The Day of Prayer for the
Peace of Jerusalem
The First Sunday of Every October
DOES PRAYING FOR THE PEACEOF JERUSALEM MEAN I AM AGAINST
THE ARABS AND PALESTINIANS?
God is not a respecter of persons; He loves everyone the same. He has a redemptive plan for the
descendants of Isaac and the descendants of Ishmael.When we pray for the peace of Jerusalem,
we pray for ALL of the people who dwell there. Our heart is to see God’s word fulfilled. We want
to see the wall of separation between Jew and Arab broken (Eph 2:14), to see unity, love and
appreciation for one another restored, and for God’s full Shalom and blessing to rest upon the
land and its people.
WHY SHOULD I PRAY FOR THE PEACE OF JERUSALEM?
· Genesis 12:3 –The Lord says in the covenant He makes with Abraham:
“I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you; and in you all the
families of the earth shall be blessed.” History clearly reveals that those nations and
leaders who blessed Israel and the Jewish people were blessed in return by God, and
those who cursed the Jewish people and His Holy Land, were themselves the object of
God’s wrath.
· God inspired the writers of Scripture to make a timeless charge to all who follow Him
to “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: may they prosper who love you.” (Psalm 122:6).
· Jerusalem – and the nation of Israel – is the only democracy (with freedom of religion
and rights for all people and genders) in a sea of 22 Arab non-democratic nations. Israel
and America are defending the same values and freedoms against the same common
enemy ….radical Islam.
· We owe the Jewish People an enormous debt of gratitude for their foundation of our
Christian faith and their enormous contributions to the advancement of society
through medical, agricultural and technological advancements.
· It is the Churches Responsibility to Stand with all people of the covenant for the
restoration of Israel and God’s Purposes in that land. It is the Christian’s
Responsibility to Fulfill God’s Prophetic Words to the Jews, in their generation.
· The history of the Church reveals much persecution against the Jewish people – things
done in the name of Christ but not the character of Christ. We have the responsibility in
our day to make right what our Christian ancestors did wrong, by actively praying for
God’s blessing upon this land and her people.
THE ARABS AND PALESTINIANS?
God is not a respecter of persons; He loves everyone the same. He has a redemptive plan for the
descendants of Isaac and the descendants of Ishmael.When we pray for the peace of Jerusalem,
we pray for ALL of the people who dwell there. Our heart is to see God’s word fulfilled. We want
to see the wall of separation between Jew and Arab broken (Eph 2:14), to see unity, love and
appreciation for one another restored, and for God’s full Shalom and blessing to rest upon the
land and its people.
WHY SHOULD I PRAY FOR THE PEACE OF JERUSALEM?
· Genesis 12:3 –The Lord says in the covenant He makes with Abraham:
“I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you; and in you all the
families of the earth shall be blessed.” History clearly reveals that those nations and
leaders who blessed Israel and the Jewish people were blessed in return by God, and
those who cursed the Jewish people and His Holy Land, were themselves the object of
God’s wrath.
· God inspired the writers of Scripture to make a timeless charge to all who follow Him
to “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: may they prosper who love you.” (Psalm 122:6).
· Jerusalem – and the nation of Israel – is the only democracy (with freedom of religion
and rights for all people and genders) in a sea of 22 Arab non-democratic nations. Israel
and America are defending the same values and freedoms against the same common
enemy ….radical Islam.
· We owe the Jewish People an enormous debt of gratitude for their foundation of our
Christian faith and their enormous contributions to the advancement of society
through medical, agricultural and technological advancements.
· It is the Churches Responsibility to Stand with all people of the covenant for the
restoration of Israel and God’s Purposes in that land. It is the Christian’s
Responsibility to Fulfill God’s Prophetic Words to the Jews, in their generation.
· The history of the Church reveals much persecution against the Jewish people – things
done in the name of Christ but not the character of Christ. We have the responsibility in
our day to make right what our Christian ancestors did wrong, by actively praying for
God’s blessing upon this land and her people.