SITUATION ANALYSIS -- 122

Jerusalem, Israel

SEPTEMBER 2017 PRAYER UPDATE 

Israel and the Nations

We are reminded that “He who dwells in the Secret Place of the Most High God will abide in the Shadow of the Almighty”. It is important to know His rest, while also fervently remembering others in prayer during a time when the people of Earth are experiencing intense and more frequent birth pangs. 

Read: Psalm 91, 1 Kings 19:11-12; Matthew 24.

America is in the midst of huge destructive hurricanes (Texas; the Caribbean, Florida and beyond), as well as massive wild fires (Montana, Oregon, and Washington state). Mexico has suffered the strongest earthquake in 85 years, and a hurricane is headed towards that country. People are reeling with the aftermath of these catastrophic events and others that are going on throughout the world.  

Please join us in prayer for friends and family… that they will be safe from harm during these great shakings, and that they will be able to reach out to others in their time of need. This is a moment for the Body of Messiah to not fear or shrink back, but arise!

Other events are taking place that have been sidelined by the news media because of the weather issues occurring in the United States.

North Korea continues to illegally test new nuclear weapons underground, ignoring the serious threats of possible military action by the U.S.  At the same time, America is distracted by its national weather crisis. This is resulting in an increase in North Korea’s defiance of international laws, and a refusal to contain its nuclear aspirations. This is setting a dangerous precedence.  

Pray for wisdom for the Trump Administration, and an ability to form a successful strategy, with the help of important international players, to deal with North Korea.

PRAYERS FOR ISRAEL:

In Israel, Sara Netanyahu, the wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has reportedly been warned by Israel’s Attorney General, that he will be calling for her indictment soon. The accusation against her is that she used public funds for private use. Israel, which is built on socialism, sees any financial misbehavior that points to material excess and favor for politicians, as a grave criminal act. 

The Israeli Prime Minister leaves for an important mission to Latin America. Already, politicians who oppose him are calling for his resignation. Please pray for God’s mercy, grace, and intervention in this situation. 

Israel recently had its largest military exercise in the past 18 years which took place in the north of the country.  Then, on Thursday, September 7, Israel reportedly struck a northern Syrian complex where Iran was building a missile base and helping Syrian President Assad produce chemical and biological weapons. (Ten years ago on September 7, Israel destroyed a North Korean nuclear reactor in Syria). 

On Thursday, Syria acknowledged Israel’s missile strike and complained to the UN. As of this writing, Israel is on high alert as Syria, Iran, or Hezbollah could retaliate. Pray that the enemy be thwarted from its ability to respond in any harmful way towards Israel’s homeland!

Pray that all nations, including the United States, do nothing to pressure Israel into a regional Arab-Israeli peace agreement that would expect Israel to give up land for peace.  

After the last visit of Trump Administration officials to the Middle East, we were left with the impression that some U.S. deal was made with Arab states. At that point, Netanyahu began to proclaim certain settlement blocs as part of Israel; and, he mentioned Hebron as a new settlement bloc. When we hear these kind of declarations we know that something is going on behind the scenes to try and force Israel into land concessions. It was soon after this that storms began raging in America.

Read: Psalms Chapter 2.