As a major war with Hezbollah in Lebanon looms and Iran is vowing to directly strike the Jewish State once again, we should all be in prayer for Israel.
In my last article, I discussed the 12 children who were killed by a Hezbollah-launched, Iranian-made Falaq 1 rocket that was fired on a Druze community in Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights. As a result, it was looking like Israel was going to respond heavily; countries around the world began to urge their citizens to leave Lebanon, and Israel was bracing itself for an all-out war. Well, Israel did respond to the 12 children being killed by carrying out an airstrike in Beirut to take out Fuad Shukr, the top Hezbollah Senior Commander and a key military adviser to Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah. Hezbollah, of course, is vowing revenge.
Then, adding to Iran’s demonic hate for Israel, Hamas’ political leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran by an explosive device that had been hidden in the house where he was staying. Israel never claimed responsibility for that attack, but Iran is blaming Israel and vowing a response worse than what they carried out on Israel back in April.
That’s where we are today as Israel prepares for attacks from Hezbollah and from the head of the snake, Iran. There have even been rumors that Israel may carry out preemptive strikes on Iran and Lebanon, but so far, that has not happened at the time of this report.
One thing I do know for sure is that we need to be praying for Israel as Psalm 122:6 commands us: “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.” It’s not an option, friends; it’s a command. When there is peace in Jerusalem, there is peace in Israel. When there’s peace in Israel, there’s peace amongst the Jewish people around the world.
As I’ve said many times before, if you want to bring prosperity to your country, we must stand with, support, and pray for Israel.
Psalm 122:6 is ultimately a prayer for Israel’s Messiah, Yeshua, to return. Without the Prince of Peace there will be no lasting peace. Even though that’s the ultimate answer to the Psalm, we still need to be interceding on Israel’s behalf today as she is surrounded by enemies trying to wipe her off the face of the map.
While Bible prophecy assures us that Israel is on the winning side, an all-out war with Iran’s proxies, whose greatest desire is to eradicate the Jewish people, could bring a heavy price for Israel with many civilian casualties. Remember, Hezbollah has 150,000 to 200,000 rockets aimed at Israel, and a lot of them have precision-guided systems—not to mention Iran’s proxies in Yemen, with the Houthis, and others in Iraq and Syria.
Therefore, let us commit to pray for Israel and the Jewish people that the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob will foil the plans of Israel’s enemies who are vowing to wipe out God’s chosen people. Let’s pray that God will have his protective hand on His chosen people as He has promised in His Word. Let’s pray fervently for Israel and the Jewish people!
Will you join me, friends, in prayer?
Father, we come before You.
Lord, prayer isn’t just for this week; prayer for Israel is ongoing because Satan hates the Jewish people, he hates Israel, and he hates everything that You love. Because of that, we have the problems we do in this world—he’s the prince of the power of the air working in the sons of disobedience. Lord, we want to commit Israel to prayer this day. I want to pray, Father, for Israel’s leaders to be wise to the schemes of their enemies. Father, you know the plans that Israel’s enemies are trying to carry out, the plans that they’re making in secret to wipe Your Chosen People off the face of the map. We know Israel’s on the winning side, Father. We know what Your Word says that as long as the sun, moon, and stars are shining in the sky, Israel will not cease from being a nation before You forever. Amen. Thank you, Father, for those promises. But, Father, we do know that Israel’s enemies, inspired by Satan’s demonic hatred for Your Chosen People, are planning around the clock, and I pray, Lord, that you would foil their plans. That their plans, by Your Hand, would not come to pass and that you would give Israel’s leaders wise counsel. We pray, Lord, that you would help them work together as a team in Israel and put their political differences aside for the good of the people to combat what Israel’s enemies are trying to do. If a pre-emptive strike, Lord, is what’s required, give precision to Israel’s weapons. I pray, Lord, for the IDF, Israel’s leaders, and Generals. I pray for Benjamin Netanyahu. May he be wise, Lord, to the schemes of those that wish them dead. We pray for the Jewish people, not only in Israel, but around the world as anti-Semitism is on the rise, even in our country. I pray, Lord, that Christians would come alongside the Jewish people, stand with love, and support them. I pray for our media to be fair and report things honestly. Lord, we think of the war that’s going on in Gaza. We think of how Israel is close to destroying the terrorist organization Hamas. There’s not much left of them and their infrastructure. I pray that Israel will be able to eliminate each one of those Hamas leaders that remain. Lord, ultimately we’re praying for people to come to You, to turn to You. I also pray for the hostages, Lord, that they would be released or that Israel’s Defense Forces would be able to rescue them. We think of the remaining hostages and the horrific things they’ve experienced since this war started, and we pray for the IDF to be able to carry out what needs to be done to finish off Hamas and bring those hostages home.
Ultimately, through all this, Lord, I pray people would turn to you. Turn to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—the only God and that they would come to know Your Son, Jesus. I pray that this world would turn to Him because, without the Prince of Peace, there will be no lasting peace. He is the only hope for Israel, the Jewish people, and Gentiles all around the world. Only He can change hearts. Our prayer, Lord, is that people would turn to You to be saved and that You, Father, alone would be exalted as the only God in this universe—the only God that can bring hope to people. Father be with Your People, Israel! Help us, Lord, to love them, stand with them, and support them. We come to You that through all these prayers, one day, the Messiah would return and clean up the mess that this world has made. For that, we say, even so, come Lord Jesus.
you, Father, for hearing our prayers. We pray this in the wonderful name of the Messiah, Jesus. Amen.
Thank you for joining me in prayer. I continue to urge you to be in prayer in your own homes, in your own churches, in your own communities—to lift Israel up in prayer like never before. They need it.
Robert Gottselig is the Director of The Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry Canada and the host of ‘In News Surrounding Israel’ and Cruizin’ For Zion.
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