“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May they prosper who love you. May peace be within your walls, and prosperity within your palaces.””
—Psalm 122:6-7

Truly blessed are we who’ve been grafted into Christ, the Olive Tree, receiving all the blessings of Abraham and his descendants through Jesus our Messiah (Rom. 11:17)! Yeshua’s gospel came to us through the Jewish people, and our Redeemer has promised to return as the Lion of Judah to set up the New Jerusalem.

Beloved, Israel and the Jewish people remain central to our faith. The Old Testament prophet Isaiah said, “Can a nation be born in a day?” In 1948 God supernaturally answered this prophetic question by restoring the State of Israel to the Jewish people in a day. His eyes continue to be upon Israel and the Jewish people (“the apple of His eye,” according to Zechariah 2:8). With Israel as host of the coming Messiah Yeshua and the New Jerusalem (Ezek. 40–48, Zech. 2:4–5, Isa. 54:11–14, Rev. 3:12, 22:1), it’s clear that Israel is the focal point of a major spiritual battle between Satan and Yeshua. Because Israel has enemies on its left and right, God calls us to pray for the peace of Jerusalem (Ps. 122:6–7).

We are Yeshua’s church, and our prayers for Israel and the Jewish people usher in the return of our Messiah and the establishment of the New Jerusalem. I urge you to pray for the Lord to hold back Israel’s enemies until the time is right and all eyes have been opened to receive Jesus and His eternal life. Pray for God’s angels to be released on behalf of Israel and the Jewish people. Call for the eyes of the Jewish people to be opened to see and embrace their Messiah, Jesus. As Jewish people recognize Yeshua as their Savior, they will cry out with the Gentiles, “Baruch haba B’Shem Adonai” (Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord), and our beloved Yeshua will return (Rom. 11:24, Luke 13:35)!

Thank You for grafting me into the Olive Tree, Lord, that I may partake of You and the blessings You have bestowed upon Your Jewish people! I cry out for the fulfillment of every detail of Your plan. May the eyes of Your Jewish people be opened to see and follow You, and may they join the church in crying out for Your return, King Jesus. Baruch haba B’Shem Adonai [pronounced: Ba-rook ha-ba Ba-shem Adonai.] Blessed are You who comes in the name of the Lord! Come, Lord Jesus!

Cynthia Schneider, From Passover to Pentecost (Lake Mary, FL: Charisma House, 2021), Used by permission.