IFI's leadership team, with the IFI Germany director, spent this past week in Northern Israel praying for the security situation along both the Syrian and Lebanese borders. We also sought the Lord for the future of this ministry. It was a very fruitful time and many of the praises and prayers below are as a result of this spiritual getaway.

  1. We are blessed to be alive today and see so many actual fulfillments of God's prophetic Word.

    • YHWH said to me…I will watch over My Word to perform it.

      Jeremiah 1:12

    • Abba, thank You for the Golan Heights, biblical Bashan, that has been restored to Your people almost 50 years ago (Psalm 68:15).

    • Praise You for the recent declaration of Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu who told the world that the Golan is a part of Israel – and will never be surrendered (Deuteronomy 3:3-4, 13; Joshua 21:27).

    • We thank You that You will bring Your people back to the Golan and will save them. And I will bring Israel again to his habitation, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan [modern Golan], and his soul shall be satisfied upon mount Ephraim and Gilead. In those days…says YHWH, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve. (Jeremiah 50:19-20)

    • Hallelujah! The resettling of the Golan is further proof that You reign (Psalm 103:19).

    • You know the Word which God sent to the sons of Israel, preaching the good news of peace by Yeshua the Messiah (He is Lord of all!);

      Acts 10:36

  2. Netanyahu spent this past week in Africa – strengthening ties between several African nations and Israel in various areas, including: security, agriculture, trade, high-tech and diplomacy.

    • Lord, thank You for the very fruitful trip Netanyahu had in Africa.

    • Thank You for protecting him from a possible assassination attempt when he was there.

    • Abba, encourage Bibi greatly, and bring to his remembrance that much of the love and support he received while in Africa came from Christians (Romans 11:11).

    • Bless mightily those in the African Church that were excited to have Israel's leader in their nation.

    • Continue to strengthen the ties between many African nations and Your nation of Israel (Genesis 12:3).

    • May many of the African nations begin to support Israel in international organizations – like the UN.

    • Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawning…The sons of strangers will build up your walls, and their kings will serve you; for in My wrath I struck you, but in My favor I had mercy on you.

      Isaiah 60:3, 10

    • Use Israel's Foreign Ministry Director General Dore Gold to follow-up and further Bibi's contacts.

  3. It came across that the US, the EU and the UN were in some measure upset with Netanyahu's success in Africa – as it might interfere with their plans to pressure Israel into another anti-biblical "peace" initiative. Also, Israel's approval to build more houses in the disputed areas – a Zionist response to recent terror attacks – was received by them with great consternation and condemnation.

    • I told [the Jews in Israel] of the hand of my God which was good upon me, and also the king's words that he had spoken to me. They said, Let us rise up to build…But when [the Obama administration, the US State Department, the EU and Ban Ki-Moon of the UN] heard, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, saying, 'What is this that you do? Will you rebel against the [world's will]?' So I answered them, 'The God of Heaven, He will bless us, and we, His servants, will arise and build. But you have no portion or right or memorial in Jerusalem'.

      Nehemiah 2:18-20

    • Lord, may the foreheads of Israel's current government leaders become like steel against the anti-biblical dictates and attacks from the world (Ezekiel 3:9).

    • Strengthen, encourage and bless the current government coalition that is willing to build in Israel's land.

    • Abba, may the building of houses and even new settlements be Israel's response to all terror attacks.

    • Lord, make the building up of Jewish habitation in E1 corridor connecting Jerusalem with Ma'ale Adumi'im become a major goal for this current government (Psalm 51:18; 147:2)

    • Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling to all peoples all around, and it shall also be against Judah in the siege against Jerusalem. And in that day I will make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all peoples. All who lift it shall be slashed, even if all the nations of the earth will be gathered against it… And in that day I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

      Zechariah 12:9

    • Shut the mouths of the opposition – especially in the media (Lamentations 3:46; Daniel 6:22).

  4. We prayed for Israel's economy as that was one of the issues the Lord had us pray into while we were in the Golan and the Upper Galilee area.

    • Thank You Lord for truly blessing Israel's economy (Numbers 13:27; Deuteronomy 7:13).

    • But you, O mountains of Israel, you shall put out your branches and yield your fruit to My people Israel; for they have drawn near to come.

      Ezekiel 36:8

    • Continue to help Netanyahu and others come up with excellent plans to improve the economy.

    • Continue to help Israel build better roads and other means of transportation so that those living on the periphery have easier access to the center of the nation and thus, to better jobs.

    • May the moving of the center of Israel's Cyber-Industry to Beer-Sheva in the Negev be a huge success.

    • Give wisdom to the government to know how best to use the revenues from Israel's off-shore oil fields.

    • Deal with all the blockages that prevent the wealth from trickling down to the poor and needy.

    • Thank You for the increase of ultra-Orthodox men in the work force.

    • Abba, open up many doors for Ethiopian Israelis to get good paying jobs.

    • Thank You for the wonderful fruits and cattle and wines that come from the Golan (Amos 9:13).

    • Increase the number of Israelis and tourists that visit the north of Israel.

    • Help the economy of the Golan and its capital city of Katzrin to prosper.

    • Cause more new immigrants to settle in the Golan and the upper Galilee (Numbers 14:7; Psalm 37:3).

    • Open major doors for Israeli trade to with Africa to the benefit of both sides.

    • Lord, bring more Jews home with their silver and gold with them (Isaiah 60:9).

    • Shield Israel as much as possible from the recent global economic shakings (Numbers 23:9b).

    • The tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and they shall know that I am YHWH, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and have delivered them out of the hands of those who enslaved them.

      Ezekiel 34:27

      Amen!

  5. The German intelligence service has just released damning information concerning what Iran has been doing since the P5+1 deal was approved almost a year ago – and it is not good news. Iran has sought to buy advanced equipment that could further its aim of developing nuclear weapons. While Germany has stopped several attempts, only God knows how many there have been.

    • Thank You that German Intelligence and Chancellor Merkel revealed this information publically.

    • Thank You God that, the darkness does not hide from You; but the night shines as the day; as is the darkness, so is the light to You. (Psalms 139:12)

    • God of Israel, impart wisdom to Israel's leaders to know what to say and what not to say. Set a watch, YHWH, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips. (Psalm 141:3)

    • Lord, cause at least some nations' leaders to hold Iran accountable.

    • May the US Congress reject the huge plane sale to Iran by Boeing and forbid that Obama should veto it.

    • Thank You that German intelligence stopped these deals.

    • Lord, help all the intelligence services of the civilized world to work together to stop all further Iranian attempts to become a nuclear weapons threat.

    • Hinder all Iranian attempts to get this equipment from other sources.

    • Lord of hosts, in line with Your Word, destroy the current ruling regime in Iran (Jeremiah 49:38b).

    • Lord Yeshua, build Your Body in Iran (Jeremiah 49:38a; Matthew 16:18b).

  6. Security was foremost on our minds as we drove and prayed on Israel's northern borders. With Hizbullah on both Lebanese and Syrian borders, along with al-Qaeda, al-Nusra, other terrorist and rebel groups and Syria's forces on the Syrian border, the IDF has its hands full to defend this nation.

    • We declared: And your eyes shall see, and you shall say, YHWH will be magnified from [or "on", or "beyond"] the border of Israel. (Malachi 1:5)

    • We bless You for raising up the IDF to protect this the restored nation of Israel (Ezekiel 37:10).

    • Lord, this is Your earthly army and we bless them in Your name. Then David said to [Goliath], 'You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to you in the name of YHWH of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied'. (1 Samuel 17:45, cp. vs. 26, 36)

    • God, wake up the nations to hear that Iran's army has just declared that the 100,000 Hizbullah missiles in Lebanon facing Israel – are theirs to control! Hizbullah is their terrorist group on Israel's borders.

    • Use the weak and foolish to confound the mighty. Command Your servant "Rust" to make all of those rockets unusable (1 Corinthians 1:27).

    • Aid the IDF as it works on making our borders impenetrable (Psalm 147:14).

    • Give them specific wisdom for each specific area (Proverbs 21:31).

    • Protect all of Israel's spies and collaborators in the areas north and east of this nation.

    • Abba, against all terror tunnels that are being dug into Israel, we remind You of this word: He dug a pit and bored it, and has fallen into the ditch which he made. His mischief shall return on his own head, and his violence shall come on his own crown. (Psalms 7:15-16)

    • Lord, protect the skies over northern Israel – especially from any drone and para-glider attacks.

    • Strengthen Israel's connections with the Kurds.

    • Increase the animosity between Islamic factions that are already fighting each other (Psalm 35:24).

    • At the same time, Abba, reveal Yourself to many Muslims and set them free from their satanic dungeon. For He has delivered us from the power of darkness and has translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son; (Colossians 1:13)

    • Impart wisdom to the congregations in the north to know exactly how to intercede for that area.

  7. That last prayer request sparked a burden in us to ask God to raise up intercessors in Israel.

    • Lord Yeshua, You taught that men ought always to pray and not to give up (Luke 18:1). May this word of Yours become more and more influential in the hearts of the Israeli Messianic Body.

    • You still seek for intercessors and we pray that You would find them (Isaiah 59:16; Ezekiel 22:30).

    • If they are not here in Israel now – raise up from the local Body more believers who by revelation see the essential need to intercede (Ephesians 1:17-20; 320-21).

    • May the local Israeli Body become in truth a house of prayer for all people (Isaiah 56:7; Mark 11:17).

    • Encourage us all to not be weary in intercession – but to expect to reap all of our requests – in Your will and way, and in Your timing (Galatians 6:9; 1 John 5:14-15).

    • Lord Yeshua, turn all believers back to the prayer book that You prayed out of – the book of Psalms!

    • I will call on YHWH, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.

      Psalm 18:3

  8. We finished our time together by praying for aliyah – the immigration of the Jewish people from exile/captivity back to Israel.

    • Behold, the days come, says YHWH, that I will bring again the captivity of My people Israel and Judah …I will cause them to return to the land I gave their fathers, and they shall possess it.

      Jeremiah 30:3

    • Yes, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will – in truth – plant them in this land with all My heart and all My whole soul.

      Jeremiah 32:41

    • Lord, be glorified and bring a significant increase in aliyah this year (Isaiah 43:5-7).

    • Abba, for Your holy name's sake, draw Your people home (Jeremiah 31:3; Ezekiel 36:23-24).

    • Use the continued shaking of the British and EU economy to shake the British and EU Jews out of their comfort zones.

    • Wake up the Church to see their obligation to carry Your people home (Isaiah 49:22; 60:9-12).

    • [Please pray specifically for the Jews in Your nations/areas to seek that now is the time to arise and come back to Zion (Jeremiah 50:4-5).]

Shabbat shalom and blessings from Zion,

The IFI team