The next global day of prayer and fasting in our Isaiah 62 Prayer Campaign will be on Wednesday, May 7^th, 2014.

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Prayer Points

1. Prayers for the Middle East

• Pray for God’s purposes to be fulfilled in Syria, Egypt and Lebanon
• Pray according to Isaiah 19:23-25; Matthew 24:14
   

2. Prayers for Israel

• Pray for the salvation of the nation of Israel
• Pray according to Ezekiel 36:26-28; Zechariah 12:10; and Romans 11:26
• For the national leadership of Israel, including the Prime Minister, Cabinet and Knesset
• Pray according to Proverbs 21:1; 1 Timothy 2:1-5
• Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem
• Pray according to Psalm 122:6
   

3. Prayers for the ICEJ

• Pray for the glory of the Lord to fall on the Feast
• Pray according to Psalm 24:7-10
• Praise the Lord for the new venue of the Jerusalem arena, which positions us to receive the Lord’s increase. Especially pray for growth in the number of pilgrims from all nations.
• Pray according to Zechariah 14:16
• Pray for the ICEJ’s finances, and that the Lord would open new doors for us to be a more effective voice in the Land
• Pray according to Isaiah 60:5; Philippians 4:19; Psalm 41:1-3
   

Thank you for your prayers!

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Dear Prayer Partners,

God’s eyes not only see individuals, but also He collectively sees families, cities – and nations (Exodus 12; Leviticus 16; Acts 16:31; Matthew 11:21-24; Genesis 12:1-3; Deuteronomy 32:8; Job 12:18-25; Jeremiah 1:5; Matthew 28:19; Acts 17:26; Revelation 7:9).
This means we need to enlarge our hearts and stand in the gap in our prayers on behalf of whole nations. This is exactly what we did as a staff during the weekend before Passover.

Praying on mountain tops

In mid-April, our Jerusalem staff travelled by bus to Israel’s northern border with Lebanon and Syria. Standing on a high ridge looking over into Lebanon, we raised our prayers on behalf of that nation and all her people. We asked for God’s grace to be manifested in Lebanon, and that the Lord would grant them revival.

Later that day, we arrived on top of majestic Mount Hermon along the Syrian border and again, looking over into Syria, raised a corporate prayer before the Lord. We especially pleaded with the Lord to turn the tide of violence in Syria! We also asked that God’s purposes be fulfilled over that nation (Isaiah 19:23-24).

So we prayed for these two nations, as God looks down from His throne and sees nations!

God sees nations

That God truly sees nations is clearly depicted in Scripture, especially in the historical journey of the Jewish people. Throughout their long 4,000 years of history, God’s eyes have never left them and His promises for them as a nation remain firm: “Thus says the Lord, who gives the sun for a light by day, the ordinances of the moon and the stars for a light by night…‘If those ordinances depart from before Me, says the Lord, then the seed of Israel shall also cease from being a nation before Me forever’.” (Jeremiah 31:35-36)

The descendants of Abraham were exiled for two thousand years in all corners of the world, but in our times God has gathered them back as a fully independent nation living once again in their ancient homeland. What a joy this is for our hearts! It speaks volumes of how God faithfully and righteously guides and conducts world history. He has not withdrawn Himself from the affairs of the nations. It is also confirmation that entire nations are included in God’s heart, mind and purposes.

Israel will be saved

The Bible also affirms that the next phase for Israel will be her spiritual recovery in Jesus their Messiah, and that all Israel will be saved – as a nation (Romans 11:26; Ezekiel 36:24-28; Luke 21:24-28; Matthew 23:39). This is a clear call for all of us to pray for Israel – as a nation! And for the nations surrounding her!

God will restore justice and peace

Eventually, peace will come to all nations in the person of the returning King, Jesus (Isaiah 2:1-4; Jeremiah 3:17; Psalm 2, 96, 98). This glorious truth is like a continual, powerful current undergirding our spirits, and moving us forward in Jesus with great hope. This truth also inspires us to faithfully pray for Israel and the neighbouring nations with faith in our hearts. The Kingdom of our God will come and His will shall be done here on earth as it is heaven!

Join the Isaiah 62 Prayer Initiative

Please join our Isaiah 62 Global Prayer Initiative to pray every first Wednesday of the month on behalf of Israel, the surrounding nations and our ministry. People from more than 60 different nations are already interceding with us, some with fasting. Let us hear from you!

Make the month of May a special dedicated month of prayer. Pray for the nation of Israel, the surrounding nations and your own nation. Take the word of God, let it quiet your spirit, be filled with His promises, and ask the Lord to guide you how to pray.

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In His grace,

Rev. Juha Ketola
ICEJ International Director