June 1, 2017 – Prayer Focus
24/7 National Strategic Prayer Call – Thursday, June 1, 2017
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Strategic Focus for Thursday
SHAVOUT – Day 2 – 50th Jubilee Pentecost – An Open Door in Israel
Please read through Acts 2, our Holy Scripture today, and ask for a fresh revelation and recognition of God’s kingdom in it. Since followers of Jesus are not known as people who drink “too much” wine with breakfast, this fantastic episode requires some other kind of explanation. Unfortunately it is impossible to fully comprehend or explain what transpired on Pentecost. It was no “novelty” performance…rather, it was the foundation of the kingdom of God established as the church – the place where God moves on the earth through His Spirit. People had expected a political kingdom, but God moves in people’s hearts to transform individuals and communities.)
When the holy day of Pentecost came 50 days after Passover, they were gathered together in one place. 2 Picture yourself among the disciples: A sound roars from the sky without warning, the roar of a violent wind, and the whole house where you are gathered reverberates with the sound. 3 Then a flame appears, dividing into smaller flames and spreading from one person to the next. 4 All the people present are filled with the Holy Spirit and begin speaking in languages they’ve never spoken, as the Spirit empowers them.
5 Because of the holy festival, there are devout Jews staying as pilgrims in Jerusalem from every nation under the sun. 6 They hear the sound, and a crowd gathers. They are amazed because each of them can hear the group speaking in their native languages. 7 They are shocked and amazed by this.
Pilgrims: Just a minute. Aren’t all of these people Galileans? 8 How in the world do we all hear our native languages being spoken? 9 Look—there are Parthians here, and Medes, Elamites, Mesopotamians, and Judeans, residents of Cappadocia, Pontus, and Asia, 10 Phrygians and Pamphylians, Egyptians and Libyans from Cyrene, Romans including both Jews by birth and converts, 11 Cretans, and Arabs. We’re each, in our own languages, hearing these people talk about God’s powerful deeds.
12 Their amazement becomes confusion as they wonder,
Pilgrims: What does this mean? Skeptics: 13 It doesn’t mean anything. They’re all drunk on some fresh wine!
14 As the twelve stood together, Peter shouted to the crowd, Men of Judea and all who are staying here in Jerusalem, listen. I want you to understand: 15 these people aren’t drunk as you may think. Look, it’s only nine o’clock in the morning! 16 No, this isn’t drunkenness; this is the fulfillment of the prophecy of Joel.
17 Hear what God says! In the last days, I will offer My Spirit to humanity as a libation.
Your children will boldly speak the word of the Lord. Young warriors will see visions, and your elders will dream dreams. 18 Yes, in those days I shall offer My Spirit to all servants, both male and female, and they will boldly speak My word. 19 And in the heaven above and on the earth below, I shall give signs of impending judgment: blood, fire, and clouds of smoke. 20 The sun will become a void of darkness, and the moon will become blood. Then the great and dreadful day of the Lord will arrive,
21 And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be liberated into God’s freedom and peace.
22 All of you Israelites, listen to my message: it’s about Jesus of Nazareth, a man whom God authenticated for you by performing in your presence powerful deeds, wonders, and signs through Him, just as you yourselves know. 23 This man, Jesus, who came into your hands by God’s sure plan and advanced knowledge, you nailed to a cross and killed in collaboration with lawless outsiders. 24 But God raised Jesus and unleashed Him from the agonizing birth pangs of death, for death could not possibly keep Jesus in its power.
25 David spoke of Jesus’ resurrection, saying: ‘I see the Lord is ever present with me. I will not live in fear or abandon my calling because He guides my right hand. 26 My heart is glad; my soul rejoices; my body is safe. 27 You will not abandon me to experience the suffering of a miserable afterlife, nor leave Your Holy One to rot alone. 28 Instead, You direct me on a path that leads to a beautiful life. As I walk with You, the pleasures are never-ending, and I know true joy and contentment.’
29 My fellow Israelites, I can say without question that David our ancestor died and was buried, and his tomb is with us today. 30 David wasn’t speaking of himself; he was speaking as a prophet. He saw with prophetic insight that God had made a solemn promise to him: God would put one of his descendants on His throne. 31 Here’s what David was seeing in advance; here’s what David was talking about—the Anointed One would be resurrected. Think of David’s words about Him not being abandoned to the place of the dead nor being left to decay in the grave. 32 He was talking about Jesus, the One God has raised, whom all of us have seen with our own eyes and announce to you today. 33 Since Jesus has been lifted to the right hand of God—the highest place of authority and power—and since Jesus has received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, He has now poured out what you have seen and heard here today. 34 Remember: David couldn’t have been speaking of himself rising to the heavens when he said, The Master said to my master, “Sit here at My right hand, in the place of honor and power, 35 And I will gather Your enemies together, lead them in on hands and knees, and You will rest Your feet on their backs.” 36 Everyone in Israel should now realize with certainty what God has done: God has made Jesus both Lord and Anointed King—this same Jesus whom you crucified.
37 When the people heard this, their hearts were pierced; and they said to Peter and his fellow apostles,
Pilgrims: Our brothers, what should we do?
Peter: 38 Reconsider your lives; change your direction. Participate in the ceremonial washing of baptism in the name of Jesus God’s Anointed, the Liberating King. Then your sins will be forgiven, and the gift of the Holy Spirit will be yours. 39 For the promise of the Spirit is for you, for your children, for all people—even those considered outsiders and outcasts—the Lord our God invites everyone to come to Him.
(Just as God raised Jesus from a decaying body, Peter holds out hope for God to liberate those who follow Him from their decaying culture.)
40 Peter was pleading and offering many logical reasons to believe. 41 Whoever made a place for his message in their hearts received the baptism; in fact, that day alone, about 3,000 people joined the disciples.
42 The community continually committed themselves to learning what the apostles taught them, gathering for fellowship, breaking bread, and praying. 43 Everyone felt a sense of awe because the apostles were doing many signs and wonders among them. 44 There was an intense sense of togetherness among all who believed; they shared all their material possessions in trust. 45 They sold any possessions and goods that did not benefit the community and used the money to help everyone in need. 46 They were unified as they worshiped at the temple day after day. In homes, they broke bread and shared meals with glad and generous hearts. 47 The new disciples praised God, and they enjoyed the goodwill of all the people of the city. Day after day the Lord added to their number everyone who was experiencing liberation.
Acts 2
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As Christians, we are anticipating Sunday’s celebration of the Feast of Pentecost, the day on which the Church was “born” (as we read above)…but today, we are concluding our con-celebration of SHAVOUT (the receiving of the Torah by the Jewish people). We pray that, through the illumination of the Holy Spirit, Jews around the world will receive the revelation of the ONE they have cried out for, longed for and expected for generations … Yeshua, the Messiah of Israel. At this critical hour, may they not stumble in Him again, but recognize and accept Jesus as their long-awaited Savior. AMEN!
To that end, today in Israel, our dear sisters and brothers, Ioan Peia (from Beulah), Geoff and Jenny Armitage (from Australia), and representatives of the island nations Milo Siilata (from New Zealand / Samoa) and Elijah Titus (from PGN) will join our Messianic brethren in a special meeting at Revive Israel Mission, in Yad Hashmona, Israel. This meeting will be led by Messianic Jews Avi Mizdrachi, Asher Intrater and Benjamin Berger. It will start at 10:30 AM in Israel (3:30 AM Eastern). It will last until 3:00 PM (8 AM Eastern).
Please adjust your prayer time to coordinate with their time in the land…
whether in advance of…during…or after their meeting today!
(With no “time” in eternity, your prayers will be perfect whenever they are offered!)
Pray:
- For the unity of the Body of Messiah in the Holy Land
- For Jewish believers…whether they have publicly professed Messiah or are secret believers at this time
- For Arab believers… whether they have publicly professed Messiah or are secret believers at this time
- For Christians to demonstrate the LOVE of Christ to all of those who have come to know and believe in Jesus, and not to “religiously” attempt to coerce them to publicly profess Him until they are able to do so freely
- For the Jewish Messianic leaders to assume and fulfill their responsibility as the “older brother” to call the nations to Welcome the King of Glory into Jerusalem during the Feast of Sukkot, October 9th -13th
- This will be the first time the Jewish believers have released this call for the nations to come.
- Let them stand together in their call and let ONE VOICE be heard (and responded to) across the nations!
- For finalizing the details and practical aspects of the gathering in Oct 2017 in Jerusalem.
- For the meetings with Samuel Smadja, the owner of Sar El, the tourist company in Israel which will facilitate the transportation and accommodation for participants.
- For the coordinating teams for each nation,
- For those who are being called by God to assemble in this Holy Convocation, that they might have the desire, the provision and the ability to be there in October.
“Oh, come, let us ADORE HIM!”
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Hineni, Adonai! Here I am, Lord!
Engaging in a Warfare of Love!
The Battle of the Bride!
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