Prayer for the Restoration of Israel and Nations      

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I love you, Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;

my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I have been saved from my enemies.

(Psalms 18:1-3)

Father God, we (I) pray for Israel.

1. Father God,

The war began on October 7 last year and has passed 95 days. Meanwhile, Israel is engaged in a direct war against Hamas in the southern Gaza Strip and Hezbollah on the border with northern Lebanon. They hunted down Hamas operatives in the West Bank, attacked Iranian bases in Syria behind them, and assassinated terrorist leaders. On the 7th, 11 military leaders, including Hamas commander Ahmad Randor and his battalion commander, were eliminated in the Jabaliyah area of Gaza. On the 8th, they assassinated and stopped Hamas commander Hassan Hakkasha in Syria and Hezbollah commander Wissam Atwil in southern Lebanon. The Israeli military also discovered and destroyed many tunnels in central Gaza and discovered the most significant weapons factory developing guided cruise missiles. They also found education and materials that teach children about attacks on Israel in kindergartens.

Heavenly Father, we declare that the war belongs to the Lord, and I pray and believe in Your work toward Israel through Isaiah 41:8-16. 8“But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, you descendants of Abraham my friend, 9I took you from the ends of the earth, from its farthest corners I called you. I said, ‘You are my servant’; I have chosen you and have not rejected you. 10So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. 11“All who rage against you will surely be ashamed and disgraced; those who oppose you will be as nothing and perish. 12Though you search for your enemies, you will not find them. Those who wage war against you will be as nothing at all. 13For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you. 14Do not be afraid, you worm Jacob, little Israel, do not fear, for I myself will help you,” declares the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. 15“See, I will make you into a threshing sledge, new and sharp, with many teeth. You will thresh the mountains and crush them, and reduce the hills to chaff. 16You will winnow them, the wind will pick them up, and a gale will blow them away. But you will rejoice in the Lord and glory in the Holy One of Israel.

Heavenly Father, please comfort the families who lost their lives due to the atrocities of Hamas terrorists, the families of soldiers who lost their lives in war, and the families of the 129 people kidnapped hostage. In particular, please help those whom Hamas has kidnapped to return safely and protect their lives. Please comfort the parents, wives, children, family members, and friends who cry at the funeral of their son who was sacrificed on the battlefield. "Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; therefore, he will rise to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him! People of Zion, who live in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. How gracious he will be when you cry for help! As soon as he hears, he will answer you. (Isaiah 30:18-19). During this difficult time, may the Israelites seek the Lord and cry out to Him in prayer, and may the Lord grant them grace and stop their tears and wailing. Through this war, let the evil things of Hamas be eliminated and let the war end in victory. Please allow abundant restoration in this land so that all Israelis and Gaza residents can live in the peace and shalom the Lord gives.

# Heavenly Father, in response to Hezbollah's missile attacks against Israel on the Lebanese border, the Israeli military is attacking Hezbollah's fighter base and engaging in solid combat. Iran has provided weapons to Hamas and Jihadists in the Gaza Strip, Hezbollah on the Lebanese border, and Houthi terrorists in Yemen. Please control Iran's evil tricks and plots that lead it to attack Israel. Israeli residents who are close to attacks by Gaza in the south and Hezbollah in the north are fleeing. Please have mercy on those who have left their families' safe havens, and do not let our young children suffer hardships due to the trauma of war. May the Lord give you protection, comfort, and peace.

2. Father God!

On January 6, the Israel Defense Forces and police said in a joint statement that troops had entered Jenin for counter-terrorism operations. Sergeant Shai Germai, 19, from Karmiel, was killed, and four others were injured when a roadside explosive device struck a border police vehicle. Attack helicopters carried out airstrikes against a group of Palestinian gunmen, hurling explosives at troops while the military rescued injured police officers. The Palestinian Authority's Health Ministry said six people were killed in the attack. On January 7, an Arab man in a car was killed, and a woman with him injured in a car terrorist attack in Wadi al-Haramiyya, West Bank. Two terrorist suspects were arrested at a refugee camp. The two were doctors, and they said they mistook a car for a Jewish vehicle and opened fire.

Heavenly Father, not only is there a war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip and Hezbollah on the northern border, but terrorism and attacks are taking place through Hamas agents in the West Bank and Arabs connected to them. Please protect those using the roads near the border with the West Bank and root out terrorism from this land. "And foreigners who bind themselves to the Lord to minister to him, to love the name of the Lord, and to be his servants, all who keep the Sabbath without desecrating it and who hold fast to my covenant— these I will bring to my holy mountain and give them joy in my house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on my altar, for my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations.” The Sovereign Lord declares— he who gathers the exiles of Israel: “I will gather still others to them besides those already gathered.” (Isaiah 56:6-8) According to these words, Gentiles living on this earth can serve God and join Jews only in Yeshua, the Messiah of salvation. Please, Holy Spirit, work so that the peace-making gospel of Yeshua can be proclaimed and spread to the Jews and Arabs of this land. Please help Jews and Arabs live together in Yeshua's love and forgiveness, enjoying God's peace and Shalom.

3. Father God!

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart." (Jerimiah 29:11-13) We bless the 2,000 young Diaspora Jews who have come and served as volunteers during these problematic and challenging times. For these young Jews, war is not a disaster but a hope for God's hidden future. Please help us realize that this is a time to come before the God of Israel, cry out and pray, and seek and meet God. Please help them realize that now is the time to return to this land and ultimately decide to make aliyah.

# Heavenly Father, even after the war, people from all walks of life, including Christians from all over the world, are coming to Israel and serving as volunteers in hopes of restoring the word to Israel. Please help the Israelites see Messiah Yeshua through the love of Christians from all nations who support and serve Israel now. Let this be a time for the people of Israel to seek and meet the Lord. Please, Holy Spirit, work to hear God's hidden time and the word of God's calling for this era through this war.

 “Heavenly Father, we thank you for calling all of us, Gentiles, as intercessors and servants of God’s great and precious work. We pray with the mission of a watchman on the perfect wall. Give us peace in Jerusalem, Lord God, establish Jerusalem and be praised. May the Jews and all the tribes of Israel scattered throughout the nations who must return to their homeland return to the Promised Land. Please work so Aliyah can be fulfilled even among the believing Jews by changing the law of return. Give us the power to fully fulfill the precious mission of praying and serving each of us until the word of God is fulfilled. May I always live a life of faith filled with the Holy Spirit. Please take care of our health.”

In the name of Yeshua Messiah, I (we) pray for Israel.

When I am in distress, I call to you, because you answer me.

Among the gods there is none like you, Lord; no deeds can compare with yours.

All the nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord;

they will bring glory to your name. For you are great and do marvelous deeds;

you alone are God.

 (Psalms 86:7-10)

Father God, I (we) pray for the nation.

1. Father God!

On New Year's Day, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake occurred on the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. As of the 9th, the number of dead has increased to 202, the number of injured has risen to 565, and 102 people are still out of contact. Heavy snow has fallen since the 7th, making rescue difficult, and 15,800 households in Ishikawa Prefecture are without electricity. As roads and communications have been cut off, 3,300 residents in 24 isolated areas have had difficulty accessing them for over a week and are said to be having difficulty receiving food. The earthquake caused oil to leak from damaging the outdoor transformer at the Sika Nuclear Power Plant. The power plant said, "The oil does not contain radioactive substances, so it has no effect on the environment or the human body." Due to this earthquake, water overflowed from the cooling tank used to store spent nuclear fuel and spilled onto the floor.

# On the 2nd, a collision between a Japan Airlines (JAL) passenger plane and a Japan Coast Guard aircraft occurred on the runway of Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, killing five out of six people on board the Japan Coast Guard aircraft. All 379 passengers and crew of the JAL plane, with 379 people on board, escaped safely according to the '90-second aircraft rule', designed to ensure that all passengers can run within 90 seconds in the event of an airplane accident. Ten minutes later, the plane exploded and was destroyed.

Heavenly Father, we pray for Japan, which is in trouble due to the earthquake, plane crash, and explosion last week. Please comfort the families who lost their lives in the earthquake and accident. Please help those who have not yet been rescued or contacted due to the cold and heavy snow and those who are isolated and suffering from a lack of food and daily necessities in the cold be saved and provided with their needs. In particular, Japan is full of all kinds of idols and is said to have 8 million miscellaneous gods. In Acts 17, while Paul was waiting in Athens for Silas and Timothy to arrive, he became enraged and began arguing with the people he met every day when he saw that the city was full of idols. "Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: “People of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious. For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: to an unknown god. So you are ignorant of the very thing you worship—and this is what I am going to proclaim to you.(Acts 17:22,23) Like these words, please give your servants who spread the gospel in Japan the filling of the Holy Spirit and boldness, and let them shout boldly toward Japan. Please let a wave of salvation arise in Japan and let the wind of the Holy Spirit blow over the Japanese church. Please help us create more harvest workers before destruction comes. God, please work so that the gospel of salvation is spread, the approach of the kingdom of God is proclaimed, and repentance occurs.

2. Father God!

On January 5, there was a Russian artillery invasion in the Pokrovsk region in eastern Ukraine, northwest of Donetsk, in the Russian-occupied area. As a result, 11 people, including five children, died. On the 8th, it was reported that Russia carried out another airstrike across Ukraine, killing four people and injuring 38. The war in Ukraine, which began with the Russian invasion, has reached its third year, and casualties on both sides are estimated at more than 500,000. Since Russia launched the largest-ever bombing raid on Ukraine since the start of the war on December 29, the country has been exchanging airstrikes continuously. On the 9th, Ukrainian Air Force Spokesperson Yuri Ikhnat appeared on a TV broadcast that day. "Ukraine used a significant portion of its (weapons) stockpile in the three recent attacks," he said. "It has faced a shortage of anti-aircraft weapons in response to a series of recent large-scale Russian airstrikes."

Heavenly Father, "You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.All these are the beginning of birth pains." (Matthew 24:6-8) As you said, the war between Israel and Hamas and the war between Russia and Ukraine continue. Russia's Putin has declared that he will continue the war and is continuing to intensify the bombing. As a result, Ukraine is suffering from a shortage of weapons and an increase in casualties and injuries. We pray that you will have mercy on Ukraine and that the war will end. Through the earthquake in Japan last week and the resurgence of the flu and coronavirus epidemics that continue in the winter, we feel even more like the word of the Lord that this is the beginning of disaster. We see the words being fulfilled through the signs of the end times until the coming of Yeshua, our Lord, the Prince of Peace. Please help people of faith wake up in this era to intercede and fully prepare the way for the Lord's return. Please fill us with the Holy Spirit and help us to live a saintly life of words and prayer.

We (I) prayed for the nations in the name of Yeshua Messiah. Amen. 

Your troops will be willing on your day of battle. Arrayed in holy splendor,

your young men will come to you like dew from the morning’s womb.

 (Psalms 110:3)

Father God, I (we) pray for the US.

1. Father God!

FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) is a group of Christian athletes that have used the powerful medium of exercise to preach and challenge Jesus Christ to professional, college, high school, middle school, and youth coaches and athletes in the sports world. FCA reports that more than 51,000 students, athletes, coaches, and volunteers have accepted Christ in 2023 alone. FCA combines spiritual guidance and athletic training and documents faith commitments using the Faith Response Tool, a unique text messaging system. Through this system, they can reach new believers and help them grow in their faith. In particular, among the many events in 2023, the gathering held at the Lakeside High School Stadium in Hot Springs, Arkansas, was filled with the presence of the Holy Spirit. This profoundly impacted many of the students who attended, and they accepted Yeshua and were baptized in a nearby lake. Amid this profound grace, the core values of faith and devotion to faith led to a moving worship service led by the Crutchfield Band.

Heavenly Father, starting on January 29th of last year, a great awakening exploded in miracles and the presence of God through students on the Asbury University campus in Kentucky. We are thankful that the flames of revival continue to spread throughout America. In particular, I thank you for raising the next generation, the younger generation, through the Christian Athletes Association. "As the child Samuel grew, he found favor with the Lord and with the people." (1 Samuel 2:26). Like these words, please help us fully spread the gospel to the younger generation and create youth like Daniel. Please support the generation of mothers like Hannah, who pray for Samuel's generation to wake up and guide their children through the Word. Please work to teach us how to fight and overcome the world's temptations.

#God the Father! "Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from these things, he will be a vessel for honor, holy and useful to the Master, prepared for every good work. Flee youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart" (2 Timothy 2:21-22). This generation is currently being instilled with unbiblical identities regarding gender and life in public education in the United States under policies based on anti-biblical values. Parents are being deprived of their rights to protect their children's gender and protection, and family order is collapsing. Please enlighten the parents' generation so that they can raise the next generation, who are being taught various distorted views of the family rather than the family of the Bible through the Word. Please help them naturally understand God's laws and commandments in their thoughts and deep thoughts. Please engrave it in their hearts like a seal. Thus, please support the Holy Spirit so the entire Samuel generation can experience God directly and grow into a generation that genuinely knows and serves God.

2. Father God!

We pray for the upcoming US presidential election in November. Please look back on the past US administration and help us hold the proper election. When former President Obama was in office, public school policies regarding transgender people included free use of restrooms and locker rooms, and Obamacare mandated the provision of contraceptives and abortion pills. He implemented various policies to suppress Christianity, including unfavorable federal contracts for faith-based businesses and non-profit organizations. However, the next Trump administration appointed conservative judges to the Supreme Court. They created federal rules allowing religious groups to file exemptions and moral objections to Obamacare's mandate for contraception and abortion pills. He canceled Obama's transgender public school policy. In particular, it recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and moved the embassy to Jerusalem. An executive order was implemented to abolish America's new historical perspective based on slavery in 1619, which destroyed Christian values, and to educate people with a historical perspective based on independence and the Constitution of 1776. However, in 2020, the Biden administration overturned them and consistently pursued anti-Biblical policies.

Heavenly Father, "And you shall appoint among all the people mighty men, men who fear God, who are truthful, and who hate unrighteous gain, and appoint them over the people, over thousands, over hundreds, over fifties, and tens." (Exodus 18:21) As these words say, please open the ears and eyes of the people so they can choose those who fear God and are capable. Please guide us in distinguishing news from false media and electing the right leaders. Please help us elect a president through the November election who fears God, can develop the economy, preserves world peace, and contributes to the peace and unification of the Korean Peninsula. We pray and pray for the intercession of many believers. "I searched among them for someone to build a wall for the land and to stop the breach so that I would not destroy it, but I did not find one" (Ezekiel 22:30) As you say, please raise churches and intercessors who will stand in the place where the castle has collapsed and protect this land. May righteousness and justice be achieved in all upcoming elections, and may false reports disappear and justice be realized in the judiciary. Please allow the church and intercessors to pray so that proper and accurate gratitude can be given, and please answer our prayers.

We (I) prayed for America in the name of Yeshua, Messiah. Amen. 

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. 

The Lord is near.

(Philippians 4:4-5)

Father God, I (we) pray for South Korea.

1. Father God!

On January 9, "As we welcome the new year of 2024, we must make it the 'year of recovery for the people's livelihood,'" President Yoon Seok-yeol said at a cabinet meeting. "The 'People's Livelihood Debate,' which started last week, will be the first step." "I hope that all ministries will break down their walls in front of the public and work as a team to quickly and reliably solve tasks." He asked, "Please immediately reflect on the proposed policy issues and use all your capabilities to create real changes in the people's lives." We also introduced new policies. To the State Council members, "No matter how good a policy is, if the people do not know about it and do not benefit from it, the policy is as good as not existing." He said that there was a need for a way to inform the public about the policy. "Creating and announcing good policies is not the end, but the beginning." He said, "Please take responsibility until the end so that the policy works well in the field and the people can feel the change."

Heavenly Father, as we welcome the new year, please bless the President and the government as they work to establish new policies. Please ensure that your plan is fully implemented so that all citizens can receive the benefits they deserve and that we love our country with a loyal and devoted heart and become one before God. "The Lord has brought to nothing the counsels of nations and has made the thoughts of peoples null and void. The counsels of the Lord stand forever, his thoughts to all generations. Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people chosen for God's inheritance." (Psalm 33:10-12) According to these words, we pray that all citizens, including the President, will come to know Jehovah God, the Lord and Ruler of the world, and that the Republic of Korea will serve God. In this way, please help us become a blessed country chosen by God as our inheritance. Please help President Seok-yeol Yoon and Kun-hee Kim become presidents who fear God, have a Biblical view of history, and realize and obey God's plan for the Republic of Korea through the lives of those who serve God well. Please bless the churches and believers who pray for this, especially let the next generation of believers become the generation that can handle the end times and fulfill God's plan for Korea. Please help them to prepare for the unified Republic of Korea and pray that we will become young people who embrace the world's nations and become people of God who wear the power of the Holy Spirit. "On the day of your power, your people wear holy garments and offer themselves joyfully; your young men come to you like the morning dew." (Psalm 110:3). Please help us become those who prepare the way for the Lord to come. Amen! Come, Lord Yeshua.

2. Father God!

Please make sure that there is no election fraud in Korea. The National Election Commission said it would consider adding a checklist procedure to check each ballot accurately. Please allow them to vote accurately and ensure the correct ballot is counted. Please ensure that the Election Commission is honest so that the problems of election fraud from the last vote are not repeated, proper elections are conducted, and accurate ballots are counted. Above all, please help us bring forth leaders of faith so Korea can become a country serving God. Please bless us so leaders who fear God and know this era through the Word of God will be raised. “The lot is cast in the lot, but the decisions are from the Lord” (Proverbs 16:33) Please help them to recognize that everything is in your hands and become saints who pray for our country and people. Please support the Republic of Korea in being established as a nation that fears God and becoming a unified Korea that spreads the works of God to all countries.

3. Father God!

Heavenly Father, please pour out the Holy Spirit on the churches and believers so that the churches in Korea, who are praying and waiting for the unification of the Gospel, will wake up and pray to fill the remaining prayer vessels for unification. "Blessed is the man whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God" (Psalm 146:5). According to these words, please help us become a people who rely only on Jehovah God, the God of Jacob, for help and hope. Please help us become an advanced missionary Korea, unified through the Gospel and a unified Christian nation. Please listen to the tearful prayers of North Korean believers and quickly bring about the day when we can worship the Lord in our hearts. Please unify us through the Gospel and give us a day when the collapsed churches in North Korea are rebuilt, and worship is revived. Please allow the Korean church to awaken the world's nations and become this generation where the church and believers prepare and welcome the way of the returning Lord with the fullness of the Holy Spirit.

In the name of Yeshua Messiah, I (we) prayed for South Korea. Amen. 

Praying for CWMI

Father God!

We pray for the ministry planned and promoted by CWMI. Please bless all executives and branch heads, including the president. What we ask of those in charge is loyalty, so let them obey for the glory of the Lord and let only the gospel be revealed. 

“Look at the Bible Big Picture" seminar for Korean missionaries overseas, Feb. 21-28, 2024, in Israel. In particular, please help Israel's war end: Consolation ministry, one-day seminar, and pilgrimage to Israeli settlements scheduled for March 12-19, 2024. Please guide this to be a time of grace for everyone.

We pray for the full presence and power of the Holy Spirit to be poured out on the women’s leaders’ meeting to be held in Korea on June 4th and 5th, 2024.

We pray for the Wednesday All Nations Prayer Meeting, held online every week. Thank you for blessing the Nations Prayer Meeting, which has been working diligently every week. Bless the ICC Church and the Virginia House of Prayer for the Nations (VHOP). Thank you for allowing us to make the recent 'Prayer Video' to pray for the fulfillment of the Bible and the video to convey "God's Time and Israel". Many videos that can be used as data to inform Israel are spread, so people can discern the time of this era and pray with the Bible in their closets.

Above all supplication, I (we) pray in the name of Yeshua Messiah. 

Finish with God’s prayer. Amen.

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