regime is overthrown and a Sunni Islamic regime rises, that will likely cut into Iran's influence in this region and her most direct way of sending weapons to Hizbullah in Lebanon. Yet, if that is about to happen, Syria's current regime under Bashar Assad could attack Israel to redirect the anger away from himself and onto the Middle East's default bad guys - the Jews.

    • Abba, direct our prayers for this situation. We want what You want (Amos 3:7).

    • Do that with Syria which furthers Your kingdom purposes.

    • Give to Israel accurate and up-to-date intelligence info on Syria's plans.

    • Use this to wake up even more Israelis to the imperative need this nation has to maintain the Golan Heights in any agreement.

    • We plead for our brothers and sisters in Yeshua in Syria. Protect and defend them.

    • Cut off Syria from Iran and Hizbullah.

  7. With Israel's Independence Day coming, we prayed for an increase in aliyah the return of the exiles from the nations to Israel. In 1948, there were around 600,000 Jews in this land. Today, there are approximately 6,000,000! That is  1,000% of what it was. Todah l'El! Thank God!

    • We bless You for gathering the outcasts of Israel as per Your Word (Psa. 147:2).

    • Fear not: for I am with you. I will bring your seed from the east, and gather you from the west. I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back. Bring My sons from far, and My daughters from the ends of the earth; Even everyone that is called by My name: for I have created him for My glory…

      Isa. 43:5-7a

    • With those Jews in exile who will be celebrating Israel's birthday, cause them to commit to coming home this year.

    • And convict many Messianic Jews to rise up and return.

    • Change the default position of Messianic Jews in exile so that they plan to return unless God wants them in exile - as opposed to the opposite mindset that rests on many of them today.

      Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head. They shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.

      Isa. 51:11; cp. 35:10

    • We ask especially for the younger generation of both believers and those who are not believers yet. Encourage them to share the adventure of living in Israel.

We ended by praying for the salvation of Israel. We noted that while the Jewish population of this nation has increased to 1,000% of what it was since 1948, the Messianic Body has increased to an incredible 10,000% of what it was! Our prayers for Israel's salvation are not in vain! Save O Lord, Your people, the remnant of Israel. (Jer. 31:7).

Shabbat shalom and blessings from Zion
The IFI Team

The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.

James 5:16