*  That Jews throughout the world will have revelation about the One portrayed in the Psalm 22; that they will “pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the Morning Star arises in their hearts!”

*  For Orthodox Jewish women—who spend much of each day reading rapidly through the Psalter—yet without understanding.  Pray that they will slow down and pay attention as they read this and other Messianic Psalms.  Pray that the Spirit of Truth will awaken them to Whom  they are referring. 

*  That even as Gentiles saw a light from heaven which drew them into paths leading from the far East to Bethlehem, present-day Israelis will be guided by the light of God’s grace—by Yeshua—Ayelet haShahar—into the path of truth and righteous. 

“The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, that shines brighter and brighter until the full day” (Proverbs 4:18).

“The god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they might not see the light of the Good News of the glory of Messiah, who is the image of God”  (II Corinthians 4:4).

“God’s own purpose and grace which was given to us in Messiah Yeshua before time began…has now been revealed by the appearing of our Saviour Yeshua the Anointed One, who has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the Good News”  (II Timothy 1:9-10). 

*Exodus 32:11-13.    “Then Moses pleaded with the LORD his God [Hebrew: ‘yearned after the face of YHVH his God’] and said, ‘LORD, why does Your wrath burn hot against Your people…Turn from Your fierce wrath and relent from this harm to Your people.  Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Your servants to whom You swore by Your own self, and said to them, “I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven; and all this land that I have spoken of I give to your seed, and they shall inherit it forever.”’”  In Exodus 32:32 Moses continues to stand in the gap, pleading that they be forgiven for their sin. 

PLEASE PRAY:  for spiritual leaders to have the zeal, unction, love and grace to seek the face of God on behalf of errant Israel; to prevail in intercession to turn away His just wrath that His eternal will for her will be fulfilled on earth as it is in heaven.

*Exodus 32:19.  “So it was, as soon as he came near the camp, that he saw the calf and the dancing.  So Moses’ anger became hot, and he cast the tablets out of his hands and broke them at the foot of the mountain.”

PLEASE PRAY:   for the souls (Psalm 25:1, 20) of Israeli spiritual leaders—that they not be controlled by their emotions—that they allow the Holy Spirit to work His self-control. There is a place for godly zeal, but the “anger of man does not work the righteousness of God” (James 1:20).  It would be an eruption of this same anger some time later which would in the end bar Moses from entering the Promised Land.

PLEASE PRAY:   For Israeli believers, in all the rush and hurry, to go beyond ‘head knowledge’ of the Law and the Prophets and the Gospel—and avail themselves of the privilege of setting aside a ‘place’ for private, intimate times Face to Face with God!

*Exodus 33:15.   “Then he said to Him, ‘If Your Presence does not go with us, do not bring us up from here…”  Here the word “presence” is literally “Face”.  Psalm 44:3 says, “It was not by our sword that we took the land, nor did our arm bring us the victory; it was your right hand, your arm, and the Light of Your Face, for You loved us!”

*Exodus 33:13, 18.  “Now therefore, I pray, if I have found grace in Your sight, show me now Your way, that I may know You and that I may find grace in Your sight.  And consider that this nation is Your people….Please, show me Your glory.” 

PLEASE PRAY:  for leaders in Israel (both believers and those still secular), to like Moses be moved to call on the LORD for guidance to be shown His way.  Pray that we find grace in His sight, that our leadership will be fueled and heartened by longings after his Glory and glimpses of His Beauty (Psalm 27:4).

 Martin and Norma Sarvis <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>