Prayer Points: May 2019

Consider these prayer points as springboards into deeper prayer and intercession.

I will contend with those who contend with you … then all mankind will know that I, the

LORD, am your Saviour, your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.        Is. 49:25-26

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Israel

• Election Result – Benjamin Netanyahu has been invited by President Reuven Rivlin to form the next coalition government. He is expected to be able to form a coalition of right wing parties. This will be Benjamin Netanyahu’s fourth consecutive term as Prime Minister and fifth term in all.
• Passover - Israel celebrated the Feast of Passover from 20-27 April
• Special dates in May -

2^nd May - Holocaust Memorial Day

8^th May – Memorial Day (fallen soldiers and victims of terror)

9^th May – Independence Day

• The Sea of Galilee – the water level has risen by over 3 meters and continues to rise thanks to the heavy winter rain. The current level is 211.47m below sea level which is 1.53m above the Lower Red Line (ecological danger level) and 2.67m from the Upper Red Line (full).

• Pray for all those who have been elected to the Knesset to represent the people of Israel. Pray that they will serve honestly and with integrity.

• Pray that the new government can be formed quickly.

• Pray that the new government will have a heart to increase the help and support given to the widows, the disabled, the holocaust survivors, the poor and the needy.

• Praise the Lord for the current period of calm in and around Israel. Pray that God will keep His protecting arms around His people to keep them safe.

• Praise the Lord for the miracle of the winter rains that have replenished the Sea of Galilee.

• Continue to pray for the innocent people of Gaza who are suffering unbearable hardships. Pray that their voice will be heard and that they will be given the hope of a better life for themselves and their families.

“The wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.” James 3:17

 As Jesus said:

We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. John 9:4

Acknowledgement: These prayer points have been consolidated from a number of sources including Prayer Letters and Newsletters originating in God’s Land.