"For there shall be a sowing of peace; the vine shall yield its fruit, the ground shall give its produce, and the skies shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things. Just as you have been a cursing among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you and you will be a blessing. Do not be afraid, but let your hands be strong. For thus says the Lord of hosts: Just as I purposed to bring disaster upon you, when your ancestors provoked Me to wrath, and I did not relent, says the Lord of hosts, so again I have purposed in these days to do good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah; do not be afraid" (Zechariah 8:12-15).
Today the Prime Minister of Israel will address a joint session of the United States Congress. May he not be intimidated or afraid to speak the truth in his call for the world to stand for the security of Israel and the peace of Jerusalem. "Jerusalem -- built as a city that is bound firmly together.... Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: 'May they prosper who love you. Peace be within your wall, and security within your towers'" (Psalm 122:3-7).
You love Arabs and Jews, Palestinians and Israelis, longing for all to come to know You as Messiah and Lord. And the conflict over this land is complex, painful, and bloody, even to this very day. But Your covenant is everlasting. And Your will, as revealed in Your Word, is clear. It's not open to dispute, despite our compassion for the miseries and injustices suffered for centuries by the people You love on all sides.
So as the one who carries the mantle of David to speak with authority as a king of Israel comes to speak to leaders of our nation today, let them have ears to hear and respect to listen. Remind our political representatives of the many resolutions affirmed among the states of this nation declaring the will of the heart of many Americans who continue to desire to stand with Israel for security and peace. I know, because You led me to write the words of one of those resolutions that was unanimously passed by both houses of our state legislature and recorded as a governmental declaration of our desire as a people a few years ago.
Our security and peace, even our prophetic destiny as a nation, as well as the people of all nations, are aligned with our decisions to stand with Israel's security and peace or not. That may not be politically correct. But it is eternally true: "Now the Lord said to Abram, 'Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed' " (Genesis 12:1-3). That's not an expression of my opinion, my sympathies, or my politics. That's simply the Word of God, that's never be changed - just like Your covenant with the people of Israel and the land You've given them to possess.
Israel has not always done Your will. Like all of us, they have been sinful, self-centered, and selfish at times. And there are consequences for our actions, both personally and as a people, according to the spiritual principles of the Word of God. But Your heart is always to redeem and restore. Your heart is always to call us to return to You, to seek Your face, and call on Your name. One day, all of Israel will, as she embraces her Messiah, with great mourning and repentance for rejecting You (Zechariah 12:10; Romans 11:26). And until that day, we are to pray -- pray for the security of Israel and the peace of Jerusalem, that Your covenant promises and Israel's prophetic destiny will be fulfilled. She will yet be Your blessing to all the families of the earth (Genesis 12:3).
Lord God Almighty, would You speak as the voice of the Lion of the Tribe of Judah this day (Revelation 5:5). Would You awaken and activate the hearts of our representatives and the spirit of our nation to choose to continue to stand with the people of Your covenant. You have said in Your Word that on the day that Israel humbles herself to call on Your name, You would judge the nations that turned against her and refused to stand with her: "And on that day I will destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem" (Zechariah 12:9). Let this generation of our nation not be found on the wrong side of world history and eternal destiny. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.
Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
Friends, please keep us in prayer at the MorningStar Fellowship of Minsitries annual retreat this week outside Charlotte, North Carolina, led by Rick Joyner. I'm a member of this fellowship of ministry leaders from different streams of the river of God and parts of the body of Christ, who join together for encouragement, renewal, and prayer, and prophetic ministry every year. Please especailly pray for the divine encounters, bonds of relationship, and strategic alignments the Holy Spirit has for each of us in this coming season. (www.morningstarministries.org).
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