Prayer for the Restoration of Israel and Nations      

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'Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. '

(Isaiah 40:1)

Father God, we (I) pray for Israel.

Father God!

On February 8, the 25th hostage release resulted in the release of three people (Or Levy (34), Ohad Ben Ami (56), and Eli Sharabi (52)) and the release of 183 terrorist prisoners. US President Trump likened the people held by the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas in the Gaza Strip to Holocaust survivors. The UN Human Rights Office spokesperson also said, "The photographs of the Israeli hostages show signs of abuse and severe malnutrition, reflecting the very horrific conditions they have endured in Gaza." Seventeen hostages are remaining in Phase 1, and it is estimated that 9 of them are survivors.

Father God, the world is shocked by the way Hamas is treating the hostages, as seen in the three hostages who returned this week, and the way Hamas is treating them is like the survivors of the Holocaust. Please continue negotiations for the hostages who remain in terrible situations and work so that all the hostages can return. Please comfort and strengthen the families and friends of the remaining hostages who are anxiously waiting and praying. Please comfort the parents of the young soldiers who gave their lives to protect their country and their families and the families who lost their husbands and fathers. Please comfort the parents and families who lost their children due to the war, and let the many wounded soldiers heal quickly. “Thus says the Lord: The captives of the mighty will be taken, and the prey of the fearful will be rescued; for I will resist those who oppose you, and I will save your children” (Isaiah 49:25). According to this word, please save the hostages, oppose Hamas, the enemy who started this evil, and ultimately save Israel. Please help us restore homes and remodel and build bunkers for the citizens of the villages who have not yet been able to return to their homes that were destroyed by the war so that their lives can stabilize quickly. Above all, please protect the Israeli people who have suffered physical and emotional hardships from this war by seeking God's peace and overcoming the trauma of war through God's comfort, and not suffering from suffering and depression.

Father God!

Prime Minister Netanyahu, who returned from a meeting with President Trump last week at his invitation, called President Trump “a great leader of America and the world” and called Trump’s plan to relocate Gaza residents and take over the area “a fresh idea after many years.” “I think this is a fresh and correct approach, and we must pursue it,” he said, emphasizing that peace in the Middle East is possible through “peace through strength.”

Father God, “Woe to the inhabitants of the coast, the Cherethites! The word of the Lord is against you, Canaan, land of the Philistines! I will destroy you without inhabitants. The coast will become pastureland, shepherds’ tents, and flock pens. The territory will be for the remnant of the house of Judah. ​​Then, they will pasture their flocks, and in the houses of Ashkelon, they will lie down at night. For the Lord, their God will visit them and turn their captivity.” (Zeph 2:5-7) According to this word, they will return to the northern part of Gaza and continue to fight terrorism and war in Israel. Please let the Hamas forces that are destroying peace and causing pain to each other collapse and let the land be restored to the remnant of Judah. ​​ We pray that the lands of pain will now find rest and become lands that receive the Lord's care. Please also protect the Arabs who want the West Bank to be recognized as an Arab autonomous state and for all Arabs living in the land of Israel to share in the blessings of God and live well with Israel. Please expose the hidden evil deeds and planned terrorist operations of Hamas and help them eliminate all their wicked weapons of war that they prepare for terrorism so that the days of true peace can come.

Father God!

Bless the new Christian President of Lebanon, Joseph Aoun, who borders Israel, and ask for God’s grace and wisdom to govern Lebanon properly. Encourage and strengthen the Christian faith communities in Lebanon and give them the courage to disarm Hezbollah on the southern border, which is in a ceasefire with Israel.

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

'He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” '

(Psalms 46:10)

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

Father God!

Open Doors says Christian persecution has increased significantly in Central Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, with five Central Asian countries (Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan) having the highest persecution rates in the world. Pray for Christians who are persecuted and oppressed in Kazakhstan. About a quarter of the population of 20 million are Christians, but most are Orthodox Christians, and Protestants are a minority of Christians, so they are greatly persecuted and attacked. Kazakhstan says violence against Christians “was the worst since Soviet independence, with bloodshed triggered by energy price hikes in 2022, and several cities have seen such incidents.” World Watch Research reported that during the last research period, police raided four worship services of three Protestant communities in southern Kazakhstan, and at least 20 Christian women were sexually abused for religious reasons. Many more were forced into marriages with Muslim men. “Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows. Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and all nations will hate you because of my name.” (Matthew 24:7-9) As the Lord said, we believe that this is the beginning of sorrows and that the day of the Lord’s return is near. We pray for the believers who are being persecuted in this land. We are incredibly thankful that the Protestant churches in Kazakhstan continue to worship and maintain their faith despite these brutal persecutions. May the Holy Spirit protect and guard the believers in Kazakhstan. We pray that the saints of faith will endure and overcome with the faith of the saints of the last days, as the word says, “He who endures to the end will be saved.”

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

'Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. '

Proverbs 31:8

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

Father God!

On February 6, President Trump signed an executive order to protect religious freedom and end the government’s crackdown on anti-Christian bias. The previous administration targeted peaceful Christians. In late January, the president pardoned a priest who had filed federal criminal charges against 20 pro-life Christians who had peacefully protested outside an abortion facility, as well as a 75-year-old and 87-year-old woman and a father of 11 children.

Father God, we thank you for establishing the Anti-Christian Bias Task Force to end the persecution of Christianity. “So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. Do not offend Jews or Greeks or the church of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31-32). We thank you for following this Word and establishing policies for God's glory, correcting wrongs, and bringing us back to the right path of the Word. “Without religious freedom, we are not a free nation, and perhaps we do not have a nation.” Please bless President Trump, who is trying to build America with religious freedom and an emphasis on Christian education and biblical values, and bless the senators and House members who work with him. Please wake up the churches and youth of America and let a spiritual awakening and revival occur. Let America become a revitalized country with a holy influence not only on America but also on the nations.

Father God!

Elon Musk and his team at the Office of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have exposed massive levels of corruption within the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). They have revealed that USAID, which historically has operated with a great deal of autonomy, has been a money laundering operation, disbursing grants to areas where it is irrelevant rather than providing aid as a humanitarian organization. They have revealed that they have subsidized several liberal media outlets under the guise of subscription fees and paid $34 million to far-left media outlets such as Politico under the pretext of subscription fees for 37 agency employees. The media has written critical articles about these actions, and several groups, including FBI agents and public sector unions, have filed lawsuits yesterday challenging Trump’s government reorganization plans.

Father God, thank you for exposing the details of millions of American taxpayer dollars being used for LGBT causes internationally. “Nothing is covered that will not be revealed and hidden that will not be known. Therefore, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.” (Luke 12:2-3) Please expose the biased and erroneous reports of the major media outlets, just as this verse says. We thank you for the biblical return of wrong policies and the release of those who were unable to speak out and were blocked from speaking out about the truth. As the Word says, “Open your mouth for the mute, for the cause of all who are destitute” (Prov. 31:8). Gender is only male and female. I thank you for nullifying the diversity policy that favors sexual minorities and for not allowing men to participate in girls’ and women’s sports. America is the Lord’s country. Please let the churches and youth of America rise fervently through a spiritual awakening, and let the gospel be powerfully proclaimed so that many souls turn to the Lord, and let the country be used to spread holiness and the gospel to the nations.

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

''This is what the Lord says, he who made the earth, the Lord who formed it and established it—the Lord is his name: ‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’ '

(Jeremiah 33:2-3)

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

Father God!

Acting Chief Justice Moon Hyung-bae of the Constitutional Court said on the 11th at the end of the 7th hearing of the impeachment trial of President Yoon, “The request by the defendant (President Yoon) to call Han Deok-soo and Lee Kyung-min as witnesses is dismissed due to lack of necessity.” He did not accept President Yoon’s request to call Prime Minister Han and Acting Chief of the Counterintelligence Command Lee Kyung-min as witnesses. Acting President Moon also did not accept President Yoon’s second request to verify the National Election Commission server. The Constitutional Court once rejected President Yoon’s request for verification on the 30th of last month. Still, after President Yoon’s request was raised, it was denied again after a deliberation by the judges. Acting President Moon said, “There was no violation of law in the previous decision,” and “We unanimously dismissed the request for the second verification.”

Father God, thank you for loving the Republic of Korea. You have made us aware that the liberal democracy we enjoy is under threat due to President Yoon’s martial law. The president has completed the seventh round of arguments in the impeachment trial, and the eighth round remains. President Yoon’s side wanted to inform the public about something through martial law, so they tried to educate the public about its validity. However, the Constitutional Court is still in the process of quickly selecting important witnesses. When adopting witnesses, the court either rejects verification requests or tells the truth of that day through the witnesses’ arguments, but even that is unknown. Please grant the Constitutional Court justices fairness so they do not judge with a conclusion already set when the Constitutional Court judges the president. “Hide me from the plots of the wicked; Hide me from the tumult of the evildoers. They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their words like arrows. They shoot from hidden places at the innocent; they shoot suddenly and are unafraid.” (Psalm 64:2, 3, 4)

Father God, please expose the plots of the wicked. Please expose and destroy the schemes of the lackeys who threaten liberal democracy, join hands with communism, drive this country into chaos, and make the people powerless. Also, please let the spirit of division that infiltrates every field at this time and promotes division leave our country and our people. Please no longer let the spirit of division divide our country and our people into systems. In particular, please let the church and pastors become one in truth, unite as a church that prays, as pastors that pray, and as believers that pray. Please let President Yoon quickly go through the legal procedures and escape impeachment. Please let the liberal democracy of the Republic of Korea be further established and let the pro-North Korea leftist forces and the pro-Chinese traitorous forces have no place to set foot. Until the day the Lord comes, please let the Republic of Korea go out into the world, show its status as a missionary country, and receive the grace and blessings to establish the kingdom of God.

Father God!

The Korean Church will hold the ‘2025 Hopeful Republic of Korea Joint Prayer Meeting’ at Wangseong Church in Seoul on February 18 to pass on the faith to the next generation. The organizer, the Korean Church Next Generation Guardians Association, said that this prayer meeting is filled with the earnest desire to establish a generation that will take over the baton of faith in times of crisis. The goal is to establish “the next generation as a connecting generation." In an era where passing on faith is becoming increasingly complex, they plan to have a time of prayer and resolution so that the church does not abandon its responsibility for faith education and can nurture the next generation as spiritual leaders.

Father God, when rapidly changing values and educational environments threaten the passing on of faith, we thank you for granting us the grace to recognize the importance of next-generation faith education and gather for a joint prayer meeting. When we hold this joint prayer meeting to establish the ‘next generation as a connecting generation,’ please pour out the oil of the Holy Spirit on those who have gathered first. As the culture of the world that is coming in directly impacts the faith of young people and teenagers, even children of families that have maintained their faith for generations are losing their identity as children of God without being able to keep their faith correctly. As of 2025, the Korean church is in an even more serious situation. Some educational policies that have been implemented in earnest since 2024 conflict with Christian values. As education centered on evolution theory is strengthened in public education, and issues related to sexual minorities and gender education are expanded, parents and churches that want to protect Christian values ​​are becoming more concerned. Please have mercy on the fact that the next generation is being indiscriminately hit by homosexuality, feminism, abortion, drugs, game addiction, media addiction, etc., through open media and culture, and the power of the gospel is being weakened. “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing, and perfect will.” (Romans 12:2) Please help the next generation, who are growing up like this generation, not conform to the pattern of this generation but to be transformed. In these times of hopelessness, please raise the next generation with faith and lead them so that the Republic of Korea's future and hope can open up. Please bless the next generation so that the gospel can continue from generation to generation until the day the Lord comes. They can live as witnesses of the gospel to the ends of the earth and enjoy the blessings.

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

Praying for CWMI

Father God!

# 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. 

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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