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Monday, January 28, 2008

Why God Chose Israel




Pictured Above: Allan, Sue, Isabella, John, Zosha, and Valdi. This is the wonderful, gracious, and loving family who hosted us as guests in their home in Poznan, during our time there for the Conference.
God chose Israel to be a ‘Nation of Royal Priests’ to be a witness and light to guide all the nations to God. When Israel failed, and broke the covenant with God, He took them into captivity. In their captivity, and in their redemption, His heart and His plan was always to show Himself as a God of great love for all His children, to lead them all to Himself and to salvation.

When God told Abraham that all nations would be blessed through him, he became a world -wide missionary, to carry out God’s plan for Israel and the nations of the world. The blessing God would give to the nations, including Israel, and through Israel, would be the written Word, and THE LIVING WORD! (The WORD became flesh and dwelt among us! John 1:14)

The law was given to the Jewish people to convict of sin, to show God’s character, as a testimony and a witness to the world.

When the Jewish nation broke God’s covenant, they broke HIS heart! The ones chosen to be a witness and light to the nations became idol worshippers, and like the pagans, the people did not want their God! They cursed God rather than desired to know Him. God sent His prophets again and again, to warn the Jewish people of their great sin and abominations toward God. He continually forgave them each time they repented. His love is boundless and His forgiveness is endless.

When Israel continued to disobey God, He told them, you will live in darkness and in exile! The consequences of their disobedience, was to be a lesson to the nations and to the Jewish nation, as well.

God keeps His promises to us, even when we fail to keep ours. When Jesus was crucified, the Jewish people thought it was all over. No! It was just beginning!! God’s plan to redeem the nations and the Jews was just beginning to teach salvation and eternal life to all who will believe and repent! Jesus told the Jews that they would be His witnesses through out Judea, Samaria, and the uttermost parts of the world!

We must preach salvation to the Jews and the Gentiles! We must pray for the peace of Jerusalem, not the peace of the world, which is a good thing to pray for. Not for military peace, not through a peace treaty, nor peace policy, but the peace that ONLY comes through the Jewish nation knowing WHO JESUS really is. Jesus said, ‘you will not see Me, until you say, ‘blessed is He Who comes in the Name of the LORD!’”

The Jews MUST know Who Jesus is! Israel still needs to fulfill God’s call to them!

Pray for: Peace of Jerusalem, the peace only found IN the Prince of Peace!
Pray for: Behold Your God! Campaign in May being held in six cities in Israel.
Pray for Jews for Jesus in this campaign, for their protection and for the Jewish people to hear their words and believe the WORD of God, Jesus, the Messiah!
Pray for: Teams for this historic event!
Pray for: teams for Krakow Jewish festival this summer.
Pray for: The Christians to be in constant prayer for the Jews to come to know their God and His HOLY ONE, JESHUA!!!
Pray for: ‘Life from the Dead’ a group in Europe, involved in missions.
Pray for: the Catholic church here in Krakow and Poland.
Pray for the Poles to love their Jewish brothers and for renewal of relationships! Pray for the Jews to love the Poles, also!
Pray for: The Poles of Poland to have a personal relationship with Jesus.
Pray for: the Jewish festival in Krakow this summer, for open eyes, ears, and heart of understanding.
Pray for: team Roma and for team Krakow.
Pray for: all the missionaries of Europe.
Pray for: support from home, both prayer and financial.
Pray for: the Olive Tree Organization, here in Poland, a group of believers who have a ministry to the Jewish people.
Pray for: Sue, and desire to serve God in a new Jewish ministry here in Krakow, or wherever he may lead.
Pray for: Allan and Jerry and their work with the Roma.
Pray for: the families of the missionaries, both here and those back in the states.
Pray for: Michael in East Asia, that God will bless his work there, for his traveling, health, and a trusted worker to come along side him to help with the work there.
Pray for: America, that our country will never forsake Israel!
Pray for: The president, both current and future, for God’s will in their life, to seek Him for His leadership and direction.
Pray for: Godly leaders in our government!
Pray for: God to prepare the soil of people’s hearts and minds.
Pray for: Mark and his leadership role and for his family.
Pray for: The Baptist Union, here in Poland.
Pray for: God’s perfect will in our life and ministry.
Thank Him for: Blessings, salvation, family, finances, prayer supporters, His WORD, for the missionaries, for the Jewish nation, from whom the Messiah came, for Lottie Moon, for so many wonderful and awesome blessings!
Thank Him for the young people who came here to join us here in our work!

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