June2016

Wednesday1June Praythatthe2016exhibition“TheGreatReturn”,whichopenstodayinNijkerk,

Netherlands,willattractmanyvisitors,andthatthisthemeofAliyahwilldrawthevisitorstoGod’sWord.

Thursday2June IntheJewishliturgyPsalm67isreadeverydaybetweenPesachandShavu’ot.InHebrewthisPsalmhasexactly49wordsandconsistsofsevenverses.ThePsalmsymbolizestheMenorah.Byreadingit,oneignitesthelight,sotospeak.IfyoustartreadingthesePsalmsfromtodayonwardsaswell,youcanspreadlightinthecomingdaysuntilShavu’ot!

Friday3June Thesunsetsandthestarsappear,thebeginningoftheSabbathorerevshabat-Sabbatheve.PraythattheLordwillshowmercyoverHispeople.PraythatHispeace,whichsurpassesallunderstanding,willbemetwithopenhearts.

Saturday4JuneSabbath

OnthisdaywemaygivespecialthanksforthefulfillmentofBiblicalprophecies,whichbecomemanifestinIsrael.“Blessedareyou,oIsrael.Whoislikeyou…?”(Deuteronomy33:29)

Sunday5June Todayis‘JerusalemDay’–49yearsagothecityonceagainbecametheindivisiblecapitalofIsrael.(Psalm132:13-16).ThankGodforthisremarkabledevelopment.

Monday6June ThesituationontheGolanheightsattheborderwithSyriaremainsstrainedanddangerous.WhethertheAmericanorUNOtroopswillbeabletochangethisinanyway,remainsunsure.PrayforprotectionforthenorthofIsrael.

Tuesday7June PrayfortheJewishpopulationlivinginthenorthneartheborderwithLebanonandSyria.AlsoprayfortheDruze,manyofwhomserveintheIsraeliarmy.

Wednesday8June Todayitis20yearsagothat‘ChristiansforIsrael’startedtheproject‘BringtheJewsHome’.Sincethenweassistedmorethan150,000JewishpeopleintheirreturntoIsrael.Prayforthesenewimmigrants,thattheywillbeawaretheyarepartofthefulfillmentofprophecy.

Thursday9June BothinUkraine(bydistributingfoodparcels)andinIsrael(throughsoupkitchens)wetendtotheelderlyandpoor,whocanusealittleextrahelp(Proverbs22:9).Itisgoodtohelpinsuchapracticalway.Prayforthisimportantwork.

Friday10June ‘ChristiansforIsrael’iscriticizedquiteoften,forinstanceaboutourwayofreadingtheBible.PeoplethensaythattheNewTestamentismoreimportantthantheOldTestament.Whichisstrange,asitissoclearthattheBibleisoneBookwitheternalpromisesandreferencesinbothdirections.PraythattherelationbetweenpresenttimesandtheScriptureswillbecomecleartoanyonewhoreallyreadswhatitsaysandexploresit.

Saturday11JuneSabbath

ThisnightbeforeShavu’ot(Pentecost)isanightofreadingandlearninginremembranceofreceivingTorah.TensofthousandsgatherattheWesternWallinJerusalem.PraythatGod’sSpiritwillspeakclearlyandgivenewlife.

Sunday12June BecauseofthelongingforZionandAliyah,JewsfromallcountrieswillbeinJerusalemduringShavu’ot,justlikeinJesus’time.(Acts2:5).Pleasespeakyourprayerofthanksgivingforthisfeast.

Monday13June PrayforsafetyfortheJewishcommunitiesallovertheworld.WhetheritisintheUSA,inEuropeorintheMiddle-East,anti-JewishliesspreadlikewildfirethroughtheInternet,stigmatizingtheJewishpeopleandIsrael.

Tuesday14June TheterrorattacksinParisandBrusselscausedabigshocktothepeopleinEurope.ManyJewswonderwhethertheywanttocontinuelivinginEurope.Prayforsafetyforthem,butalsoforalongingforZion–notoutoffear,butonthebasisofTorah.

Wednesday15June DuringthesecondIntifadaanIsraelitoldaEuropean,whilespeakingaboutIslamicterror:“Betterwatchout.Wearetheappetizer,butyouarethemaincourse!”Inrecentyearswehavecometounderstandmoreandmorehowtruethisobservationis.Bewatchfulandpray!(2Thessalonians5:16-21)

Thursday16June IS(IslamicState)hassaid,thatAllahisgatheringallJewstoPalestine,sothattheycandestroythemall.InourintercessionwemaycounterthisliewithTruth.InthistimeGodisbringingHispeoplebacktoHislandandtoHimself.(Jeremiah31:10)

Friday17June Let’scontinuetobevigilantandtrytounderstandthetimeswearelivingin,bysettingpriorities:followingtheLordJesusandexpectingHisreturn.(Matthew24:32-44)

Saturday18JuneSabbath

PrayforprotectionfortheJewishinhabitantsofJudea,SamariaandJerusalem.ThankGodthatthroughCFOIC(ChristianFriendsofIsraeliCommunities)wecanprovidehelpforthemandencouragethem.

Sunday19June Psalm114isashortPsalm,speakingofGod’smajestyandHisinterferenceinthehistoryofHispeople.ThankGodforHissovereignpower,whichwasvisiblethenandisvisiblenow.

Monday20June InmoreandmoreEuropeancountriesobjectionsareraisedagainstthecunningbehavioroftheanti-IsraelBDS-movement.PraythatthistrendwillcontinueandtherealintentionsoftheBDS-movementwillbebroughttolight.

Tuesday21June AfewmonthsagoIsraeliprime-ministerNetanyahusaidtoagroupofprominentIndonesianjournalistsvisitingJerusalemthatitishightimetheircountryestablishesdiplomatictieswithIsrael.JustlikeChina,Japan,IndiaandVietnam.PleaseprayforthisturntowardstheFarEast.

Wednesday22June Inourtimethebattlebetweenlightanddarknessbecomesevermorevisible.AsitisalreadydescribedinDaniel,andintheRevelationofJohn.PrayfortheJewishpeopleandforourselvesasChristiancommunity,thatwewillunderstandthesetimes.

Thursday23June From1950to1973manyAfricancountrieshadexcellentrelationswithIsrael;buttieswerebrokenaftertheYomKippurWarof1973underpressureofArabcountries(which,bytheway,neverfulfilledtheirmanypromises).Sincethe1990sdiplomaticcontactshavebeenrestored.PraythattheirvotingpolicyintheUnitedNationswillalsobecomehonestinsteadofone-sided,andthepressurefromArabcountrieswilldisappearthereaswell.

Friday24June ContinuetoprayfortheChristiansandotherminoritiesintheMiddle-East.Theyarethreatenedwithannihilation–whichispuregenocide.

Saturday25JuneSabbath

PraythatthroughtheBiblewemayreceiveadeeperunderstandingaboutGod’swayswithIsraelandthenations.

Sunday26June TheAliyah-organizationEbenezerstartedin1991andcelebratedits25thanniversarythisyear.‘ChristiansforIsrael’closelycooperateswithEbenezerEmergencyFundforthesakeofAliyah.Furthermore,RevWilliamGlashouwerhasspeakingengagementsallovertheworldthroughthenetworkofEbenezer.ThankGodforthisextraordinaryorganizationandforthewonderfulcooperation.

Monday27June JoanThomasoftheEbenezerPrayerteamsays:WeareoftenledtoaskourHeavenlyFathertoreleaseHisangelsforengaginginspiritualbattleaccordingtoHisWord.”(Psalm103:20-21).Itiswonderfulthattheyconvertthisleadingintointercession!YouandIcanjoininthis:supportingAliyahandstandinginthegapforIsraeltogether.

Tuesday28June TheBiblicalmandateofEbenezerisfoundinIsaiah62:10:“Passthrough,passthroughthegate!Preparethewayforthepeople.Buildupthehighway…removethestones!.”Thismeansspiritualbattle,involvementinintercession,prayerforspecialregionsandnations.(2Corinthians10:3-6)PrayandgivethanksthattogetherwithEbenezerandotherorganizationswecan‘removethestones’,soGodwillreachHisgoalwithHispeople.

Wednesday29June RecentlyIranfiredtwolongdistancerocketscarryingthetext:“Israelmustbewipedout”.Thisisnounclearexpression,andwecanreacttoitwithclearintercession:“Spare,oLord,Yourpeople!”.

Thursday30June PraythatthemanytripsRevWilliamGlashouwerandAndrewTuckermakeonbehalfof‘ChristiansforIsrael’inAfrica,Asia,OceaniaandSouth-Americawillbesuccessful.ThattensofthousandsofChristiansintheiraudienceswilltakethewholeBibletoheartandalsoexploreitforthemselves.

July2016

Friday1July AversefromthePsalms,asyouprayforIsraeltoday:“Oh,thatsalvationforIsrael

wouldcomeoutofZion!WhentheLordrestoresHispeople,letJacobrejoiceandIsraelbeglad!”(Psalm14:7).

Saturday2JulySabbath

IsrealityistheyoungadultsmovementofChristiansforIsrael.TodayagroupofyoungadultsfromaroundtheworldareleavingforIsraeltoexploretheland,studytheBibleanddovolunteerwork.Praythattheywillbeablessingthere,andalsobeblessedthemselvesduringthistrip.

Sunday3July PrayforChristiansinthesouthernpartofIsrael.Theirlifeisfarfromeasy,inBethlehemunderthereignofthePalestinianAuthority,inGazaunderpressurefromHamas.

Monday4July TheterroristorganizationHamashashundredsofmen,whoareworkingallthetimediggingtunnelstoenterIsraelduringafuturewar.Praythatthiswillstop,andIsraelwilldwellinsafety.

Tuesday5July PrayfortheJewishpopulationinBelgium.InAntwerpmanyofthemareorthodox,andsoreadilyrecognizedasJews.Prayfortheirsafety.

Wednesday6July IntercedeaboutthesituationinandaroundGaza.ThiswholeareaisclearlymentionedintheBiblealready.(Joshua15:46-47).PraythattherewillbetalksandpeacewiththePalestinians,eventhoughthisseemsalmostimpossible.

Thursday7July PrayfortheJewishpopulationlivinginthesouthneartheGazaStrip.InAshdod,inAshkelonandinthemanyothertownsandkibbutzim.PeoplecontinuallyliveunderthepressureofterrorandviolencefromGaza.

Friday8July Sabbathisalwaysamomentofrestafterabusyworkingweek.TonightmanyIsraeliswillturntheirattentiontotheLordGod.PrayforHispresence,forhisRuachHaKodesh(HolySpirit).

Saturday9JulySabbath

InEzekiel37,thechapteraboutthevalleyofthedrybonesandtheresurrectionofIsrael,verse25,speaksofthepromiseoftheland,untileternity.ThankGodforthiswonderfulfactwhichshowsthefaithfulnessoftheGodofIsrael!

Sunday10July YourprayerofthanksforthePKN(theunitedreformedchurchesintheNetherlands),whohavedissociatedthemselvesfromtheanti-SemiticutterancesofMartinLuther.Praythatotherdenominationswillwhole-heartedlyfollowthisexample.

Monday11July InGermanytheSynodoftheEDK(theunifyingorganofLutheran,ReformedandUnifiedchurches)hasdissociateditselffromLuther’santi-Semiticutterances,includingapamphletof1543“AbouttheJewsandtheirLies”.PrayespeciallythatthemanyLutheranChurchesintheScandinaviancountrieswillmakeasimilardecision.

Tuesday12July ThenumberofJewslivinginGermanyisgrowingallthetime,asmanyRussianJewshavereceivedaresidencepermitinrecentdecennia.Yetmanyarewonderingiftheyarereallylivingintherightcountry.Prayforthem,butalsothattheywilldecidetomakeAliyah.

Wednesday13July PrayfortheJewishpopulationinyourcountry,forsafetyoftheIsraeliEmbassyandforJewishschoolsandinstitutions.ThankGodforthehelpthatChristiansforIsraelcangivetothosemakingAliyah.

Thursday14July ThehighestIranianleaderAyatollahAliKhameneideclared,thattherelationofIranwiththerestoftheworldisnotaboutnegotiations,butaboutlongdistancemissiles.PraythatpoliticiansintheworldwillrealizehowtroublesomethisistoIsrael,becauseIrancontinuallythreatensthemwithdestruction.

Friday15July Todaythegroupof‘IsrealityInternational’-youthreturnhome.PraythattheywillbeambassadorsforIsraelintheirowncountry.

Saturday16JulySabbath

Thankandpray:“TheLordgivesstrengthtoHispeople;theLordblessesHispeoplewithpeace.”(Psalm29:11)

Sunday17July InthewholeworldIsraelhas105diplomaticposts:78embassies,21consulatesand5permanentmissions.PraythatIsraelwillbeabletoexplaintheirintentionswellinallthosecountries.PRhasneverbeenIsrael’sstrongestside.

Monday18July Praythatpro-Israelorganizationsthathaveactivitiesinholidayresortsthissummer,willbesuccessfulwiththisandwillbeabletopointvisitorstotheBible.

Tuesday19July InEnglandIslamisstronglypresentinsociety.Anti-Semitismisdeeplyrootedinthescientificandmedicalworldandinthenewsmedia.PrayfortheJewishpopulation.Allkindsofliesarepublishedaboutthemandthereareprotestsagainstthem.

Wednesday20July ItissurprisingthatIsraelhasgoodcontactswiththegovernmentinmanycountries,whilesomepoliticalpartiesandsocialmovementsarehostiletowardsthem;inothercountriesitisjusttheotherwayaround.EnmityisperpetuallycreepingintorelationswithIsrael.Thespiritualbattleisclearlyvisiblehere.Letuspraythatlightwillovercomedarkness.

Thursday21July PrayfortouriststravellinginIsrael,thattheywillshowloveandencouragementtothepopulation.Prayalsoforforeignvolunteersworkinginallkindsofinstitutionsandhospitals.ThisfriendshipneverfailstotouchIsrael.

Friday22July Bahrein’sforeignministerKhalidbinAhmedAlKhalifarecentlysaid,thatIranisagreaterthreatthanIsrael.PraythathewillalsotakethenextstepandenterintotalkswithprimeminsterNetanyahuofIsrael.

Saturday23JulySabbath

ThescripturesinPsalm149:5-9andEphesians6:10-18formastrongcombinationforuseinyourintercession:”Adouble-edgedswordisintheirhands…theswordoftheSpirit,whichistheWordofGod…”

Sunday24July UnfaithfulnesstotheWordofGodcausesustoloseourlovefortheWord.ThereforereadyourBibleregularly!(John15:9-10)

Monday25July PrimeministerNetanyahusaidthatthesimilaritybetweenterrorinIsraelandothercountries,isthatISaspirestoestablishacaliphateinEurope,whilePalestinianterroristsaspiretoestablishaPalestinianstateonallofIsrael’sterritory.Praythattheeyesofworldleaderswillbeopened.

Tuesday26July TheradicalizationofMuslimyouthinFranceisarealscaretoJewsinFrance.PrayforsafetyoftheJewishcommunity,andforprosperityforthosewhomakeAliyah.

Wednesday27July Morethan400,000JewsliveinJudeaandSamaria.Thepopulationgrowthascomparedtolastyearis4.6%;inIsraelasawholeitis1.9%.ThankGodforthisdevelopment,JewsareonceagainlivinginBiblicalterritory!

Thursday28July Pleaseprayforthosewholostrelativesandforthesurvivorsoftherecentwaveofterrorism.ManyIsraelisrelivewhathappenedtothembecauseofterror.Prayforcomfortandforhealing.

Friday29July Extremeright-wingpoliticalpartiesarespringingupnotonlyinFranceandBelgium,butalsoinAustria.WithallsortofconsequencesfortheJewishcommunity.Prayforthem,andpraythatthegovernmentwillstronglyopposethisdevelopment.

Saturday30JulySabbath

Itissurprising,thatwhiletheBiblespeaksaboutanationdwellingalone(Numbers23:9),Israelhasmorecontactwithothernationsthaneverbefore.Whatisthisleadingto?Letusprayforunderstandingastohowweshouldpray,andwhatGod’swillisinthismatter.

Sunday31July OnthebasisofPsalm51prayfora‘cleanheart’.OnlythenwewillbeabletoassistinbuildingthewallsofJerusalem.Youask(seeverses12-14),andareallowedtobuildwiththem(verse20).FromacleanheartwewillbeabletoseeHim.(Matthew5:8)