Prayer Points: November 2025

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

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding, in all your

ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. Do not be wise in your own eyes;

fear the Lord and depart from evil.” Proverbs 3:5-7

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The Blindness of Israel

God said to Isaiah “Go and tell this people:

“‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’
Make the heart of this people calloused; make their ears dull and close their eyes.

Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts,
and turn and be healed.”   Isaiah 6:9-10

Then Isaiah asks:  “For how long, Lord?”

And he answered:

“Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left deserted
and the fields ruined and ravaged, until the Lord has sent everyone far away
and the land is utterly forsaken. And though a tenth remains in the land, it will again be laid waste. But as the terebinth and oak leave stumps when they are cut down, so the holy seed will be the stump in the land.”  Isaiah 6:11-13

We are in the Land at this present time, preparing this Prayer Letter on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. Last week we met Eric Benson, Director of House of Victory and elder in Kehilat HaCarmel, Haifa and he told us how Israel is still spiritually blind.

While many are seeking God, praying at the Western Wall and seeing the Hand of God over the nation during the war, there is still:

• No humility before God in repentance.
• No personal knowledge of their God apart from the rituals and traditions.
• A blindness to their Messiah.

But we know from the Scripture above that the believing remnant will come forth at an appointed time. The stump will grow again. The final remnant of Zechariah 13:8-9 will come through the fire and be refined like silver and gold.

There are many references in the New Testament of Israel’s blindness spoken of in Isaiah 6:9-10:

Matthew 13:14-15; Mark 4:12; Luke 8:10; John 12:39-40; Acts 28:25-27 and Romans 11:8.

Pray for the Lord to remove the blindness and for the remnant to come forth:

“And in this way all Israel will be saved. As it is written: “The deliverer will come from Zion; he will turn godlessness away from Jacob. And this is my covenant with them when I take away their sins.”   Romans 11:26-27

  ISRAEL NEWS

• President Donald Trump’s Gaza Peace plan has delivered the living hostages back to their families but at the time of writing 11 bodies of deceased hostages are yet to be returned. Hamas have not delivered on their part of the bargain claiming that they do not know where all the bodies are.

• Hamas have broken the ceasefire on a number of occasions and killed at least three IDF soldiers including one shot by a sniper on Tuesday this week. In response the IDF have carried out a number of missions targeted to destroy senior Hamas operatives and infrastructure.

• Despite the terms of the Trump plan excluding Hamas from a leadership role in the future of Gaza, they have used extreme force, including summary executions to consolidate their authority and rule following the ceasefire.

• A matter of concern is that only 40% of the tunnel network in Gaza has so fa been destroyed leaving 60% intact.   

PRAYERS

• Pray for wisdom for Benjamin Netanyahu, his cabinet, IDF and other agency leaders. Pray that the Lord will help them to make wise and timely decisions.

• Praise the Lord for the release of all the living hostages and pray that the bodies of the remaining deceased hostages will soon be returned.

• Pray for a period of rest from war and trauma.

• Pray for the physical and mental health of all the living hostages who have been released.

• Pray for the physical and mental health of all those who have seen service in the IDF during the current conflicts. Pray for their mental health and well-being.

• Pray for the deceased hostages’ families and friends and pray the Lord’s protection and comforting from the psychological warfare that Hamas is conducting.

• Pray the Lord’s hedge of protection around the IDF soldiers who are still in Gaza.

• Pray for the protection of the Christians who remain in Gaza. Our latest information says that there are now around 570. Many Christians have taken the opportunity to leave Gaza.

• Pray for Gaza Baptist Church’s amazing outreach work. They continue to provide hot food and clean water to the people of Gaza. Pray for all those inside and outside Gaza who are making this possible.

• Pray for the families of all those serving in the IDF. Pray that they may know the Lord’s shalom, peace, strength and comfort whilst their loved ones serve.

• Pray for the soldiers who have been wounded and are now recovering and recuperating. Pray for their families.

• Pray for the unity of Israel. Pray that the re-emerging divisions will not divert attention away from the most important issues that need to be resolved.

• Pray for the Lord to open the hearts of Israelis as they are witnesses to the love of Christians worldwide that are standing for Israel. May God kindle jealousy in their hearts to know personally the source of that love and conviction.

• Pray that all Israel will seek the Lord Yeshua and receive His salvation.

• Pray for the nation’s mental health. So many are suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and many serving /reservist IDF soldiers have committed suicide since the start of the war.

• Praise the Lord that He is regathering His people to His Land despite/because of the war.

  The remarkable story of Omer Shem Tov and his prayer life in captivity.

Omer Shem Tov was one of the hostages. He wasn’t religious, yet he prayed in a way I’ve rarely heard before. Here’s his story, in his own words:

“They took me straight underground, forty meters below the surface. The room was small, like a box. I couldn’t stand up or raise my hands to the sides. It was completely dark. When you have total darkness, you realize how much you take light for granted. There were no shadows, no shapes — nothing. Just black.

But in that darkness, I found another light. I don’t know how to explain it. Maybe it was the prayers people prayed for me — their energy, their faith, their love. I felt them. Strongly. As if they were right there with me. Every evening, before I tried to sleep, I’d spend five minutes talking to God. Most people, when they talk to God, ask Him for something — a bigger house, a nicer car, good health, something they want or need. But nobody ever asks God how He is doing. So I started there.

‘God, how are You? How is Your day going? Do You need anything from me?’ And then I’d say thank You. Thank You for the air I can breathe. Thank You for the food, even if it’s just half a bag of bread a day. Thank You for everything I have, for everything I am. Thank You for everything.

And in those moments, something happened. My heart would expand. I could feel the warmth, even joy, right there in the middle of the darkness. In the place where there should have been nothing, there was light. A huge light.

Baruch Hashem.  [Thank God]

And if there’s one thing I miss from captivity, it’s that — the way I used to talk to God. I still try to pray like that, but sometimes I can’t reach it the same way. Because there, in that darkness, I could feel Him right in front of me.”

Can you imagine that? The intimacy he felt with God was so real that he misses it — even after everything he endured for hundreds of days. I want to invite you to keep praying with us for the hostages. They’re home now, but the road to recovery is still long.

Pray that each one would be healed in body, mind, and spirit. And that they, and every person in Israel, would come to know the same closeness with their Savior that meets us even in the darkest places.

Until All Israel Believes,

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