[Please join me in praying for our nation and world on Tuesdays this year.]
“Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you!'” (John 20:19 NIV)
As I continue to be aware of the conflict in and around Israel, I am reminded that conflicts can be ended. John’s Revelation (21:3-4) tells us that in the New Heavens and the New Earth there will be no tears, sorrow, death, mourning, or pain because the old has passed away and God will dwell immediately with us. That sounds like a place and time where all conflict has ended; Maranatha – Lord Jesus come soon! In the meantime, we have to deal with the sorrows, mourning, pain and even conflict of this world. So, let us pray.
God of Peace,
In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ we come to you today asking you to supernaturally thwart the spiritual forces creating the conflict and war in and around Israel. We declare in the name of Jesus that this conflict will NOT escalate into World War 3. God of peace, crush the forces of satan underneath the feet of your Church and your angel armies. Supernaturally dry up the sources of finances, weapons, and willing fighters whose purpose is to kill, steal, and destroy. Impede and scramble communication in people whose goals are evil. To people intent on harming others we pray you, Jesus, will appear to them dramatically, as you did Saul of Tarsus, in dreams, visions, or other supernatural ways. Show them the wickedness of their ways, show them that you are the Way, the Truth and the Life, and you are the Way to an eternity with the Father. Cause them to turn from and repent of the evil they intend to do. Protect civilians from physical, emotional, and social harm, and protect the physical and social infrastructure around them. We know that the sons of Ishmael have fought the sons of Isaac for millennia, but we also look forward to the day in which there will be no more fighting or conflict in the New Heavens and the New Earth. Break the power of the wickedness in that part of the world so that its reign of terror is ended, we ask in Jesus’s name. AMEN.
“Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” (Revelation 21:3-4 NIV)
“The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.” (Romans 16:20 NIV)
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” (John 10:10 NIV)
“For the power of the wicked will be broken,
but the Lord upholds the righteous.” (Psalm 37:17 NIV)
“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really know me, you will know my Father as well.” (John 14:5-7 NIV)