From its fledgling beginnings back in early 2019 distributing prayer requests to a handful of family/friends via texts, this expanded watchmen group of fellow believers in Yeshua (Jesus) unite in prayer before the throne of our Messiah to stand in the gap for others.

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Please join us before our King . . .

The latest prayer needs: listed below, after intro message

Email your prayer requests or questions: prayer@desireofmysoul.faith

A very real, unseen world surrounds us. The God-directed angelic realm right now is battling in the heavenlies against the demonic influences, principalities, and wicked spiritual forces over nations, peoples, situations. From chariots of fire (2 Kings 6:16-17) to the warrior-protector archangel Michael over Israel (Daniel 10:13-21 and Revelation 12:7-12).

Those heavenly battles impact ours. Which means while on this tangible earth, you and I are fighting the unseen with swords of prayer, intercession, and praise. And The Sword, the Word of God.

Our prayers and intercession are activated in heaven . . . presented as fragrant bowls of incense before the King of Glory.

Our Joint Mission to Pray and Stand Strong

based on Colossians 4:2 and Ephesians 6:18 and Acts 2:42

(a) Throughout your day, stay connected to God, the Holy One, our Lord and Savior

(b) Humbly seek His face in all that you do

(c) Clothe yourself in the Word regularly, soak it up so it’s flooding your soul and available for ready access

(d) Pray using the Word

(e) Submit to the Holy Spirit in prayer and in your life

(f) Persevere in fervent, persistent prayer especially in the face of obstacles

(g) Keep watch—and stay spiritually aware, alert, vigilant

MARCH 18, 2025

[2] PRAYER ALERTS

[11] PRAYER REQUESTS & UPDATED SALVATION LIST

PRAYER ALERTS

ALERT #1. PERSECUTED CHURCH & ALAWITES

Isaiah 46:9-10

For I AM GOD, and there’s none like me, declaring the end from the beginning . . . My counsel shall stand, and I WILL accomplish all my purpose.

Request: The level of evil unleashed on the body of Christian believers (adults/children) worldwide is escalating beyond the pale and more so now as they’re being slaughtered/crucified or worse along with the Alawites (an Arab group) by al-Julani’s terror group in Syria. Demonic principalities—spirits of death and destruction—are raging over regions and peoples, performing unspeakable violent acts.

Prayer: Tear down the spiritual strongholds. Most holy King, there truly is none like you—righteous, merciful, mighty, Redeemer, Deliverer, Savior, champion, hero, everlasting love, steadfast, lovingkindness, the Great I Am. No matter how the nations, peoples, demonic realm rages, your will and purposes will be done. Your promises fulfilled. Carry and strengthen those called by your name, those facing horrific death or abuse yet faithfully professing Jesus. Bring the sweetness of fellowship and deeper teaching of the Word to those believers who walk the Gospel alone. And may your mercies embrace the Alawites; for those left alive, bring forth the understanding they need to believe and receive Jesus as Messiah so they may walk in your truth, life, way. In Yeshua’s Great Name.

ALERT #2. ZION (ISRAEL/JERUSALEM)

Isaiah 43:1

But now, this is what the Lord says, He who is your Creator, Jacob, And He who formed you, Israel:
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine!” (NASB)

Request: The battles on seven harsh fronts continue. Israel—its leaders, its people—need God’s profound presence and covering.

Prayer: God’s promises fulfilled. Adonai, your enemies are surrounding and thwarting your Servant Israel. You have called them by name—they are yours. Woo them to your arms during these trials, speak life and cover them with your mercies. Strengthen their military offense and defense strategies, but through it all, may you get the glory. May Israel share with the world their words of testimony about your greatness, faithfulness, wonder, and Salvation in Yeshua. In Yeshua’s holy name.

PRAYER REQUESTS & EXPANDED SALVATION LIST

#3. MATT

Psalm 51:1a

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love.

Request: Matt’s emotional issues and bipolar condition have landed him back in jail—but now in a mental hospital for a competency program so he can stand before the judge. God’s mercies upon mercies are needed.

Prayer: Mercy, healing, freedom in Messiah. Adonai, Jehovah-Nissi, the Lord our Banner, please stretch yourself over Matt, be his banner, his guiding light, salvation, healer, protector. There is none like you, Lord, you are El Olam, the Everlasting Father. Only you can help Matt. Please move heaven to action on his behalf . . . keep him from further incarceration. Give him a merciful option that releases healing and comfort for the rest of his life. Deliver him from the clutches of the enemy. My King and my God. In Yeshua’s blessed name.

#4. KRISTINE McKENZIE

Psalm 34:18

The Lord is near the brokenhearted;
He saves those crushed in spirit.

Request: Kristine was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and needs God’s strength and presence.

Prayer: Encourage and strengthen her soul. Glorious King, Immanuel, God with us, please walk with Kristine through this valley. Let her sense your Holy Spirit falling on her so Psalm 34:18 becomes real to her. That you’re right there beside her, feeling her crushed spirit but breathing encouragement and strength over her. Help her know and hear your voice of comfort and direction. Quiet the fears as you pull her closer to you. May the truth of our Messiah Jesus heal her soul as you sustain and restore her body. In Jesus’s sweet, powerful name.

#5. CHARLENE

Psalm 6:2

Be gracious to me, Lord, for I am weak; heal me, Lord, for my bones are shaking.

Request: Charlene—breast cancer patient—was on our prior prayer lists. After a rough time with chemo therapy, mumps, and a bad infection, Charlene’s ultrasound revealed that the tumor shrunk by over 50%! Please keep the prayers going as she continues her infusion treatments.

Prayer: Help me, Lord. El Gibbor, Mighty God, thank you for your intervention, for carrying Charlene through this rough patch. You know how these fearful times cause our bones to quiver. We need to feel your arms around her. Never let her go, my King. Love on Charlene through this storm and part the waters so she can dance before you in joy. In Jesus’s holy name.

#6. Toni C.

Isaiah 12:2b

I will trust in Him and not fear, for the Lord gives me strength and protects me.

Request: Toni needs God’s strength as she battles COPD, diabetes, other health issues. Two times in a little over a week she has had to have the EMTs at her house. It is getting difficult for her to be alone.

Prayer: God’s covering. El Chaiyai, God of my Life, encircle your daughter Toni with your protection and send angels to minister to her in the difficult times—and please strengthen her lungs, stabilize her blood sugar, and bring to mind your Word that she’s hidden in her heart over the years serving you. May you bless her in all ways with abundant grace for your glory as you gently lead her on this next part of her journey in and with you, casting out fear and helping faith arise within her. In Yeshua’s powerful, grace-filled name.

#7. ARLY & KAYLA

Psalm 107:19-20

Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. He sent his Word and healed them and delivered them from destruction.

Request: Jewish mother and daughter, both needing prayer support. Arly for serious health issues—significantly low hemoglobin 6.1 (anemia) and a painful kidney stone plus suffering with RA (rheumatoid arthritis). And her soon-to-turn-18 Kayla needs prayer for painful gastro/stomach issues and wisdom for upcoming educational decisions.

Prayer: A touch from heaven. Faithful God, Ha’El hanne’eman ( הָאֵל֙ הַנֶּֽאֱמָ֔ן), you have shown your steadfast love and unparalleled faithfulness to Israel from the beginning. Please watch over your daughters Arly and Kayla, drawing them deeper into your love, healing, grace, comfort, wisdom. May your eyes and heart turn toward them to demonstrate your chesed (lovingkindness) giving them the answers they need medically. Usher healing under your wings as you help them find rest and hide them in the shelter of your sacred tent and set them high upon the Rock. (Psalm 27:5). Guide Kayla every step of the way as she seeks your will, not her own, so you are glorified. Baruch haba b’shem Adonai, Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord . . . Yeshua.

#8. RABBI MENDY DEITSCH

John 1:14

And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us; and we saw His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Request: Rabbi Deitsch is head of the Chabad of the East Valley in Arizona and has delivered prayers before the US Senate and House of Representatives. He needs to know his Messiah Yeshua.

Prayer: God’s love story. Mighty Go’el, Redeemer, step into Rabbi Mendy’s life. You see his commitment to your Law and Torah, but much like the Pharisee Saul Paulus, he needs a Damascene experience to meet the Messiah Yeshua, to learn the fullness of your Glorious Redemptive Plan, given to the Jew first, then the Gentiles. Gracious Father, pull back the veil for him, his family, his congregation so they may know the eternal joy of our Savior. In Yeshua’s majestic, kingly name.

#9. ANTHONY (TONY)

Psalm 18:32-33

It’s God who equipped me with strength and made my way blameless. He made my feet like the feet of a deer and set me secure on the heights. (ESV)

Update: From our prior list, Tony, 86, has been diagnosed with gall bladder cancer and now is waiting for his PetScan results.

Prayer: Held tight in God’s hands. Gracious King, Sustainer of Life, we continue to ask for the healing power of the cross to be released within Tony. We seek your face and divine intervention. Please cover Tony with your protection, your strength, your endless love. Carry him through these uncertain patches, guiding and comforting him and his family in your rest . . . and please give wisdom and understanding and the right treatment plans to the doctors. In Jesus’s name above ALL names.

#10. MAUREEN

Exodus 33:14

My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.

Request: Maureen has severe bronchitis after previously battling a virus. She needs God’s rest, healing grace, and His voice rising within her.

Prayer: God’s mercy and deliverance. El Shaddai, the all-sufficient, nourishing God, please let your heavenly waterfall of healing and provisions rain down on Maureen. Let it overflow into all areas of her life with favor, abundance, quietness of soul, refreshment, promises fulfilled. Breathe life and healing in her nasal passages/head, throat, lungs, nervous system. For your glory, my King Yeshua, in your name.

#11. MICHAEL F.

Psalm 107:29

He calmed the storm to a whisper and stilled the waves.(NLT)

Request: Strengthening, spiritual stability, continued healing from the long-term troubling health conditions and their effects on his spiritual, emotional, mental life.

Prayer: Release and firm footing. Lord, we continue to stand before you on Michael’s behalf. The battle has been long, but your faithfulness has been mighty. Where there is darkness in his soul, speak Light. Where there is doubt and hopelessness, breathe unwavering Faith and Encouragement. Please speak words that comfort, free, heal him and set him high on the Rock of his salvation, surrounded by your sweet fragrance from heaven. In Yeshua’s glorious name.

#12. ASHLEY

Psalm 40:1

I waited patiently for the Lord to help me, and he turned to me and heard my cry.

Request: Please continue lifting Ashley’s blessed pregnancy before the Lord. Despite being told for years that she couldn’t have children, 38-year-old Ashley is carrying God’s miracle.

Prayer: Shielded. God of the impossible, thank you. May your gracious, splendid, powerful hand shelter Ashley and the child in her womb to full term and a safe, joyous delivery. May your Name be glorified, and may the child be anointed to serve you righteously. In Yeshua’s precious name.

#13. UPDATED SALVATION & PRODIGAL LIST!

Acts 26:17b. That verse is our prayer: God’s commission to Paul . . . “Open their eyes that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in Me.”

#1. B’nai Israel (Jews) in Israel and throughout the world, and those Jews caught up in New Age/Buddhism and those not knowing or unwilling to know the truth of Yeshua. Special mentions for salvation and deliverance:

√ all hostages (released and those still captive) and their families, Bibi Netanyahu/family and all Israeli leadership, every facet of the Israeli military forces/IDF, Israeli Intelligence forces/Shin Bet/Mossad/Aman, and for unity in the nation—and for their enemies to turn to the Lord and be saved

Jewish friends and/or rabbis:

√ the extended Katz family, Marc, Bill, Rabbi Mendy Deitsch/family.

√ The Chosen’s Jewish actors Shahar Isaac, Noah James, Elijah Alexander.

√ Rabbi Richman, the Temple Institute, Aish.com, Pardes Institute rabbis/teachers, Rabbi Mintz/family & her longtime Torah study group, Rabbi Fohrman, Rabbi Wyne, Rabbi Herlig/Chabad, Rabbi Hecht and family, Rabbi Goodman, Rabbi Cohen, Rabbi Goldbart, Tovia Singer

#2. US Government Officials & Families: Salvation.

God—not politicians—is our Redeemer, Rescuer, Protector. May our leaders and citizens humble themselves before our LORD GOD. May their bitterness, envy, jealousy, anger be replaced with unity and the love of God and righteous decisions for the good of the nation and its people.

√ President Donald Trump/family, VP J.D. Vance and wife Usha Vance (she’s Hindu), and all unsaved members of the new administration and the House/Senate and their families.

#3. Prodigals

√ all those we know/love who once walked with our Messiah but have gone rogue, become compromised, blinded by the enemy’s sway

√ special mentions: Austin and Emily S., those in the film/music/entertainment industry who knew the LORD but compromised and fell under the enemy’s beguiling ways.

#4. Salvation for the spiritually lost and/or demonically troubled or bound:

√ Michael

√ Luigi

√ Erica

√ Bruce

√ The Chosen’s unbeliever actors/crew, with a heart-focus on Paras Patel (Matthew) and Erick Avery (Nicodemus)

√ Anthony & Lilly (following New Age)

√ Donny D.

√ Benjamin, Cliff, J., Gary

√ Bob K, Paul P., Michael, Tim C.

√ Erica & Richard, Susan R., Erica M.

√ Cynthia and her family

√ James J., Alexandria, Cole, Joe D., Mercedes, Bob, Michael, Alexander

√ all our family/friends/loved ones who are still unwilling to disengage from prior demonic agreements, humble themselves, surrender their souls and lives/lifestyles to our LORD JESUS

#5. Deliverance and salvation for those under gender confusion/gender bending:

√ Joey (dresses as a woman), “Joan” (biological male) and “Hannah” (biological male)

√ Emily, Annie, Abbie, Barbara E., Michael, J., Barb (all needing freedom from lesbian hold)

PHOTO CREDIT: Wrecking ball photo only was purchased from iStock.com (my text was inserted onto the photo afterward).

From its fledgling beginnings back in early 2019 distributing prayer requests to a handful of family/friends via texts, this expanded watchmen group of fellow believers in Yeshua (Jesus) unite in prayer before the throne of our Messiah to stand in the gap for others.>

© Desireofmysoul.faith (.com and .org) & SoulBreaths.com. All rights reserved.

Please join us before our King . . .

The latest prayer needs: listed below, after intro message

Email your prayer requests or questions: prayer@desireofmysoul.faith

Two months into 2025, the escalation and acceleration of spiritual battles—globally and personally—are impacting each of us. From the unimaginable, heart-piercing Israeli hostage situations we’ve learned about to the whirlwind of presidential changes in the US.

In these times, I’m often drawn back to certain verses in Psalm 77 where Asaph wrote about a soul so raw with grief that it couldn’t be comforted. And yet, in time . . . the soul remembers the Lord and can breathe again. In Asaph’s verses 11-15, grief is broken off by praising God.
 

May your soul turn to Him and find rest again despite the chaos . . . and may it be revived under the shelter of His glorious wings.

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

[4] PRAYER UPDATES

[10] NEW PRAYER REQUESTS & SALVATION LIST

PRAYER UPDATES

#1. YESHI’s FAMILY

Update: After Yeshi’s name appeared on our last prayer list (and others), we sent an update that she was off life support and then out of the hospital. A short reprieve from God, a gracious gift for the family before He called Yeshi home to be with Him.

Prayer: And my dwelling will be in the house of the Lord forever (Psalm 23:6b). Lord, may you wrap your arms around Yeshi’s hubby Steve and family during the days and months ahead. And may her memory be a comfort as your presence strengthens them.

#2. ANTHONY (TONY)

Update: Tony, 86, was on our last prayer list, with kidney functioning at 14%. Since then, he’s been diagnosed with gall bladder cancer. Prayer family, he needs our prayer support.

Prayer: The Lord is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation (Psalm 118:14). Mighty Healer, Merciful King, we ask for the power and healing of the cross to be released in Tony. Please counsel him, strengthen him, and walk close beside him. And may your comforting presence be with him and his entire family as they look to you for help, encouragement, and healing. In Jesus’s precious name.

#3. ROGER & ANDREA

Updates: Since being on our last prayer list, Roger has undergone various diagnostics. Thankfully, the lumps in his upper/lower arm aren’t cancerous. He still needs prayer for his feeble/painful knees and gastric concerns.

And their youngest Australian Shepherd (Gio) is having epileptic fits at times.

Prayer: Incline your ear, Lord, and answer me, for I am afflicted and needy . . . be gracious to me, O Lord, for I call upon you all day long (Psalm 86:1,3). We praise you, Adonai, for keeping watch over Roger and Andrea. Please bring the medical answers and healings needed so they can be stronger to care for one another and serve you. Also, please keep your healing hand on Gio and lead the veterinarian in the right medical protocols. In Yeshua’s glorious name.

#4. HOSTAGES

Update: Phase 1 of the ceasefire deal/hostage release is over (for now) but the freed hostages’ ordeal in captivity and its aftermath on them and the ache of knowing there are more hostages still suffering in those Hamas conditions remains.

Prayer: The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit (Psalm 34:18). God, you are the Great Rescuer, may your mercies rain down on each one—freed hostages and those still in captivity. Heal them from the torturous memories of the inhumane, humiliating things they’ve been through . . . and for those still physically caged in the dark Hamas clutches, be their Light, sustain them with hope, physically, mentally, spiritually. Draw them closer to You so they sense your presence, find comfort in your voice and in your Word. In His glorious, saving name.

NEW PRAYER REQUESTS & SALVATION LIST

#5. HENRY

Galatians 5:1

It’s for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and don’t let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

Request: Henry had been on past prayer lists for his drug addiction but got clean before he/his girlfriend had a baby girl. Now, he’s lost his way again.

Prayer: God’s deliverance. Lord of Life, speak to the darkness within and around Henry—cast it out and save his soul. Turn his heart to you so he denounces the demonic hold he agreed with at some point . . . and so he bows down, surrenders, calls you Lord, and is free. Free indeed, in Jesus our Messiah’s name.

#6. CHILE’S SALVATION

Titus 2:11, 13

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people . . . looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus.

Request: Seeking God’s hand for a revival. Please stir your holy fire and spread the Gospel throughout Chile and help all evangelical Christians’ faith to be filled with a powerful love for You, Lord, and Your ways. And for their safety since last year saw a number of violent or arson attacks on chapels.

Prayer: God’s evangelism gift growing. Abba, please sow seeds of righteousness and redemption throughout Chile, falling on rich soil in the soul. Help those calling themselves Christians to study the Word and cultivate a deep, true relationship with you vs merely having religion. In Jesus’s glorious name.

#7. ASHLEY

Psalm 40:1

I waited patiently for the Lord to help me, and he turned to me and heard my cry.

Request: After years of trying and being told she couldn’t have children, 38-year-old Ashley is pregnant! May God cover her and her unborn child.

Prayer: Under His wings. God of the impossible, we thank you, praise you, and lift up your name. May your powerful, loving hand rest on Ashley and the child in her womb . . . protect them throughout the pregnancy to full term and a safe, joyous delivery. May you get all the glory, Precious King. And may the child be anointed to serve you mightily! In Yeshua’s sweet name.

#8. JOHN S.

Psalm 51:1a

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love.

Request: Nearing 81, John was just released from the hospital after having several mini-strokes.

Prayer: El Elyon, God Most High, watch over John, protecting him, healing his heart. And, above all else, drawing his soul closer to you and the faith he had in you and in our Messiah, Jesus. In His kingly name we pray.

#9. COLODISHA

Hebrew 12:1b, 2a

And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith.

Request: Seeking God’s face to finish strong, accurately hearing His voice, keeping aligned with His desires.

Prayer: Hail to You, King of kings, Lord of lords. Please counsel your daughter, girding her in new ways so she rises in your Word, follows your decrees, and walks strongly and perseveres in all that you’ve ordained for her to do. For she is the workmanship of your hands. In Yeshua’s name.

#10. SERENE

Psalm 73:24

You will guide me with your counsel and afterward receive me in glory.

Request: Needing God’s guidance on her testimony project and personal decisions as well as provisions for finances.

Prayer: Jehovah Shalom, our Lord who is peace/completeness, continue to walk with your daughter, leading her on the path you have cleared for her. Help her to take it all in your time, step by step, as your provisions make a way where none is visible. Let wisdom surround her and bless her evangelistic spiritual gift. In our Messiah Yeshua’s name.

#11. GINA & FAMILY

James 4:7

Submit yourselves, then, to God, resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Request: Healing in all familial relationships—and salvation delivering them from themselves.

Prayer: Abba, please help this family do a 180 and run toward you. Where there is chaos, bring your shalom; where there is division, bring healing and unity; where there is disrespect and lies, bring forward honor, love, and truth. And where there is deceit, addiction, thievery on all levels, please uproot it and sow honesty, deliverance, and generosity. In Jesus’s name.

#12. DOUG

Psalm 32:7

You are my hiding place, you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.

Request: Deepen walk with Jesus on all levels, returning fully to his first love, our Messiah.

Prayer: Lord, only you know the troubled areas of Doug’s soul. As an ex-military man who is now battling ill health and things of the past, he needs your intervention and needs the tentacles of past vices to be cleanly, fully cut off. Draw him into your hiding place and set him free in You. In Yeshua’s beautiful name.

#13. ABIGAIL

Psalm 34:17

The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.

Request: Spiritual, physical, emotional protection over this elementary little one as she ping-pongs between parental homes since a divorce.

Prayer: Your heart, Lord God, is with the children. Please spread your wings and shelter Abigail in every situation, helping her to walk in your ways as her mother taught her and guarding her on all sides from ungodly influences. May your name be written on her soul. In Jesus’ precious name.

#14. SALVATION & PRODIGAL LIST!

2 Peter 3:9

The Lord is not slow in keeping his promises, as some count slowness; but is patient toward you, not willing for any to perish, but for all to come to repentance.

PRAYER. His Deliverance. His Love. His Redemptive Gift, the Son of God. Redeemer King, as we name these people listed below, please run after them, love on them, become their hiding place, deliver them from the dark spiritual waters keeping them captive. Please remove the stubbornness, pride, and the lies from satan so they can sense your love and see and understand their need for your redemption plan and receive Jesus, our Messiah, and be saved. It’s in His Mighty, Loving Name we pray.

#1. B’nai Israel (Jews) in Israel and throughout the world, and those Jews caught up in New Age/Buddhism and those not knowing or unwilling to know the truth of Yeshua.

special mentions for salvation and deliverance: the hostages and their families, the Israeli military, Bibi Netanyahu/family and all Israeli leadership, and for unity in the nation—and for their enemies to turn to the Lord and be saved

Jewish friends and/or rabbis: the Katz family, Marc, Bill, Rabbi Mendy Dietsch/family, Rabbi Richman, the Temple Institute, Aish.com, Pardes Institute rabbis/teachers, Rabbi Mintz/family & her longtime Torah study group, Rabbi Fohrman, Rabbi Wyne, Rabbi Herlig/Chabad, Rabbi Hecht and family, Rabbi Goodman, Rabbi Cohen, Rabbi Goldbart, Tovia Singer

#2. US Government Officials & Families: Salvation.

Our nation isn’t saved by politicians but by God. It isn’t favored by God because of its politicians but because of its people surrendered to, walking with, and honoring the One, True, Living God, and our Messiah, Yeshua.

President Donald Trump, VP J.D. Vance and wife Usha Vance (she’s Hindu), and all unsaved members of the new administration and the House/Senate and their families.

#3. Prodigals, those who have gone rogue and are now the enemy’s spiritual hostages. Austin and Emily S. and all those we know–and those we see in the film/music/entertainment industry—who once walked with our LORD but fell under the enemy’s beguiling ways.

#4. Salvation for the spiritually lost and/or demonically troubled/bound:

Michael

Luigi

Erica

unbelievers in the cast/crew of The Chosen

Anthony & Lilly (following New Age)

Donny D.

Benjamin, Cliff, J., Gary

Bob K, Paul P., Michael, Tim C.

Erica & Richard, Susan R., Erica M.

Cynthia and her family

James J., Alexandria, Cole, Joe D., Mercedes, Bob, Michael, Alexander

all our family/friends/loved ones who are still unwilling to disengage from prior demonic agreements, humble themselves, surrender their souls and lives/lifestyles to our LORD JESUS.

#5. Deliverance and salvation: Joey and “Joan” and “Hannah” (all three need freedom from gender-confusion/gender-bending) and Emily, Annie, Abbie, Barbara E., Michael, J., Barb (all need freedom from the gay/lesbian hold)

PHOTO CREDIT: Wrecking ball photo only was purchased from iStock.com (my text was inserted onto the photo afterward).

From its fledgling beginnings back in early 2019 distributing prayer requests to a handful of family/friends via texts, this expanded watchmen group of fellow believers in Yeshua (Jesus) unite in prayer before the throne of our Messiah to stand in the gap for others.>

© Desireofmysoul.faith (.com and .org) & SoulBreaths.com. All rights reserved.

Please join us before our King . . .

The latest prayer needs: listed below, after intro message

Email your prayer requests or questions: prayer@desireofmysoul.faith

Battles continue to escalate around us, within us, throughout the globe–spiritually and physically. A recent article posted on Arutz Sheva (Israeli media) by an Orthodox rabbi said something that you may well have long come to realize …

May we be vigilant throughout each day, alert prayer warriors on reconnaissance who not only recognize the situations and needs surrounding us at any given moment but turn our minds, souls, and tongues to prayer in that strategic, God-highlighted moment.

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

[3] ANSWERED PRAYER UPDATES

[3] S.O.S. PRAYER REQUESTS

[11] VITAL PRAYER NEEDS

ANSWERED PRAYER UPDATES

#1. SHIRL: NEW UPDATE

Praise God’s faithful healing hand! Since the successful surgery to remove fluid from her brain, Shirl continues to be healing really well! She has one more PT treatment and is doing fine. Shirl and hubby Bruce are grateful for your prayer support!

#2. MICHELLE: NEW UPDATE

To God be the glory! Continuing with her long-term immunotherapy treatments for allergies, asthma/breathing, Michelle’s sense of smell has returned far more (almost total)! Thank you, prayer warriors—she cherishes your continued prayers.

#3. I.B.: NEW UPDATE

God’s kindness moves our hearts! Since beginning the unique treatment for bladder cancer, I.B. has had little or no side effects! Please lift her up in prayer because this is a longer-term treatment. And as a Jew, may she come to know her Jewish Messiah, Yeshua, who loves her deeply.

S.O.S. PRAYER REQUESTS

#4. MARC

Luke 19:10

For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.

Request: Since our January 26 S.O.S. text prayer for Marc (37)—whose heart stopped after a drug overdose and who was hospitalized—he, against doctor’s orders, discharged himself from the hospital only to again be transported to ICU via ambulance. He now has pneumonia in both lungs, and his heart isn’t producing enough oxygen. With addiction taking a deeper hold, he has become quite angry, choosing to be estranged from the family who loves him.

Prayer: God’s heart cutting through the darkness. His holiness casting down strongholds. Abba, we lay Marc before you. His defiance and apparent desire to cling to the demonic stronghold caging him need your intervention. Please call to his soul, to the pit of his being, and awaken him to his spiritual and physical condition in a way that moves him so he asks you to free him. Call him to LIFE in you. And please through it all, protect the family, sheltering them on all sides from his disturbing behavior and sometimes frightening or aggressive actions. In Jesus’s mighty name.

#5. YESHI & FAMILY

Psalm 23:1, 3a

The Lord is my shepherd, I will not be in need . . . He restores my soul.

Request: Steve’s wife, Yeshi, is in the hospital, in grave condition, on life support with no medical intervention. They are believers and have two children.

Prayer: God’s mercies, gentle presence, and comfort. Father, all life is in your hands. Please release your Holy Spirit to bathe Yeshi in your goodness, your shalom, your healing. Wrap your arms around her, let your Word rise within her and your love and will be released. And may your comfort embrace Steve and their children in this difficult time. May they be strengthened by your Presence. In Jesus’s sweet name.

#6. HOSTAGES

Psalm 125:1

Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but remains forever.

Request: There are many issues on all fronts for Zion. But this prayer focus is on the hostages: those released, to be released, remaining after the cease fire.

Prayer: God’s presence. His righteousness and deliverance. Adonai, El Shaddai, may your mercies be with each one. Meet them in the dark tunnels where they are kept, in the inhumane treatment, in the extreme lack of food or medical help, in the hopelessness. And for those released, walk with them along the long, difficult road to acclimation to “normal” life again. Soothe the emotional triggers, the PTSD, the sounds/sights that frighten them in their minds and around them. Please draw them closer so they sense your presence, find comfort in your Word, and lead them to complete and true freedom: Yeshua. In His glorious, saving name.

VITAL PRAYER NEEDS

#7. TONI C

Psalm 42:1

As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants for you, God.

Request: Toni, a longtime believer in Yeshua, is battling a few health issues that are not easy to deal with on a daily basis. For years, she’s had migraines, but they are now increasing to the point where it’s making her highly concerned. She also hungers to be drawn even closer to the Lord.

Prayer: God’s grace, mercy, nurturing. Mighty King, please stretch out your arm and draw Toni closer to your chest. Let her rest there, embraced by your presence, healing, love. Let her hear your heart beat for her. And may you cause these migraines to subside, give her relief from the pain and still the fears in her mind and soul. Hold your daughter throughout each day and night, singing words of comfort and deliverance. In Yeshua’s gentle, precious name.

#8. SHARON & SON/DOUGLAS

Psalm 120:1

I cried to the Lord in my trouble, and He answered me.

Request: Sharon’s husband recently died unexpectedly at home from a heart attack. Sharon and her son, Douglas (who is on the spectrum), need God’s presence, wisdom, comfort.

Prayer: God’s hand clearing the way. Emmanuel, God with us, spread your wings of protection over Sharon and Douglas. Ease the path for them. Please let your calming Holy Spirit rest on Douglas, dissipating the anger and outbursts. Breathe your Word of love and strength over and through Sharon, now and the challenging months ahead. In Jesus’s faithful name.

#9. ROGER

Psalm 118:28

You are my God, and I give thanks to You; You are my God, I exalt You.

Request: For quite some time, Roger has suffered with stomach and knee issues (hard to walk). He’s recently undergone various diagnostics to determine and address the gastric issues and another concerning matter: lumps in his arm. He needs God’s help and comfort.

Prayer: God’s grace and healing. Lord, our Great Physician, please step in and heal where others have failed. Bring forth the answers and right treatments—unless you choose to speak healing supernaturally. Sit with Roger so he knows you are with him, guiding, revealing, loving on him. And for those deep needs within him that no one can see or knows but you, please breathe deliverance and strength. Be glorified, our King. In Yeshua’s blessed name.

#10. ANTHONY (TONY)

Psalm 62:7-8

My salvation and my glory rest on God; the rock of my strength, my refuge is in God. Trust in Him at all times, you people. Pour out your hearts before Him; God is a refuge for us.

Request: Tony, 86, is ill with kidney issues—they’re functioning at 14%. If they go any lower, he must be put on dialysis.

Prayer: God, our hope. God, our shelter. Sweet King who sees and cares for His people, please stretch out your hand and send healing to Tony, reviving his kidneys and restoring normal function. Keep him alert, nourished, hydrated, and surrounded by those who love and care for him. May your presence bless his soul and give his restful, restorative sleep. In Jesus’s healing name.

#11. ARLY

Psalm 123:1

To You I have raised my eyes,You who are enthroned in the heavens!

Request: Arly has had complications from a hysterectomy and enduring much pain. She needs God’s intervention for healing.

Prayer: God’s mercy and restoration. Adonai, you and you along hold us, care for us. Please spread your merciful wings and cover Arly, releasing your healing, giving her comfort, full relief from the pain, and your voice nurturing her soul through the process. Please give her doctors understanding and guide them in medical excellence to help her. And may she come to know her Jewish Messiah and rejoice at what you’ve done to bless her. In Yeshua’s redemptive, holy name.

#12. MARY T.

Psalm 138:3

On the day I called, You answered me; You made me bold with strength in my soul.

Request: While working on her nursing degree and caring for her hubby and four children, Mary recently started a home care job with flexible hours. It certainly will help with concerning fiscal needs. But she needs prayer caring for the dementia patients at the facility who can become quite combative.

Prayer: God’s protection and abundant provisions. King of Heaven and all creation, thank you for blessing Mary with this job. Please continue to watch over her children, every family need, every part of her nursing studies, and every hour on the job. Surround her with angelic protection and discernment to know how to respond in each situation. Shield Mary and her family in your holiness. In the blessed name of Jesus.

#13. J.A.

Psalm 16:7-8a

I will bless the Lord who has advised me; Indeed, my mind instructs me in the night. I have set the Lord continually before me.

Request: God’s confirmation on certain concerns, His provision for a stable residence, and His healing of her tailbone and swelling from a slip on the ice.

Prayer: His Word and will underscored. His provisions, secured. Adonai Tzva’ot, Lord God of Hosts, thank you for watching over J.A. throughout her faith journey across the U.S. May you continue to guide her, make clear your desires, and usher in the appointed place to call home. A place to grow more, serve you more, and grow relationships. Please place your life-giving hands on her body, her tailbone area, her finances, her vehicle, her getting up and lying down. In all things, protect and provide for your glory. In Yeshua’s name that is above all names.

#14. L.Q.

Psalm 143:8

Let me hear Your faithfulness in the morning, for I trust in You; Teach me the way in which I should walk; for to You I lift up my soul.

Request: Changes and challenges continue to surround L.Q. She seeks God’s guidance, protection, wisdom, provisions, and favor in finding a new apartment for her and her daughter as well as favor in her new tutoring business for students on the spectrum—and His covering on the seeds of faith sown into her daughter and son.

Prayer: Smooth the waters. Clear the path amid the rapids. Blessed Redeemer, walk across the waves and hold your daughter. Lead her and teach her how to ride the rapids of life, protected in your hand, guided by your Word, and always ensconced by your love. May she and her daughter find a calm and rest within and without because of your presence and your Holy Spirit’s counsel and gentleness. Bless the work of her hands and her service to you, now and all the days of her life. In Yeshua’s gloriously beautiful name.

#15. MICHAEL

Psalm 16:8

I have set the Lord continually before me;
Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

Request: God’s hand has been on Michael, who we’ve prayed for before. He’s doing better regarding his long-term troubling health conditions and their effects on his spiritual, emotional, mental life. But more prayer support is needed.

Prayer:Full deliverance. God’s continual covering. Abba, may your Light arise and flood Michael with your hope, healing, deliverance, and Word. May healing from your throne pour over him, reviving his soul. And may every spiritual stronghold be demolished, every taunting of the enemy, silenced and removed. Lord, you are everything Michael needs. Guard him on all sides and in all ways. Fill him with your presence to overflowing. In Jesus’s majestic name.

#16. KARI, ANDREA, VEE, CHARLENE

Psalm 112:4

Light shines in the darkness for the upright; He is gracious, compassionate, and righteous.

Request: Each of these women are battling cancer and need God’s presence on every level—and faithful prayer support to help them make it through each day.

Prayer:God’s strength. God’s encouragement and healing breath. Holy King, who is like you? High and lifted up, Mighty. Kari’s, Andrea’s, Vee’s, and Charlene’s cancer and needs are each different, but You know them deeply. Each heartache, each moment of concern, pain, and fear. Please carry them, speak to them in special, deep ways that soothe and heal. May your name be on their lips and your healing wings wrapped sweetly and steadfastly around them 24/7. In Jesus’s blessed, wondrous name.

#17. SALVATION & PRODIGAL LIST!

Psalm 40:16

May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love your salvation continually say, “The LORD be exalted!”

PRAYER. His Deliverance. His Redemptive Gift. The Son of God. Redeemer King, as we name these people listed below, please run after them, become their hiding place, deliver them from the dark spiritual waters keeping them captive. Please remove the stubbornness, pride, and the lies from satan so they can sense your love and see and understand their need for your redemption plan and receive Jesus, our Messiah, and be saved. It’s in His Mighty, Loving Name we pray.

#1. B’nai Israel (Jews) in Israel and throughout the world, and those caught up in New Age/Buddhism and those not knowing or unwilling to know the truth of Yeshua.

special mentions for salvation and deliverance for the hostages and their families, the Israeli military, Bibi Netanyahu/family and all Israeli leadership, and for unity in the nation

and for these Jewish friends and/or rabbis: the Katz family, Marc, Rabbi Richman, the Temple Institute, Aish.com, Pardes Institute rabbis/teachers, Rabbi Mintz and family, Rabbi Fohrman, Rabbi Wyne, Rabbi Herlig/Chabad, Rabbi Hecht and family, Rabbi Goodman, Rabbi Cohen, Rabbi Goldbart, Tovia Singer

#2. US Government Officials & Families: Salvation.

Our nation isn’t saved by politicians but by God. It isn’t favored by God because of its politicians but because of its people surrendered to, walking with, and honoring the One, True, Living God, and our Messiah, Yeshua.

President Donald Trump, VP J.D. Vance and wife Usha Vance (she’s Hindu), and all unsaved members of the new administration and the House/Senate and their families.

#3. Prodigals, those who have gone rogue and are now the enemy’s spiritual hostages. Austin and Emily S. and all those we know–and those we see in the film/music/entertainment industry—who once walked with our LORD but fell under the enemy’s beguiling ways.

#4. Salvation for the spiritually lost:

Luigi

Erica

unbelievers in the cast/crew of The Chosen

Anthony & Lilly (following New Age)

Donny D.

Benjamin, Cliff, J., Gary

Bob K, Paul P., Michael, Tim C.

Erica & Richard, Susan R., Erica M.

Cynthia and her family

James J., Alexandria, Cole, Joe D., Mercedes, Bob, Michael

all our family/friends/loved ones who have yet to humble themselves and surrender their souls and lives/lifestyles to our LORD JESUS.

#5. Deliverance and salvation: Joey and “Joan” and “Hannah” (all three need freedom from gender-confusion/gender-bending) and Emily, Annie, Abbie, Barbara E., Michael, J., Barb (all need freedom from the gay/lesbian hold)

PHOTO CREDIT: Wrecking ball photo only was purchased from iStock.com (my text was inserted onto the photo afterward).

The heavenly chamber. The Father’s urgent call. The exhortation. Three components of 2025’s watchwords from New Year’s Eve intercession.

I will take my stand at my watch post and station myself on the tower and look out to see what He will say to me.” —Habakkuk 2:1
 

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READING TIME: 8-10 MINUTES

WATCHWORD GIVEN: At the stroke of midnight (heralding in January 1, 2025) through the third watch (midnight to 3 am).

A distinct vision stood before me during my latest New Year’s Eve midnight rendezvous with God, a longstanding, specially designated intercessory appointment for the coming year’s watchwords.

But in the weeks prior, He’d given guideposts that I recorded—three spiritual dreams, followed by a fourth in the early hours of New Year’s. Each vivid, each a brick in the buildup to round out the 2025 watchwords.

Only excerpts of two dreams—the third and fourth that sandwiched the New Year’s Eve intercession, titled below—are woven into the last section of this post.

Dream 3. White Parchment: stand fiercely

Dream 4. Gowned Bride Running Late: discern the schemes

The other two watchword-dreams appear in separate prior posts, though connected: Buffet, No Food and 61/22.

For easy reading, this post is divided under three subheads:

The Heavenly Chamber. The Father’s Urgent Call. The Exhortation.

THE HEAVENLY CHAMBER

As the Holy Spirit surrounded me after midnight, He soon brought me to an ethereal, broad yet unwalled chamber, embodied in a heavenly white with delicate, regal architecture rising in the distant front.

A chamber . . .

Purified.

Sanctified.

Set apart. Intimate.

Holy. Kadosh. (קָדוֹשׁ)

Ensconced in immeasurable awe and reverence.

A stilling, holy quiet.

A heavenly prayer chamber that hushed a thousand questions . . . and a thousand more concerns. Hamakom (המקום)—the place, His place where shalom is inhaled and exhaled. Where my soul can see this world and pray from Heaven’s eyes, from Heaven’s heart.

I was alone in the white silence but not alone. My King’s presence was with me. For He is Hamakom Hakadosh (המקום הקדוש), The Holy Place.

God’s Desire. Our King yearns for one thing in His bridal prayer chamber: You.

You, rushing to Him more often, with more longing for Him and more intentionality. Sitting in His holy quiet. An act of worship. An act of honest love. Allowing the flames of His heart to ignite the flames of yours.

A heaven-earth convergence. Where you abandon all defaults, rote wording and thinking. Instead, listening for His words. His lead. There, a deeper work begins within you, little by little, in His time, burning off the dross, melting away the hardness, kashering (making ready for use) your soul so you can walk in maturity and intercede with prayers led by Heaven.

“Come to me,” says the Lord in Matthew 11:28 to the tired, weary, burdened. “Come,” says the Holy Spirit in Revelation 22:17. “Come! Let the one who is thirsty come.”

THE FATHER’S URGENT CALL

During that same midnight-onward intercession on New Year’s Eve, while my arms were lifted and far apart, the LORD placed a large word into my open hands. The word—ZION—extended from one outstretched hand to the other.

That word—encompassing Israel and Jerusalem—has been the center of my personal prophetic intercessory calling for many years. And although He was confirming something in that image and in another image immediately following it, I sensed that this first word-image was a clarion 2025 call to believers everywhere.

Prayer focused on Israel/Jerusalem is what the Father is setting in our hands. It’s His heart call and a biblical command . . . and critical in this turbulent time in Israel—and for what lies ahead that only He knows.

Not only is Zion surrounded by a growing list of terroristic, demonic-driven enemies in a world drunk on anti-semitism, but she is THE EPICENTER of God’s unfolding last-days prophetic events.

Remember . . . Adonai says, “You are my Servant, Israel, through whom I’ll show my glory . . . and who says, “I will make you a light to the nations so my Salvation can spread to the ends of the earth.” —Isaiah 49:3,6

Of course, that doesn’t negate battling in prayer for the numerous other issues blanketing our lives and the world. It all matters to God. Every detail. Every heartache. Every tear. He is faithful and true—to Israel and to you.

(A cursory list of scripture-reminders are at the end of this post.)

THE EXHORTATION: TWO DREAM ALERTS

Can you discern the enemy’s slick games and twisted words? These two dream excerpts—given to me as bookends to the New Year’s Eve watchwords—are a heads-up to what may be pulling on you and confirm God’s authority over it all.

WHITE PARCHMENT

Stand fiercely

Throughout the dream, I was clutching a rectangular white parchment-like bag, holding it near to my chest. It was about 18 inches long and 16 inches wide. The feel of the parchment was vivid through the dream and after I woke up.

A small group of people also were there. We sat in a car, darkened inside as if we were parked at night with the car and lights turned off and no street lights.

I sat in the middle backseat, seemingly trapped. Two darkened figures sat on other side of me. Another darkened figure sat facing forward in the front passenger side.

I knew the contents of the parchment bag held proof that these people had hidden, deceiving plans, the antithesis of how they were portraying themselves to others.

I kept expecting them to haul off and grab the parchment since it would expose their whole game plan–strategies, deceit, phony ways, lies. But instead, they kept eyeing the bag while trying to convince me they were good people and that I just didn’t understand them. They wanted me to go somewhere with them to talk about it.

Nope. I didn’t trust them and kept guarding the parchment.

Then a blonde-ish haired male figure entered the car and slid into the driver’s seat. Clearly he held some level of leadership or power. He came across as dangerous and certainly not trustworthy, a true manipulator and out to destroy or harm and sway. Whether that intent was to harm me in order to get to the bag, I didn’t know.

I could see a bit more of him, unlike the darkened, shadowed, faceless figures that were shrouded in the car. Interestingly, he never completely turned to see me straight on, face to face. That seemed sly-like. So I gripped the parchment tighter and kept rejecting their claims of having good intentions, as if the content in my parchment bag was false.

Eventually, we got out of the car. No one attempted to rob the parchment. We all stood there, them waiting for me to go with them for more discussion.

I didn’t. Instead, they watched me walk away clutching the parchment bag of proof.

Why? I believe it was because they had to. They had no authority to take the parchment or me. But they were permitted to try to tempt, lure, deceive, sway me.

Bottom line. I may have kept the parchment close to me, but the parchment was really keeping me. It exposed the twisted words, lies, sway of the enemy. Because the parchment was the Word of God. In the dream, it was symbolic of the ancient biblical scrolls written on parchment paper.

GOWNED BRIDE RUNNING LATE

Discern the enemy’s schemes

If you’re a born-again believer in Jesus our Messiah, you’re His Bride, the Betrothed. And with that, there’s a cautionary tale here in this short dream excerpt.

I was dressed in a bridal gown but couldn’t leave for the wedding. My groom was waiting at the altar, yet well-meaning people kept stopping me from leaving. Everyone had a need, so I hurried and helped this one and then that one and another and another . . . but time was running out. If I didn’t leave, I definitely was going to be late for my wedding!

As I turned again to go, two people stopped me. One actually grabbed my arm, pointed to a woman, and in a near-convincing tone said, “But she needs you, she’s going through so much.” Well, no argument there. The woman legitimately was distraught.

Pressed, I had to decide. A Mary vs a Martha moment. I’m both at times, divergent. But my longtime intercessory calling, ministry, and comfort are totally the Mary side. When the rising needs of others nudge into my Mary space, I can get pushed out of that comfort zone and into the Martha zone.

The merciful Martha seeing the heaviness weighing on others, busy wanting to bless them, nourish them (spiritually and physically) as a service before God. But the lovesick, grateful, WORD-student Mary in me hungers for His voice and presence, the quietness He gives my soul. Only then can my Mary-ness rise, spiritually realigned and refilled, to bring a refreshing cup of water (spiritual and otherwise) to others.

How it had to play out. In the dream, the need this distraught woman had was great . . . but the pull to obey and keep my word to my groom was stronger. How could I dishonor the One who rescued me, who deserves all my love, by keeping him waiting even longer at the altar?

Or do I prayerfully trust God, follow His timing and lead, and obediently run to fulfill my intimate appointment with my groom, resting in the fact that God will love on this troubled woman, calling forth the exact source of help needed for her situation?

Legitimate needs are everywhere. And however we can help, as He leads, we should. But if it’s at the expense of what our King, our Groom, has called us to—like meeting Him when called into the holy prayer chamber, resting when He tells us, getting out of His way when instructed, etc.—then it’s outside of our abilities at that moment.

Sure, it can be a precarious line. And some may not understand. But that fine line must be walked in obedience, His leading, His balance. That means stepping aside and trusting Him in the process. We’re not the default rescuer for life’s situations. God is the preeminent one. No default required. Ever.

And when God does move in their situation using whatever unexpected resource He chooses, He alone will get the glory and the person’s faith and relationship with Him will grow.
 
 

THE 2025 TAKEAWAY

Four watchword-actions for this year:

1. Run to His holy prayer chamber often

2. Intercede for the Father’s heart (Zion)

3. Study/know/fiercely stand on the Word (the holy parchment) to confront the enemy

4. Watch out for spiritual disrupters disguised with legitimate needs that rob your time with Him and whatever He’s called you to at that time

ZION: Father’s Heart Scriptures

Psalm 122:6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem; May they prosper those who love you.

Isaiah 25:25. Here is Adonai’s answer [to Israel]: Even a warrior’s captives will be snatched away, and the booty of the fearful will be freed. I will fight those who fight you, and I will save your children.

Isaiah 52:8 Listen! Your watchmen are raising their voices. They’re shouting for joy together for they will see before their own eyes when Adonai restores Zion.

Isaiah 62:1,6,7

For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep quiet, until her righteousness goes forth like brightness, and her salvation like a torch that is burning.

On your walls, Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen; All day and all night they will never keep silent.

You who profess the Lord, take no rest for yourselves; And give Him no rest until He establishes and makes Jerusalem an object of praise on the earth.

PHOTO CREDITS

Lighthouse by Michael Krahn on Unsplash

White cathedral arches by Sophie Soilmann on Unsplash

Israeli pin, kippah, flag by Marek Studzinski on Unsplash

Bride scaling rock by Dylan Siebelink on Unsplash.

From its fledgling beginnings back in early 2019 distributing prayer requests to a handful of family/friends via texts, this watchmen group of fellow believers in Yeshua (Jesus) unite in prayer before the throne of our Messiah to stand in the gap for others.>

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The latest prayer needs: listed below, after intro message

Email your prayer requests or questions: prayer@desireofmysoul.faith

Prayer tops the list of key words God gave me for 2025. With a clear focus on Zion/Israel. More on that coming up soon, which will be posted under my Flashes of Lightning menu category . . .

But right now, the love task before our King is a return to reverence . . . of Him, for Him. It begins with a bowed soul posture, repentance, daily surrender, and a trembling of His Word (Isaiah 66:2). That helps our spiritual ears and eyes stay sensitive to His still, quiet-like voice and heavenly leading.

Call to Him from the secret place of your soul, inviting Him into the untouched, fallow ground, hidden crevices. Cry out to be cleansed and stripped of self-focus. Pant after Him, honoring His Name and glory. Seek His face with a humbled heart, willing to battle in prayer in new ways for the critical hour of human history we are in.

Because Yah [the LORD, the GREAT I AM] is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation.—Exodus 15:2.

May our intercession throughout this year be prayed with His WORD, courageously honest, bathed in faith and in His power and truth so captives (spiritually/physically) can be set free.

Serve the LORD, rejoicing in hope,

devoted to prayer. —Romans 12:11c-12

Be strong and let your heart take courage,

all you who wait for the LORD. —Psalm 31:24

JANUARY 8, 2025

1 PRAYER ALERT: California Fires

15 PRAYER REQUESTS with an UPDATED SALVATION LIST

PRAYER ALERT: California Fires!

Prayer Warriors: Please pray for a fellow prayer team member’s family and all those involved! Benny’s brother and sister are being evacuated due to the fires in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena. As of this writing, the now three major wildfires—the Palisades Fire, the Eaton Fire and the Hurst Fire—are raging with 0% contained.

PRAYER. Abba, the life-threatening winds are frightening and compounding things. Please stretch out your Glory hand of protection and shelter them and every one of the 30,000+ and growing who are being forced to leave their homes. Guard their lungs and bodies, the young, the old, and the infirmed. Keep people calm and compliant so medical and fire teams can get through traffic and other highways quickly, efficiently, and safely. May your mighty hand also rest on every first responder and all medical and fire teams. Please deliver wisdom and understanding to every leader so there are safe passages, and help leaders know how to handle the aftermath. And please shelter the animals, Father, your creation. In Jesus’s mighty Name.
 
 

15 PRAYER REQUESTS

#1. ISRAEL & JERUSALEM

Isaiah 54:15

Any alliance that forms against you will not be My doing; whoever tries to form such an alliance will fail because of you.

Answering God’s call to His Body of Believers to pray for B’nai Israel (Children of Israel) worldwide, for Jerusalem’s protection/shalom, and for Israel as her enemies on the world stage rage against her.

PRAYER. God’s unfailing protection. His unbreakable promises. His mercies and power. Mighty King of Israel, we bow before your greatness, humbled by your majesty, your glory, your radiant robes that fill the throne room. Holy One of Israel, please stretch out your glory tallit over your people and nation Israel, over your city, Jerusalem, the apple of your eye, over every hostage, family members, Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu (for the heavy task you’ve appointed and anointed him for), governmental and military leaders and military personnel on all levels.

Gather them in your arms, speak words of comfort, deliverance, encouragement, healing to their souls, their minds, their bodies, their emotions. Help them STAND as one with You against the hatred, lies, and evil strategies attempting to destroy them.

Bless them with eyes to see You going before them, unfailing, invincible, unwavering. Faithfully true. A pillar of strength and holiness. A glorious, Holy Fire of righteousness and justice.

Lift them up, speak gently to their souls, wooing them to your WORD, to Yeshua, who has covered them with the highest gift of love . . . Himself.

Tear down her enemies, shut the mouth of the snake. May the world see that you are the King of kings, the God above all, the Redeemer of Israel, and may they fall to their knees, trembling before you. In the name of the Messiah of Israel, Yeshua.

#2. JOANNE JOLEE

1 Chronicles 4:10a

Now Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that You would greatly bless me and extend my border, and that Your hand might be with me . . .”

The YouTube ministry podcast Morning Tea with Joanne Jolee is by one of our fellow prayer warriors who is an author, musical artist, and passionate encourager. Let’s cover her work with prayer for God’s continued favor and growth.

PRAYER. God’s Fresh Anointing. God’s Guidance. Spiritual Discernment. Glorious King, please look down and let your face and smile cover your daughter Joanne’s faithfulness and passion for your words. Her heart burns to inspire and lift up others. May your Holy Spirit release rich guidance and understanding so her ministry edifies the Body, encouraging them in how to stay close to the Word and Your holy ways. May your passion flow through her for Your purposes, the work you’ve appointed her to do before the world began. Walk with her, ensuring her leadership, fueling her soul, keeping her heart aflame, broadening her borders, and blessing her with mercy for the Body, heavenly insight, and the strength and tenacity to continue following You with her podcast, business, and music. In Yeshua’s radiant name.

Joanne’s YouTube podcast page
 

#3. MARY T.

Isaiah 43:16

This is what the Lord says, He who makes a way through the sea and a path through the mighty waters.

Mary heeded the call for a nursing career and has done well in her studies so far—even with four children and a hubby whose work takes him away two days a week. But now she must be at a facility for the 16-month core nursing program phase. We need God to make a way for her to complete the calling so kiddos are protected, babysat, properly housed, and where family and nursing demands flow well.

PRAYER. God’s Provision. Bountiful Resources. Cleared Path. Behold The Great I AM! All things are in His hands . . . the God of Israel who parted the sea, made a way in the wilderness, brought forth manna from Heaven and water out of a rock. Blessed is your Name! Adonai, please reveal your love and power in this situation. You alone know the details, latest housing challenges, and all the rest. Move in your might so Mary and her family are overwhelmed by your wonder and your caring for their needs. Reveal yourself in new ways that bolster their faith. And may what you’ve appointed her to do will be completed by Your Hand, Your Purpose, Your Glory. In Yeshua’s Name.

#4. L.Q.

Psalm 61:4-5

Let me dwell in Your tent forever; Let me take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. For You have heard my vows, God;You have given me the inheritance of those who fear Your name.

Major shifting for L.Q. who is a longtime believer—but life is not easy as a single mom and gets compounded by health issues. She needs God to step into her life in huge ways . . . for housing, work, ministry leading, children concerns, and more.

PRAYER. God’s Direction. His Intervention. His Calming Hand. Gracious Father, may your Name be an anointing oil poured out over L.Q. And may your waterfall of glory flow through her life uninterrupted, cleansing the murky waters and binding the enemy’s disruptions. Please usher in clear thinking aligned with you, healing on all levels, and release a steady stream of tranquility on her and her family no matter what is going on around her. Be glorified, Lord. In Yeshua’s Mighty Name.

#5. ERICA, MARLON, LAURA

Psalm 70:5

I am afflicted and needy; Hurry to me, God! You are my help and my savior; Lord, do not delay.

Three vital needs submitted by one of our fellow prayer warriors:

Her dear friend Erica has visited church before but isn’t saved. May God woo her heart.

Another friend of hers—Laura—needs our prayer support big time: Laura’s mother (not saved) is battling stage 4 cancer. Meanwhile, Laura’s son Marlon (25 years old and saved) is tempted to return to marijuana for his PTSD. He previously had completed a drug-deliverance course. These days, he stays at home, no desire to get out of bed many days. Laura’s heart is broken.

Compounding that, Laura’s husband Luigi wants a divorce. Allegedly, he feigned salvation so she’d marry him. His deception along with her son and mother’s issues are overwhelming.

PRAYER. God’s Shalom. His Justice. His Healing on all levels. Almighty God, Prince of Peace, Righteous Judge, step into Laura’s life, home, and those she loves. Stir hearts toward you. Expose lies so they may lead to repentance.

For Laura’s mom and Erica, we ask that you open their eyes and soul to the truth of Yeshua and their need for salvation. May His name be on their lips and come alive in their hearts casting out all holds the enemy placed there. And may your mercies, healing, and grace fall on her mother’s health.

For Marlon, we ask that you strengthen his soul. Remind him of your goodness, your power, your character, and the eternity up ahead. Bind the enemy’s influence, set this captive free in the Name of Yeshua, the Name Above ALL Names.

For Laura, we ask for you to wrap your arms around your daughter, letting her weep on your chest, knowing that you are aware and holding every tear in your faithful, loving hands. Abba, speak healing and restoration to her soul and life that eclipses the betrayal Luigi caused. And may you pierce his heart with the love and truth of the Gospel, bringing him to repentance before your throne. We ask for calm and rightness in this family by the name of our Messiah, Yeshua.

#6. EVELYN (EV) L.

Psalm 28:7

The Lord is my strength and my shield; My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart triumphs, and with my song I shall thank Him.

Her heart meds are working well and her medical issue is being handled. She’s seeking God’s continued favor and protection.

PRAYER. God’s Continued Favor. His Protection. His Resting Spirit. Adonai, our Shepherd, our King, guard Evelyn wherever she goes—lying down, rising, working, traveling. Help her along her journey with you to follow as you lead. Pick her up and breathe continual healing through her body and revival to her soul. May you fill any aches in her soul with your precious Name . . . with your sweetness and gentleness . . . and with your life-giving Word. May she and Ben be blessed by your hand and find favor in your sight. Let your love in and through them be their guide in all things. In Yeshua’s glorious Name.
 

#7. KARI

Psalm 138:3

On the day I called, You answered me;You made me bold with strength in my soul.

Sometime in January, Kari will be meeting with doctors to determine how she’ll treat her returning cancer (female anatomy).

PRAYER. God’s Mercy. God’s Healing. God’s Discernment. Holy Father, Wonderful Counselor, rain down your mercies on Kari and her family. Make your way clear, undeniable, filled with your grace and heavenly strength. Rise up within her . . . lead her, gird her, flood her with your Presence and love that are like no other. A Presence and love that are unshakeable. And give her the scripture that confirms your leading, and please confirm it many ways so she has full confidence in her spiritual hearing. We look to you and no other. In Yeshua’s Name that is filled with the true Peace that is not of this world.
 

#8. ANDREA

Proverbs 18:10

The name of the Lord is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.

Andrea is seeking God’s direction on how to better handle her daily life while on treatment for stage 4 breast cancer so she can be blessed with an enhanced quality of life.

PRAYER. God’s Encouragement. His Healing. His Wisdom. As I was initially preparing this, I saw God’s hand cupped with Andrea standing in it. Abba, she is in your hands, secured by your love, guarded, strengthened. Please reveal the next steps so she can have a reprieve but keep the cancer shrunk/inactive as it is. But with a word from you, even that will be gone. All things are in your hand. May your Words of Life revive her, restore her, bless her in unexpected ways. Our hearts are heavy. You are all we have, Lord. What can we pray but your holy name, Yeshua? May it be the very breath within her at all times. In Yeshua’s fragrant Name.

#9. CHARLENE H.

Psalm 7:10

Be for me a sheltering rock where I can always come. You have determined to save me, because you are my bedrock and stronghold. (CJB)

One of our prayer partners submitted Charlene’s name. Charlene recently learned she has breast cancer and will undergo chemo and then surgery in the summer.

PRAYER. God’s Presence. God’s Hope. God’s Healing Breath. Adonai, please reveal to Charlene that you are her strong tower, her Rock of salvation, the healer of her soul and body . . . may the power of the cross arise within her, calm and strengthen her, and may your will be done for your glory and Charlene’s good that she may walk with you all the days of her life. Let them be many. May your mercy and grace revive her. In Jesus’s brilliant Name.

#10. VEE

Psalm 107:6

Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble and He delivered them out of their distresses.

We’ve prayed for Vee in the past . . . she’s in her senior years, a wonderful mother/grandmother, and dealing daily with her returned cancer, which has spread. It’s physically and emotionally draining. She needs God’s covering and our prayer support.

PRAYER. God’s Comfort. His Spirit. His Strength. Lord God, You whose name is mercy, please give Vee a special touch from your hand. Words of life that lift her soul. Heavenly Hope that carries her through each moment . . . and sweet reminders of the promise of what lies ahead for those in Christ Jesus. Bless her with your Presence, strength, and healing touch. We know she is precious in your sight. In Jesus’s glorious Name.

#11. I.B.

Psalm 71:1-2

In you, Adonai, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame. In your righteousness, rescue me;
and help me to escape. Turn your ear toward me,
and deliver me. (CJB)

I.B. has bladder cancer and is to begin a unique treatment this month. Uncertainty and nervousness are at high levels, quite understandably. She needs God’s strength and mercy throughout this lengthy treatment—able to tolerate the process without incident—and she needs salvation under the cross of Yeshua.

PRAYER. God’s Healing intervention. His Salvation. His Chesed. Abba, only you truly direct our paths. Please reach out to I.B. so she can find rest in your Name, find comfort in your faithfulness, and witness your divine intervention for your glory. And please help her hubby to tend to every need, giving the sweet support she’ll need. And may she come to know the loving, mighty hand of your salvation gift in Yeshua. In the Name of Israel’s Messiah, Yeshua.
 

#12.JOSIE

Psalm 70:2

May those who seek my life be put to shame . . . and be turned back and dishonored.

We prayed for her/two daughters to get new housing. Answered prayer! But now they’re under spiritual enemy attack and need us to battle in prayer for their divine coverage.

PRAYER. God’s hand. His power. His Word. Lord, help us to stand with Josie in faith, the strongest spiritual weapon we have to demolish strongholds (2 Corinthians 10:4-5). We believe in the power of the cross, its conquering Spirit to overcome he who is in the world. Abba, please bind the mouth of those threatening her, those using witchcraft to come against her and her family. May the brilliance of Your robes fall upon Josie and the girls, protecting them, hemming them in, an impenetrable fortress. In Jesus’s sweet, powerful Name that is above ALL others.

#13. MICHAEL

Psalm 61:2

From the end of the earth I call to You when my heart is faint; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I

We’re standing firm in continued prayer for Michael who has had some relief and doing better (Praise God and His goodness!) from the long-term troubling health conditions and their effects on his spiritual, emotional, mental life.

PRAYER. The Light of the World. God’s Light of life. His lamp on our path. Adonai, call out to the depths of Michael’s soul with soothing words, healing words, words of deliverance and strength. Cast out any darkness and flood his soul with your holy, pure light. Raise him to new levels of understanding in your Word that comfort him, and please release a sweet fragrance from heaven to confirm your Presence, your hand on him, and encourage him each day as you walk with Him. In Yeshua’s beautiful name.

#14. MAUREEN

Psalm 30:2

Lord my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me.

Maureen was sick on/off during the holidays and now has RSV. She now is developing a symptom that may cause her to be hospitalized. We need God’s grace and intervention.

PRAYER. The Hem of His Garment. The Gentle Brush of His Spirit. His Provisions and Healing. Lord, if you say the word, your daughter will be healed in your way. We pray for your mercies to cover her, your chesed (lovingkindness, love between you and her) to carry her, your hand to lift her closer to you, and for your voice to ripple gently through her, encouraging and healing. Please, Abba, ease her breathing, weaken and shorten the the life of this virus. And please provide everything she needs along the way—and send angelic protection and help throughout the day and night. And in your mercy, please keep her from being hospitalized. In Yeshua’s redemptive, healing Name.

#15. SALVATION & PRODIGAL LIST!

Psalm 40:16

May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love your salvation continually say, “The LORD be exalted!”

PRAYER. His Deliverance. His Redemptive Gift. The Son of God. Redeemer King, as we name these people listed below, please run after them, become their hiding place, deliver them from the dark spiritual waters keeping them captive. Please remove the stubbornness, pride, and the lies from satan so they can sense your love and see and understand their need for your redemption plan and receive Jesus, our Messiah, and be saved. It’s in His Mighty, Loving Name we pray.

#1. B’nai Israel (Jews) in Israel and throughout the world, and those caught up in New Age/Buddhism and those not knowing or unwilling to know the truth of Yeshua.

special mentions for salvation and deliverance for the hostages and their families, the Israeli military, Bibi Netanyahu/family and all Israeli leadership, and for unity in the nation

and for these friends and/or rabbis: the Katz family, Rabbi Richman, the Temple Institute, Aish.com, Pardes Institute rabbis/teachers, Rabbi Mintz and family, Rabbi Fohrman, Rabbi Wyne, Rabbi Herlig/Chabad, Rabbi Hecht and family, Rabbi Goodman, Rabbi Cohen, Rabbi Goldbart, Tovia Singer

#2. US Government Officials & Families: Salvation.

Our nation isn’t saved by politicians but by God. It isn’t favored by God because of its politicians but because of its people surrendered to, walking with, and honoring the One, True, Living God, and our Messiah, Yeshua.

Usha Vance (Hindu wife of VP JD Vance), President Donald Trump, and all unsaved members of the new administration and the House/Senate and their families.

#3. Prodigals, those who have gone rogue and are now the enemy’s spiritual hostages. Austin and Emily S. and all those we know–and those we see in the film/music/entertainment industry—who once walked with our LORD but fell under the enemy’s beguiling ways.

#4. Salvation for the spiritually lost:

Luigi

Erica

unbelievers in the cast/crew of The Chosen

Anthony & Lilly (following New Age)

Donny D.

Benjamin, Cliff, J., Gary

Bob K, Paul P., Michael, Tim C.

Erica & Richard, Susan R., Erica M.

Cynthia and her family

James J., Alexandria, Cole, Joe D., Mercedes, Bob, Michael

all our family/friends/loved ones who have yet to humble themselves and surrender their souls and lives/lifestyles to our LORD JESUS.

#5. Deliverance and salvation: Joey and “Joan” and “Hannah” (all three need freedom from gender-confusion/gender-bending) and Emily, Annie, Abbie, Barbara E., Michael, J., Barb (all need freedom from the gay/lesbian hold)

PHOTO CREDIT: Wrecking ball photo only was purchased from iStock.com (my text was inserted onto the photo afterward).

A group of fellow believers unite in prayer as one in our Messiah Jesus to stand in the gap before the throne for others.

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Please join us before our King . . .

The latest prayer needs: listed below.

Email your prayer requests: prayer@desireofmysoul.faith

Psalm 119 stirred within me for this prayer post. It continually speaks of His faithfulness, His Word, His statutes/testimonies. So every prayer request has a verse from it. May His Word elevate your own prayer time and as you are led by Him to pray for these who need God’s touch.

Here we stand, Lord, ready to serve, surrendered, listening, willing to learn. King of Glory, please grow our understanding of how to battle deeper, higher, in prayer with clearer spiritual sight so the enemy’s grip on these situations is weakened and removed. His strongholds, annihilated. His lies, evil sway, manipulative words and strategies, dismantled.

I was asleep but my heart was awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking!—Song of Songs 5:2a

I waited expectantly, patiently for the Lord until He reached down to me and heard my cry. —Psalm 40:1

DECEMBER 12, 2024

5 PRAYER UPDATES!

14 LATEST PRAYER REQUESTS

PRAYER UPDATES!

#1. UPDATE: ANONYMOUS

A fellow prayer warrior—Anonymous—continues to grow stronger after her cardiac procedure that brought her near Heaven’s door. She’s back at her home now, taking it easy and grateful for God’s hand in her life. Your love and prayer support meant much.

#2. UPDATE: MICHELLE

Michelle is feeling blessed. She’s regained some “distant” sense of smell—and doing better so far on her new injectable treatment for the nasal congestion that has contributed to her loss of smell, nasal congestion, asthma, and increasing allergies, lowered quality of life. Thank you, prayer family, for caring and lifting Michelle in prayer.

#3. UPDATE: SHIRLEY (“SHIRL”)

Christmas joy! Shirl is still going strong after her surgery to remove fluid on the brain so she can walk again—90% improved and walking well! She just needs a slight adjustment to the shunt. Prayer warriors, Shirl and hubby Bruce are praising God that miracles do happen—and for all your prayer support.

#4. UPDATE: DOUG

His second procedure for the cancerous spots on his arm went well—they got it all! Much gratitude to our King and you, prayer warriors, who stepped in the gap.

#5. UPDATE: CATHY

Cathy’s November 14 hysterectomy went well and she’s doing great! Thank you, prayer family, for your prayer support.

DECEMBER PRAYER REQUESTS

#1. L.Q.

Psalm 119:125

I am your servant, give me understanding so that I may know your testimonies.

Possibly on the spectrum (ASD), L.Q. needs God’s strength, wisdom, and strategies on how to maneuver social issues and social demands at work and other venues. She lives, learns, engages, comprehends differently than other people. Even L.Q.’s elementary school daughter (who knows the Lord) needs help and counseling, fallout from the parental divorce, shared custody, and subsequent different spiritual influences.

PRAYER. Reliance on Him, His Word, His character. Who is there but you, God? Only you can sort these pressures, guide us along critical life roads strewn with land mines. Please, Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6), run deep in L.Q.’s soul, releasing and calling forth the clinical, physical, spiritual roadmap that she can understand and calmly, comfortably, assuredly follow and walk in. Jesus, please rise in and through all of this for your daughter and your GLORY. In your Name, Lord Messiah, we pray.

#2. MARIA

Psalm 119:131

I opened my mouth wide and panted, for I longed for your commandments.

Our dear sister Maria is walking through a rough time but praising God for her fellow Christian friends who stand with her and encourage her. She is learning how to include God in her suffering.

PRAYER. His presence, His enduring Word, His understanding. Abba, we know life is sometimes filled with long stretches of deep valleys—health-related, financial, work, relationship issues. See how Maria is longing for you, welcoming you into her trials. Walk with her in new ways, holding her up, showing her how to lean on you throughout the wilderness journey where trusting you releases strength to take another step. Where it firms the ground beneath her feet. Please cup Maria’s face with your gentle but strongly faithful hands and raise her face to behold you, gazing into your eyes, overtaken by your shalom, rest, beauty. In your holy name, Yeshua, our redeemer.

#3. Christine

Psalm 119:154

Plead my cause and redeem me; Revive me according to your Word.

Christine—a friend of one of our prayer partners—needs a liver transplant. Please pray she takes care of her health, her diabetes, and poor circulation.

PRAYER. His strength, His revival, His restoration. Mighty King, Christine is at that place many of us reach at various times—when we come to the end of ourselves and must place everything in your hands. As you call her to step out of the boat and walk on stormy waters, help Christine to sense your calming the raging wind and grab onto your hand, then tightly embrace you so you can lift her up, carry her through these uncertainties. May the power of the cross living within her be released, healing the situation, healing her body, restoring and elevating her soul. In Yeshua’s glorious name.

#4. Kari

Psalm 119:169

Let my cry come before you, Lord; Give me understanding according to your Word.

We continue to stand in the gap for Kari. She’s had cancer in the past (female anatomy) and now it’s growing again. In January she’ll be meeting with doctors so she can determine how she’ll treat this next phase.

PRAYER. His holy tent, His wings stretched, sheltering, defending. Redeemer, Restorer, we come before you, carrying the name of our sister Kari on our lips and on our heavy hearts. You alone know the course she should take. May your will become hers. Please cradle Kari in your Presence, your strength, your grace, your healing words, your love. Reign down your mercies on her, her children, her husband, her family. In Jesus’s faithful, powerful name.

#5. MATT

Psalm 119:175

Let my soul live that it might praise you; And let your ordinances help me.

Matt is 41 years old, bipolar with some emotional issues when not on meds. He’s back in a Utah city jail (mental health unit), 400 miles from our family. It’s as if a millstone was been wrapped around our hearts. We have no communication unless he calls—which is less and less. Apparently he’s just staying in his cell, lying around.

PRAYER. His might, His joy, His unexpected deliverance. Holy King, we fall before you, weakened, saddened, clueless. We seek your face and dunamis-powered intervention—making a way where there appears to be none. Rekindle your Word in Matt’s soul, reminding him of what he learned and loved in his earlier years. Bring solid Bible studies that honor our Messiah from biblical teachers with a heart and understanding of bipolar individuals. Please, my Messiah, bless Matt’s soul to praise you. Bring forth your tangible presence for companionship, protection, learning, spiritual maturing, healing, and deliverance.

#6. JAMES

Psalm 119:32

I shall run the way of your commandments; For you will enlarge my heart.

James seeks God’s direction, a shift to release him from work and life frustrations.

PRAYER. His will, His way, His love. Lord God of Hosts, you’ve shown us that discontent signals that a shift is beginning or underway. Use James’s frustrations to plow the fallow ground, the dry, previously comfortable patches, causing those parts of his soul to be made ready for seeding, watering, blooming, enlarging, and harvesting. In our Messiah’s precious, life-giving name, Yeshua.

#7. DALLAS JENKINS & THE CHOSEN TEAM

Psalm 119:38

Establish your Word to your servant as that which produces reverence for you.

Dallas—creator/director/co-writer of The Chosen—has asked believers to pray that God covers him with the heart and spirit needed to finish season 6 with his co-writers, being led by God’s guidance amid the production and holiday stress and busyness.

PRAYER. His voice, His heart, His shalom. El Elyon, your ways are beyond us. How mighty you move, your creativity flowing into and being poured out of your chosen clay vessels, Dallas and his entire team. Thank you for the sensitivity, spiritual insight, tightly written, believably acted, powerfully filmed series that moves people to read and study your Word. The work you’ve begun, please complete it for these last two seasons . . . and as they prepare for all the new biblical productions you’ve set before them. Bless their health, protect their families, keep them in your Word and ways, so all is done for your Glory and the good of those you’ve called to be yours. In our King Messiah’s beautiful name, Yeshua.

#8. CYNTHIA

Psalm 119:37

Turn my eyes away from looking at what is worthless, and revive me in your ways.

Cynthia needs to be brought into the fullness and uncompromising truth of God, our Messiah Yeshua, our Holy Spirit—and freed from the spiritual darkness and influence in her home and family.

PRAYER. His truth, His life, His Word made alive. Righteous King, unshackle Cynthia in mind, body, soul to know you, serve you, love you. Protect her from the enemy’s lies, trickery, manipulation. Let your love and life pierce her heart and soul for the sake of your name and Kingdom and her eternal salvation. In Yeshua’s sweet name.

#9. NICOLE & STEPHANIE & MOM/JOSIE

Psalm 119:59

I considered my ways and turned my feet to your testimonies.

These two sisters (a tween and a teen) need God’s stirring and a closer walk with Him so they love one another better and walk in His peace. Their mom Josie seeks safer housing for her and her two daughters.

PRAYER. His gentleness, His kindness, His bridge-building. Abba, we know discord saddens you—and that the enemy breeds discord. Show mercy on your young daughters by removing the hardness growing on their souls. Let your love penetrate their hearts, melting away and healing scars from words, disappointments, distrust, situations, betrayals, jealousies and envies. Remind them of your Word and ways and help them to find your path and walk on it again. And manifest your stability in their lives with safe, blessed housing. In Yeshua’s redeeming name.

#10. THOMAS

Psalm 119:40

Behold, I long for your precepts; Revive me through Your righteousness.

Bernie—one of our prayer warriors we’ve prayed for prior—is doing wonderfully after her hip surgery. But her family is being torn apart. Her son, Thomas, is back in jail after attacking his brother David and trying to hurt his mom’s hip. Thomas has become dangerous—and believing he has the devil in him. The family is emotionally stressed, but know the Lord has protected them.

PRAYER. His eyes are on the sparrow, His hand extends protection and imparts righteousness. King of kings, please intervene in every aspect of this painful situation. You know the reality of Thomas’s soul condition. Abba, move in sweeping ways to bind up the enemy, easing Bernie’s family’s fears . . . and cleansing Thomas’s heart, mind, soul. Please bring deliverance swiftly at every turn, fully, completely, undeniably. Be glorified, dear Redeemer, help Thomas long for you and your holy, good ways. In Yeshua’s mighty name.

#11. MICHAEL

Psalm 119:58

I sought your favor with all my heart; Be gracious to me according to your Word.

We are committed to standing in the gap for Michael, praying him through to full healing. He has had some relief and doing better from the long-term troubling health conditions and their effects on his spiritual, emotional, mental life.

PRAYER. His relentless love, His unending mercies, His power from on high. King of the battle, please keep moving into Michael’s life, deeper, releasing your mercy, healing, deliverance, and favor beyond measure that he’ll have a testimony to share about your glorious ways and kindness. In Yeshua’s blessed name.

#12. COLE

Psalm 119:68

You are good and You do good; Teach me your statutes.

Cole had an accident and is frustrated with life. He needs God’s help—but, most importantly, he needs God’s salvation and deliverance from the sway of idolatrous friends who flirt with satanic influences.

PRAYER. His freedom, His completeness, His contentment in all situations.. God our Champion, Deliverer, Faithful and True, please show Cole that the only way to fill the holes, the emptiness of his life, is with You. Surround him at every turn with your truth, breaking down his stubbornness, pride, false thinking. And please annihilate the darkness residing near him, attempting to pull him away from truth to keep him captive. You already won the war, Adonai, show Cole who you are! Become real to him. In Yeshua’s great name!

#13. Toni

Psalm 119:34

Give me understanding so that I may comply with your Law and keep it with all my heart.

Toni, a senior citizen, is doggedly downsizing to better fit in her new apartment. She desires God’s discernment throughout the process.

PRAYER. His gentle voice, His holy counsel, His patience. King of Glory, we can do nothing apart from you—from the simplest action to the complex. Sit with your daughter, strengthening her, guarding her health and home, leading her in every decision of what needs discarding, gifting, disposing. Ease the process for her. Be honored in Toni’s life and home. In Yeshua’s radiant name!

#14. SALVATION & PRODIGAL LIST!

Psalm 119:114

You are my hiding place and my shield; I wait for your Word.

PRAYER. His Word, His Redemption, His Eternal Gift. Redeemer King, as we name these people listed below, please run after them, become their hiding place, deliver them from the dark spiritual waters keeping them captive. Please remove the stubbornness, pride, and the lies from satan so they can sense your love and understand your redemption plan and receive Jesus, our Messiah, and be saved. It’s in His Mighty, Loving Name we pray.

#1. B’nei Israel (Jews) in Israel and throughout the world: special mentions for salvation and deliverance for the hostages, Israeli military, Bibi Netanyahu/family and Israeli leadership, Rabbi Richman, the Temple Institute, Aish.com, Pardes Institute, Jews caught up in New Age/Buddhism and those not knowing or unwilling to know the truth of Yeshua. Also Rabbi Mintz and family, Katz family, Rabbi Fohrman, Rabbi Wyne, Rabbi Herlig/Chabad, Rabbi Hecht and family, Rabbi Goodman, Rabbi Cohen, Rabbi Goldbart, Tovia Singer

#2. Prodigals, those who have gone rogue and are now the enemy’s spiritual hostages. Austin and Emily S. and all those we know who once walked with our LORD but fell under the enemy’s beguiling ways.

#3. Salvation for the spiritually lost: Any unbeliever in the cast and crew of The Chosen, Anthony & Lilly (following New Age), Donny D., Benjamin, Cliff, J., Gary, Bob K, Erica & Richard, Susan R., Erica M., Cynthia and her family, Paul P., Michael, Tim C, James J., Alexandria, Cole, Joe D., Mercedes, Bob, Michael, and all our family/friends/loved ones have not humbled themselves and surrendered their souls and lives/lifestyles to our LORD JESUS.

#4. Deliverance and salvation: Joey and “Joan” and “Hannah” (all three need freedom from gender-confusion/gender-bending) and Emily, Annie, Abbie, Barbara E., Michael, J., Barb (all need freedom from the gay/lesbian hold)

PHOTO CREDIT: Wrecking ball photo only was purchased from iStock.com (my text was inserted onto the photo afterward).

Sometimes a section of a longer spiritual dream reveals much. That was the case with this 61/22 dream about building and living out your faith to stay useful in the things of God.

“I will take my stand at my watch post and station myself on the tower and look out to see what He will say to me.” —Habakkuk 2:1

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WATCHWORD GIVEN: An encouraging word from a God-given dream in mid-November 2024

Not everyone has a visible ministry. God uses a lot of us for the moving, behind-the-scene activity to accomplish His magnificent, holy plan. But if we’re honest, we sometimes might feel like shadows, useless, as if we’ll have nothing to lay before the King in Heaven.

This twofold spiritual dream (only relevant excerpt given below) reveals what determines our usefulness in God’s eyes. Take heart and read on.

The dream’s focus was on the word carrying and the number 61. But a week before the dream, the number 22 kept coming to me.

Strange as it might sound, an excitement churned within me. I couldn’t wait for the 22nd. Turns out, I had this vivid spiritual dream just before awaking on the 22nd. Gotta love God’s timing. The numbers and dream were connected.

Three times in the dream, two of my friends (prayer members) and I were carrying things for others. One of them had a heavy, odd-shaped metal item and kept saying, “It’s heavy, it’s heavy, I can’t, I can’t go any further!”

Without warning, she plunked it in my arms. I nearly dropped it but managed to set it down gently. Not, however, without a small part of the leg getting slightly cracked. She sounded as if it had happened before and knew it would cost $61 to repair.

That number dwelled in my mind throughout the dream, where I also questioned my usefulness for the Kingdom. Something I also hear from other believers from time to time.

Let’s stop there for a moment. I believe the word carrying in this part of the dream symbolized lifting the burdens of others, helping them take one more step, serving them in deep intercession before our King. Some loads are heavier on the soul, even for the intercessor. We need to watch that. That’s why we also need one another to manage the spiritual battle waged in intercession. Everyone is a critical link to the war surrounding us . . . the one seen and unseen.

You undoubtedly know this, but it’s shared as a loving reminder: Visible ministries and their teams, the lost, the prodigals, the trafficked, the captives, the governments, the lonely and sick, and others need the hidden ministers of prayer—the intercessors who take a portion of their day or week to enter the holy prayer chamber where Heaven and earth intersect. Where God hears and Heaven moves.

Now, onto the numbers. To be honest, they led me on a biblical scavenger hunt. Nothing I could think of or in my online search seemed to fit right . . . Isaiah 61, Psalm 61, etc. Until I sensed to enter 61st book of the Bible. Then it was clear.

Enter 2 Peter. It’s the 61st book of the Bible—and the 22nd book of the New Testament. And there are a total of 61 verses in 2 Peter.

A few verses into chapter 1 and there it was—how to be and stay useful in God’s Kingdom. And with a sweet ending in the 61st verse of the book: 2 Peter 3:18.
 

Reading the verses below, I knew it was time to step back and seek His face to learn where my soul needed deeper maturing to build up the verse’s listed qualities, which are foundational to our faith, prayer life, family life, ministry life, and our daily life. All an act of worship before Him.

Maybe it’s the same for you. Look up, your redemption King draws near!

HOW TO BUILD & LIVE OUT YOUR FAITH

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2 Peter 1:5-8 & 2 Peter 3:18 (NASB)
 

(5) Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence

[living uprightly, the 10 Commandments are our foundational moral code for making morally upright decisions before God, your spouse/family, neighbors, community],

and in your moral excellence, knowledge

[growing in the knowledge of God, our Messiah, His character, His will for you],

(6) and in your knowledge, self-control

[choosing what is right in speech and actions vs flying by your feelings and desires; instead considering God and the welfare of others],

and in your self-control, perseverance

[doggedly standing in our faith through the highs, lows, and in-betweens, not forsaking our God-appointed assignments],
 

and in your perseverance, godliness

[walking through your life devoted to the things of God, mindful of Him in decisions and interactions with others, choosing and walking in a way that pleases God ],

(7) and in your godliness, brotherly kindness

[using our spiritual gifts and sharing what we have to bless and edify others, hospitality, listening, helping, walking in unity],
 

and in your brotherly kindness, love

[intentional, authentic love, a tall order per 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a but loving God first with all your heart, soul, mind, being and loving others as yourself, bearing in mind the Good Samaritan parable from Luke 10:25-37].

(8) For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they do not make you useless nor unproductive in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

(2 Peter 3:18) But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

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You’ve witnessed it on the news and throughout your everyday life: the escalating division, bitterness, lies, and hatred within the US that filters out toward Israel. A tinderbox on all sides, for sure. And likely sparking more waves and rumbles—spiritually and otherwise—well after the election, even with a Republican victory.
 

Encouragement: God is with us. His promises, ironclad.
 

I will go before you and make the rough places smooth . . . I will shatter the doors of bronze and cut through their iron bars. –Isaiah 45:2

His righteousness and grace will rain down on us, carry us through, lift our hearts, calm our souls as our eyes stay fixed on Him, His Word, His ways, and as we spend precious time in His Presence, loving on Him, ministering to Him, hearing His voice.

Mighty King, please strengthen us as we humble ourselves before you. Encourage us, guide our prayers, refine our souls amid this global raging storm—and dismantle the age-old demonic holds surrounding us and infiltrating our cultures, media, communities, schools, governments, churches, family, and friends. May your Name arise and your enemy and his minions demolished.

I was asleep but my heart was awake.

—Song of Songs 5:2a

I waited expectantly, patiently for the Lord

—Psalm 40:1

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

(4) ANSWERED PRAYERS

(1) RED ALERT PRAYER NEED

(10) 9-1-1 PRAYER REQUESTS

ANSWERED PRAYERS

#1. GENE’s ANSWERED PRAYER

Gene sought God for answers to his gut-related issues. His October 30’s outpatient surgery revealed a rare stone occurrence, so he’ll have meds and periodic diagnostics to keep check on things. God is lovingly watching over Gene. Thank you all for your prayer support. Please keep Gene in your prayers for protection and complete healing going forward.

#2. J.A.’s ANSWERED PRAYER

J.A. asked for our prayer support—she needed God’s leading as she faithfully follows him, traveling the US. The Holy Spirit gave her a special word and it was fulfilled wonderfully! Thank you for standing in prayer for J.A. God is gracious!

#3. ANONYMOUS’s ANSWERED PRAYER

October 14’s SOS PRAYER ALERT was for a fellow prayer warrior-Anonymous-who underwent a cardiac procedure that day and was at Heaven’s door. But God stepped in and she is now at home at her daughter’s and resting in the healing hands of our Lord, gracious, mighty, faithful. Thank you, prayer warriors, for your love and prayer support.
 

#4. CATHY ANSWERED PRAYER

A ways back we prayed for Cathy who had just discovered she had breast cancer.

It is gone! Please keep her in your prayers because on November 14 she is having a hysterectomy. Adonai, May your garment of healing surround Cathy and may your hand be on the surgeon/medical team and throughout this entire procedure, on to a complete and safe and speedy recovery. In Jesus’s Mighty Name.
 

RED ALERT: AFTERMATH OF ELECTIONS

Isaiah 45:2

I will go before you and make the rough places smooth . . . I will shatter the doors of bronze and cut through their iron bars.

In the midst of the spiritual aftermath (per this blog post’s opening), we must stand firm and serve the LORD wholeheartedly, trusting the future to Him, the King of kings who stands outside of time and sits exalted above all.

Ruler of the universe, you are radiant, majestic, beautiful. Help us lay down pride, selfishness, anxiety, faithless. Strengthen us in your truth, Word, holy ways. Have mercy on this nation and transform it to once again fully support and bless Israel and stand for righteousness in government decisions, locally, nationally, globally. Every throne must bow to Yours. Every name must surrender to Your Holy Name. As you commanded, every knee will bend and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is LORD to the glory of God, our Father. In His Name we pray.

9-1-1 PRAYER REQUESTS

#1. T.C.: Surgery Monday/November 4

Psalm 41:3

The Lord sustains him on his sickbed; in his illness you restore him to full health.

T.C’s surgery is almost here. She’s seeking God’s face, wanting His mighty hand to cover the surgery with medical excellence and for her complete recovery.

Abba, you know the medical need, the details, the concerns. Please spread your wings of healing and comfort over T.C. Stand guard over every facet of this surgery, over every medical team member, and over T.’s recovery. Encourage her faith and be glorified. In Yeshua’s sweet Name.

#2. Shirl: Surgery Thursday/November 7

Jeremiah 17:14

Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my praise.

After months of waiting and delays, Shirl’s surgery to remove fluid on the brain so she can walk again is fast approaching. She really needs our prayer support.

Abba, please release your presence into this delicate surgery. Protect and bless every step, down to the infinitesimal details for Shirl’s complete recovery, walking once again with strength and her mind, recall, and memory working well. And may you, precious King, get ALL the glory and honor. In Jesus’s sweet Name, the NAME above ALL names.

3. Michelle: New Treatment November 13

Lamentations 3:22

The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; His mercies never come to an end.

Michelle has been battling loss of smell, nasal congestion, asthma, and increasing allergies for quite some time. Her medical team believes she’s a candidate for an injectable treatment for the nasal congestion that should calm some of the asthma as well. The first treatment is November 13 (Wednesday) at 1 pm.

Gracious Father, you alone are the answer. Apart from you, we can do nothing. Please stretch out your hand and show mercy on your daughter Michelle, helping her body to heal without experiencing side effects or other issues with this treatment. Draw her closer to you that she may know deeper and sweeter levels of your presence and love. In Yeshua’s wonderful name.

#4. Kari

Psalm 3:3

But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high.

Kari has had cancer in the past (female anatomy) and now it’s growing again.

Merciful King, we come with heavy hearts, setting dear Kari at your feet. She needs your strength, your grace, your healing words, your love flowing over her and through her. Please comfort her and guide her and wrap your arms around Kari and her entire family as they look to you for mercy and healing. May the power of the cross that resides within her release your healing presence. In Jesus’s faithful Name.

#5. Doug

Psalm 69:16

Hear me, O LORD; for your lovingkindness is good; turn to me according to the multitude of your tender mercies.

Recently retired, Doug was on our last prayer list. The cancerous spots on his skin are being surgically removed vs. his having chemo treatments. But the doc said the spots will probably return.

Adonai, you alone are Doug’s Redeemer, Deliverer, Strength. You’ve seen all that he has gone through, medically and the battles within. Please come and sit with your son, draw him deeper into your love and your Word. Reign in his soul, body, mind. May you place your mighty hand on his body wherever it is ill and speak life . . . transformation . . . wholeness. In Yeshua’s glorious Name.

#6. Michael

Psalm 40:17

As for me, I am poor and needy, but the Lord takes thought for me. You are my help and my deliverer; do not delay, O my God!

Michael has had a long siege, bearing a heavy yoke of troubling health conditions and their effects on his life. He needs God’s covering, mercy, healing. And his parents seek wisdom from the Lord and a special word from Him of how to best help Michael.

El Elyon, our God Most High. Only you know the depths of despair, the struggles, Michael has faced. And only you know the weight he carries from the weariness of the battle. Father, we carry our tears as we carry Michael before you. With a word from you, he will be delivered and healed and strengthen. We pray that you would bind up the despair and demolish the stronghold the enemy has had on him physically, mentally, and spiritually. Lord we ask for your mercy upon mercy upon mercy. We also ask that you would release wisdom with understanding and speak a word of knowledge to his parents whose souls seek your voice. Please rise up from your throne and embrace Michael with your presence and your goodness. In Jesus’s mighty Name.

#7. Craig

Matthew 5:4

Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

Craig’s 98-year-old father recently passed away. The mourning is weighing on Craig. He’s seeking our prayer support and God’s grace to get through.

Precious Savior, only you know if Craig is a believer or if his father was. So we first pray for your peace that comes from knowing you and walking in the truth of the Gospel to overtake Craig’s life. May the beauty and the joy of your redemptive plan give him hope and a purpose as he goes forward. And may the memories of his father be dear to him and comfort him as he moves through the mourning process. To Your Glory, in Yeshua’s Name.

#8. Toni

Psalm 29:11

The Lord will give strength to his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace.

It’s official. Toni’s “affordable per income” apartment she just moved into this year has raised her rent $100. She’s seeking God’s plan for her.

Abba, your daughter Toni trusts in you and loves you. Thank you for blessing her with a Christian caregiver to come in daily to give her company and help. We ask that you would stretch the blessing over her even further to open up new resources that will easily cover the new rent. We stand on your faithfulness and your Word and your love. May your name only be glorified and lifted high in Toni’s life. In Yeshua’s Name.

#9. Josi

2 Corinthians 9:8

And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

This caregiver with children needs a better place to live for her and her children.

Loving Father, Josie loves you and brings your ways into her work and home, to her children. Please call forth a safe and better place for them to live. The place you desire, the place where you will spiritually and financially bless and grow your daughter. We ask that it would come into perfect alignment with your will, easily and swiftly. In Yeshua’s Name.

#10. SALVATION & PRODIGAL LIST!

Isaiah 45:8b

Let the earth open up and salvation bear fruit and righteousness sprout with it. I, the LORD, have created it.

Redeemer King, as we name these people listed below, please run after them, deliver them from the dark spiritual waters keeping them captive. Please remove the stubbornness, pride, and the lies from satan so they can sense your love and understand your redemption plan and receive Jesus, our Messiah, and be saved. It’s in His Mighty, Loving Name we pray.

#1. B’nei Israel (Jews) in Israel and throughout the world: special mentions for salvation and deliverance for the hostages, Israeli military, Bibi Netanyahu/family and Israeli leadership, Rabbi Richman, the Temple Institute, Aish.com, Pardes Institute, Jews caught up in New Age/Buddhism and those not knowing or unwilling to know the truth of Yeshua. Also Rabbi Mintz and family, Katz family, Rabbi Fohrman, Rabbi Wyne, Rabbi Herlig/Chabad, Rabbi Hecht and family, Rabbi Goodman, Rabbi Cohen, Rabbi Goldbart, Tovia Singer

#2. Prodigals, those who have gone rogue and are now the enemy’s spiritual hostages. Austin and Emily S. and all those we know who once walked with our LORD but fell under the enemy’s beguiling ways.

#3. Salvation for the spiritually lost: Anthony & Lilly (following New Age), Donny D., Benjamin, Cliff, J., Gary, Bob K, Erica & Richard, Susan R., Erica M., Paul P., Michael, Tim C, James J., Alexandria, Cole, Joe D., Mercedes, Bob, Michael, and all our family/friends/loved ones have not humbled themselves and surrendered their souls and lives/lifestyles to our LORD JESUS.

#4. Deliverance and salvation: Joey and “Joan” and “Hannah” (all three need freedom from gender-confusion/gender-bending) and Emily, Annie, Abbie, Barbara E., Michael, J., Barb (all need freedom from the gay/lesbian hold)

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Sukkot, the seven-day Feast of Tabernacles, begins at sundown on Wednesday/October 16, Tishrei 15 on the Judaic calendar.

It is one of God’s mo’edim (appointed time), calling B’nei Israel to build temporary booths and reside in them (meals, study, gatherings, some sleep in them), per God’s command based on Leviticus 23:40, Deuteronomy 16:13-16, and even in the coming Millennial Kingdom, Zechariah 14:16-19 when all nations will celebrate Sukkot because the King of kings, Lord Yeshua will once again tabernacle with us—reigning over the world.

Whenever I’ve sat in my sukkah—a precarious, temporary booth with no roof, except for a few branches because we must see the sky above us—or visited someone else’s sukkah, my soul wells up. A holy convergence of joy and humbling. Mindful of God’s greatness, his creation and provisions surrounding me, his forgiveness mercifully shed over me time and time again.

The EXODUS Connection

Sukkot and another biblical feast day are also reminders of the Exodus: during Pesach (Passover) we re-walk the Exodus (freedom from captivity) and during Sukkot we re-walk and recall the arduous 40-year trek (where faith was tested) to freedom, to the promised land, Israel.

As Rabbi Greenberg put it: “Sukkot expresses the deeper Exodus—the reflective, gritty days of marching . . . Freedom came as a result of pitching tents [booths/sukkot] and taking them down over the course of 14, 600 days . . . Sukkot honors the 43,000 meals prepared on the desert trek, the cleanups, the washing of utensils.”

In other words, re-walking the Exodus journey (Sukkot) is about putting our faith in action. Rabbi Greenberg said it like this [red emphasis is mine]:

“Passover is the holiday of faith;

Sukkot is the holiday of faithfulness.”

1 Samuel 12:24. Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart—consider what great things he has done for you.

I was asleep but my heart was awake.

A sound! My beloved is knocking!

—Song of Songs 5:2a

PRAYER LIST

OCTOBER 2024

4 SPECIAL PRAISE REPORTS

12 VITAL PRAYER REQUESTS

1 SALVATION LIST

SPECIAL PRAISE REPORTS

#1 PRAISE REPORT: Bernie

Romans 15:13

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Double blessing! It started when Bernie’s hip surgery was on hold because they found blockages in her heart and that she had an enlarged heart—but later scans showed no blockages and no enlarged heart. Blessing One. Then onto Blessing Two. The October 10 hip surgery was back on. God stretched out his hand over it all. Bernie said: “Miracles never stop. I was in a Christian hospital! They had prayers over the intercom! Surgery went perfect. Thank you for the prayer chain.” Glory to God!

#2 PRAISE REPORT: Anonymous

Psalm 86:3-4

Be gracious to me, Lord, for I call upon you all day long. Make the soul of your servant joyful, for to you, Lord, I lift up my soul.

October 14’s SOS PRAYER ALERT was for a fellow prayer warrior-Anonymous-who underwent a cardiac procedure that day. She made it through the procedure but later her blood pressure was low, then other issues ensued to the point where they had to bring her back with paddles. Now, God’s hand is forming a canopy of protection over her, and she is resting well, hoping to be out of ICU soon and then later, home. Please continue to pray for his strengthening and healing throughout her body.

#3 PRAISE REPORT: Carmella

Lamentations 3:24

The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,“therefore I will hope in him.”

God’s covering has been with Carm throughout her move from the East Coast to the West. She was on our previous prayer list—widowed earlier this year and then had to pick up roots and move to the other side of the country. With God’s comforting hand, she is getting settled in her new place and loves it! Oh taste and see that the Lord is good!

#4 PRAISE REPORT: Jeanelle

Psalm 69:16

Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.

Jeanelle had been on our list for her September 30 hysterectomy surgery after diagnostics showed an abnormality in the uterus. God stepped in! She texted the same day of her surgery that it went extremely well. The doctor was truly gifted and one of Jeanelle ‘s friends took care of her afterward. She is in no pain. And she is thankful for all the prayers support and to her Messiah, Yeshua.

12 VITAL PRAYER REQUESTS

#1. ISRAEL!

Psalm 3:1 & 3

Lord, how my enemies have increased! Many are rising up against me . . . But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory and the lifter of my head.

The heat is on. Turkey wants an alliance with Russia, Iran, Hezbollah against Israel. The Houthis are still at it. Yet, God’s presence is among his servant, Israel. May they prevail in and with him.

God of the Battle, war over your enemies. Empower your angelic realm to aid Israel as you speak wisdom to Netanyahu and his coalition and war cabinet. Strengthen the IDF and all Israeli military efforts, deliver critical intel to them on all levels—both in the natural and supernaturally. Safeguard, fine-tune, and increase their technology, strategies, weaponry, resilience. Encourage all military personnel, helping their minds and hearts to stay courageous, focused, and able to continue onward, filled by your love for them. And may your mercies fall gently and bountifully on B’nei Israel, the Children of Israel.

#2. US ELECTIONS

Psalm 86:9-10

All nations whom you have made will come and worship before you, Lord, and they will glorify your name. For you are great and You do wondrous deeds. You alone are God.

The spirt of darkness has infiltrated our land, culture, government, legislations, and the souls of our citizens. We confess the sins of the US, the departure of your ways. We seek your face, Lord, the beauty of your face and ways to cover this land once again. Awaken your Believers, call back prodigals, set free the the captives—those beguiled by the lies and demons of the enemy. Arise, LORD, may your NAME be honored on our lips and in the crevices of our souls.

#3. Shirl

Jeremiah 17:14

Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my praise.

SURGERY DELAYED AGAIN! Shirl’s October 22 surgery to remove fluid on the brain was canceled–there weren’t enough IV fluid bags because the manufacturer company was in the hurricane and have low stock.
Shirl has been wheelchair-bound because of the fluid and has had to endure this for quite a while, waiting for a surgery date so she can walk again. Understandably, the surgical procedure is unsettling and the delay yet again doesn’t help. Shirl has fought breast cancer in the past and knows the power and grace of God. We are waiting on God’s timing, mercy, strength.

Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty, you hear our cries, you see our challenges and discouragements. You are the Great I Am! Please embrace Shirl with mercy, comfort, strength, and your voice carrying encouragement and revealing your faithfulness. May you step forward and make a way where there is none. Removing the hurdles and obstructions for this surgery in your perfect timing, with your perfect conditions, your perfection in and through all of this. Bless this upcoming surgery down to the infinitesimal details for Shirl’s complete recovery. And may you, precious King, get ALL the glory and honor. In Jesus’s sweet Name, the NAME above ALL names.

#4. Gene

Psalm 27:7

Hear, Lord, when I cry with my voice, and be gracious to me and answer me.

October 30, outpatient surgery. Gene’s not been feeling well for some time and has had some gut-related issues. Surgeons will perform a biopsy of Gene’s pancreas and retinol.

Adonai, you are comforter, healer, and wisdom. Please crown Gene with favor and compassion. Wrap him in your healing garment, letting him sense your presence and trust your hand in this. May you stretch out your arms and embrace the surgeons and guide each second of the procedure through the recovery. Bring forth the answers needed, the healing and any further treatment.

#5. Austin

Psalm 84:10b & 11

I’d rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God than live in the tents of wickedness, for the LORD GOD is. a sun and shield; The Lord gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.

Austin is a young man struggling on many things—his family, his soul, his relationship to God. And he’s tried numbing the pain by what the world offers. But God is calling this prodigal back home.

Abba, may Austin’s soul thirst for you, regardless of life’s storms around him. May he seek your face, sit quietly before you, trusting, waiting, lifted by your Word and voice. Please stir his heart for you, encourage him, helping him walk uprightly, going from strength to strength in you.

#6. Josi

John 14:26

But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.

Josi seeks strength in her walk with the Lord, desiring more of the Holy Spirit. And, in her job as a caregiver for patients, Josi (who is Hispanic) is asking God to bring her more English-speaking clients to help her learn how to communicate with them better. She also seeks him for improved finances and for her children to get along better and get good grades.

King of kings, please usher in Jose’s life a new level of walking with you, hearing you, listening to your voice. Awaken her spiritual gifts and fine-tune them, giving her a deeper understanding of your Word. May this newness carry over to her finances and business life where she can be blessed with more English-speaking clients to serve them on broader levels. Wherever she goes, let her be an ambassador of Christ, anointing her speech, actions, and thoughts. And may her family be filled with your peace and grace, striving to do well in school and all walks of their life before you.

#7. Miss Brown

Psalm 27:7-9a

From Hebrew: Hear, O Lord, when my voice cries out; be gracious to me and answer me! For you (your behalf), my heart (heard you say), “Seek (strive for, search out) My face.” Your face, Lord, I will seek. Hide not your face from me.

Major shifting still in progress. Miss Brown needs God’s urgent intervention—financial assistance for the immediate and upcoming needs, covering her out-of-state move and other needs for her and her children.

Abba, we know you’re moving in this situation. Your promises are steadfast. Your character true, above all others. None are like you. Please level every mountain, every obstacle, every interference in this situation so your will flows on a clear path, your words and desires accomplished. And so everything—from basic necessities to more profound needs—are handled. Thank you, for you are our Shepherd who hears and knows our needs and uses all things for your glory. In Yeshua’s mighty Name.

#8. Andrea

Psalm 73:28

But as for me, the nearness of God is good for me; I have made the Lord God my refuge, so that I may tell of all your works.

Ever since her back surgery 3.5 years ago as a result of stage 4 breast cancer, her back pain daily teeters at 8-10 (on a scale of 10). She needs a deep move of God to ease her daily life.

Precious Lord, day in and day out, she calls to you for relief. We pray for your great mercy, healing, mighty hand, love, and answer to fall from heaven and rain over Andrea—a holy waterfall from your throne brimming with the power of the cross to heal, restore, deliver. There is none like you, Glorious King. Only you can step in and bless your daughter.

#9. J. A.

Psalm 31:3

Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name, lead and guide me.

J. A. walks by faith, traveling throughout the US as God leads. She needs prayer support to walk more closely to him, to make decisions per his will, and to grow in him and his Word.

Glorious King, your eyes are on the sparrow . . . and on J. A. Hear the cries of her heart and align her soul with yours on every matter set before her. Help her, Holy Spirit, to not veer to the left or right but to walk honoring you in all things.

#10. Marcus

Psalm 16:8a

I saw the Lord continually before me, because he is at my right hand, so that I will not be shaken.

Marcus seeks your continued prayers for his brothers and himself to get along—and for salvation for his brothers (Steve and Jim). Jim who was on our prayer list in the past because of terrible vehicle accident and was almost paralyzed has a praise report: he is healing up well. Thank you, Lord.

Oh Lord, you know the heart . . . and you desire peace, grace, and forgiveness among brothers. Please release your truth, your Gospel, in ways Steve and Jim will understand, be humbled, and bow down to you, forsaking all else. And help Marcus to put his foot, step by step, where you lead in all these matters and let love prevail.

#11. Toni

Psalm 29:11

The Lord will give strength to his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace.

Toni, a longtime believer in Jesus, is a senior citizen who had to move earlier this year due to finances and now is facing a rent hike at the new place. She hasn’t even finished unpacking from her move and is not physically well. And she also seeks God’s traveling mercies on Tina and Bob, her sister and brother-in-law.

Lord, you are radiant and holy. We thank you for all the ways you’ve helped and gifted your daughter, Toni, over the years. She needs resources to open up. Please shed your grace, mercy, provisions, and guidance on this situation, helping her to follow you and do your will. And please allow your traveling mercies to cover Tina and Bob wherever and however they travel, keeping them in the palm of your gracious hand.

#12. Doug

Psalm 69:16

Hear me, O LORD; for your lovingkindness is good; turn to me according to the multitude of your tender mercies.

Doug has had serious health issues in the past, is recently retired, and now his dermatologist said that the two spots on Doug’s body—one on the side of his head and one on his arm—are basil cell carcinoma. The doc scraped them both and cauterized them. But the one on Doug’s arm is still bleeding from the day before. He has an appointment next week to discuss treatment.

We look to you, Lord, seeking your chesed (lovingkindness) for Doug. Please step into this situation and comfort him, flow wisdom to his doctor, and release healing according to your will, timing, glory. Let your name and your Word be a comfort, drawing Doug closer to you, reminding him of your faithfulness and love.

SALVATION LIST

Psalm 18:16-17a

He sent from on high, he took me; he drew me out of many waters. He rescued me from my strong enemy.

#1. Joey and “Joan” and “Hannah” (all three need salvation and deliverance from gender-confusion/gender-bending)

#2. Emily and Annie and Abbie and Barbara E. (all four need salvation and deliverance from lesbianism)

#3. B’nei Israel names for salvation: Rabbi Mintz, Katz family, Rabbi Fohrman, Rabbi Wyne, Rabbi Hecht, Rabbi Goodman, Rabbi Cohen, Rabbi Goldbart, Tovia Singer

#4. Salvation: Anthony & Lilly (following New Age), Donny D., Benjamin, Cliff, Gary, Bob K, Erica & Richard, Susan R., Erica M., Paul P., Tim C, James J., Alexandria, Cole, Joe D., Mercedes, Bob, Michael, and all our family/friends/loved ones who are still in spiritual darkness or who went prodigal.

Redeemer King, call for these who are in deep, dark spiritual waters, rescue them from the enemy of their souls. Reach deep within them, remove the stubbornness, pride, and the lies from satan so they can hear and understand your beautiful redemption plan and receive Jesus, our Messiah and be saved. It’s in His Mighty, Loving Name we pray.

PHOTO CREDIT: Wrecking ball photo only was purchased from iStock.com (my text was inserted onto the photo afterward).

A famine of sorts but not of bread or water. Unknown at the time, this disturbing dream in early October 2024 would soon link to the watchwords God revealed in the early hours of New Year’s 2025.

“I will take my stand at my watch post and station myself on the tower and look out to see what He will say to me.” —Habakkuk 2:1

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WATCHWORD GIVEN: A wake-up call from a God-given dream in early October 2024

Somewhat reminiscent of Amos 8:11, this watchword rises from a spiritual dream—realistic, unforgettable, unsettling. A famine of sorts but not of bread or water.

The dream carries a two-part call to every believer in our Messiah, Jesus. That call is stated in the latter part of this post.

As the dream begins, I was lying in a hospital. A row of white-linen hospital beds with patients were on either side of me. Not ill, I got up and walked over to talk with some medical staff.

A woman sitting upright on the side of her bed caught my attention. Her legs hung over the side as she just sat there. Near catatonic, it seemed. Blank. Lifeless. A shell of a person.

Somehow I was given the care of her and another woman who was in the same state. I had to get them out of there. Oddly, before we left, someone had handed me a business-like card and said that it was a buffet.
 

In the next scene, I exited the large building, the two women on my left, blank souls mindlessly following me. I had to get them fed, wanting to bless them because they were in such poor shape.

I remembered the card. I held it, reading it several times. The word BUFFET was strong—not seen but sensed. But I didn’t want a buffet. I felt they needed to be served a quality, plated meal.

A slew of people, a faceless, shell-like crowd, exited the building we’d been in and moved en masse like a swarm to the left down the street. I sensed they were going for food too.

Following the swarm could mean a long wait for food. The “buffet” place per the card was directly across the street—and these two women needed food fast.

So we crossed the empty city street, walked inside the buffet building, and found the hostess counter. A young women dressed in a colorful sequined gown helped us while another young woman, also gowned in sequins, was busy behind her.

Feeling underdressed but not caring, I showed the card to the first woman as I signed in.

“We were given this.”

“Oh, yes, you can go right in.”

Walking past the two women, I stopped to look back at the second woman, her gown’s shimmering blue woven among the other colorful sequins. But I recalled that a sequin/glittery gown can mean deceit in a dream—and made note of it.

A strange scene confronted us as we entered the buffet dining room. There was a long buffet counter on my left and dining tables and chairs in front of me and on my right. People were seated at many of the tables—lifeless like the women with me. They were motionless, waiting. They had silverware but no plates, no cups, and no food.

Sitting like that in quietness, obedience, staring straight ahead was something right out of The Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

I told the two women with me to be seated at a small table in front of me, near the buffet line. They obeyed and sat, still lifeless. But then I noticed that the buffet’s stainless steel chafing dishes were empty, like the people.

Exasperated, I stood behind the now-seated two women and tossed my things on a chair opposite them. I told them, “I have to find out what’s going on.” But really, I don’t know if they heard or understood me at that point.

A server—not catatonic like the others—appeared and stood facing me.

Doubtful things would go well, I tried anyway. “Where’s the food? There’s no food.”

Deceit-fueled defiance shrouded her face. “We have food.”

What cheek! A scripted lie for sure. She stood facing me, unflinchingly.

Challenging her, I looked again at the empty chafing pans and back at the server. “Where?”

She didn’t move, only looked at me, stonewalled.

That was it. Something had to be done. Talking aloud but primarily to myself: “I’ve got to find out what’s going on.”

I started to turn to do just that . . . then woke up.

Mindless Sheep: Spiritual Buffet of Nothingness

A Call to Pray & Lead the Lifeless to God’s WORD

The dream highlighted twos. Two women with me. Two buildings. Two groups of people (the swarm and the women/me). Two women at the hostess counter. Two views (no food and there is food). In Judaic Gematria, two suggests duality, contrasts, good and evil, pure and impure.

Here’s the point. People are attending places where they think they’re being fed the things of God but aren’t. It’s stripped down. Negating biblical authority. Negating and altering God’s Word. Instead, they relish their own voices, their own words, pontificating their own views rather than honoring and being fed and humbled by God’s.

As a result, they’re walking among us empty, without the truth and life of God. Spiritually, severely malnourished . . . oblivious to their real spiritual condition.

Isaiah 66:2b. Adonai says, “The kind of person on whom I look with favor is one with a poor and humble spirit, who trembles at my word.” (CJB)

ONE CALL, TWO ACTIONS

1. Pray! Seek God’s face and battle in prayer for strongholds to be broken, asking our King to run after these famine-struck people and carry them to the truth of His Word and ways.

2. Lead! Heed Jude 20-23. As the Holy Spirit brings forth divine appointments, have mercy on them, doing your part in God’s rescue operation. Share the milk and meat of the Word and give them strong, biblically accurate resources for them to read, watch, learn, and grow in the Word.

Jude 20-23

But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking forward to the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life.

And have mercy on some, who are doubting; save others, snatching them out of the fire; and on some have mercy with fear, hating even the garment polluted by the flesh.

SCRIPTURES FOR REFLECTION

Amos 8:11b

Not a famine of bread or a thirst for water but rather for hearing the words of the Lord.

Deuteronomy 8:3b

In order to make you understand that man shall not live on bread alone, but man shall live on everything that comes out of the mouth of the Lord.

Psalm 119:103-105

How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! I gain understanding from your precepts; therefore I hate every wrong path. Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.

John 1:1-2, 14

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.

And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us; and we saw His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 6:32-35

Jesus then said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread out of heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread out of heaven. For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven and gives life to the world.”
 

And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.“

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SPECIAL MESSAGE

While writing this prayer post, the ticking of the second hand on my Star-of-David clock becomes more evident. Invading my quiet time. Capturing my attention. Time slipping away . . . a reminder of our finite world.

We are in the month of Elul (29 days) on the Hebrew calendar, a precious time heralding a 40-day preparation period (29 days on through the Ten Days of Awe–High Holy Days, Rosh Hashana to the close of Yom Kippur).
 

These 40 days of Elul/Days of Awe are regarded as a special time of God’s mercy: Yemei Ratzon, Days of his favor.

The back story: The third time Moses ascended Mount Sinai was around 1313 BCE, taking with him the second set of stone tablets per God’s directive.

Moses camped out 40 days on the mountain from the beginning of Elul to the tenth of Tishrei (Yom Kippur)—where God re-engraved the Ten Commandments and forgave Israel’s idolatrous Golden Calf debacle, which occurred just three months after God delivered them from Egyptian captivity.

Yep, downhill spiritual slides can happen blindingly fast. There’s a lesson in that. Let’s take heed.

ELUL: HOW TO EXPERIENCE IT

Typically Psalm 27 (among others) are read daily. The shofar is blown/heard daily (listen online, if needed) and symbolizes an alarm, a warning that the King our God is “in the field”—meaning that He is approachable and we need to get our souls realigned on many counts, within and without.

Elul is a 40-day window of introspection, honest reflection before God, repentance (turning from all those not-so-good bits), teshuva (returning to God and his ways), service to Him and others, worship, fasting, seeking forgiveness from those we have wronged (and certainly taking spiritual stock that we have indeed forgiven those who have harmed/hurt us).

Some people journal their spiritual moments and take weeklong exploratory dives into key topics like justice, compassion, mercy, forgiveness, etc.

May your time be revealing, healing, genuinely transformational before our King. And may it lay the groundwork for a deeper spiritual course where you’ll be inscribed and sealed for a good year.

I was asleep but my heart was awake.

A sound! My beloved is knocking!

—Song of Songs 5:2a

PRAYER LIST

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

(1) MISSIONARY REQUEST + (18) IMMEDIATE PRAYER NEEDS

SPECIAL MISSIONARY REQUEST: Nathan & Kristen Rusch (and baby)

Psalm 27:13-14

I would have fainted had I not believed (had faith) that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living! Hope (wait with expectancy) for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait (expectantly) for the Lord!

The Rusch family (Nick/Kristen with their baby) are serving in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, discipling local church leaders while reinvesting and building relationships with the Persian, Tajik, and Domari peoples.

Uzbekistan is a closed nation—largely Muslim. Per Open Door, any Christian who converts from Islam faces increased pressure from their family and community. These converts may be beaten or expelled from their communities.” They can be fined for meeting “illegally,” possessing religious literature, or having Christian songs on their smartphones, etc.

Mighty God, there is none like you, none above you. No one can reverse your acts. You are Righteous, Holy, Justice, Redeemer. Please blanket the Rusch family with your protection, wisdom, provision, mercy. Cloak them and the Uzbekistan Christians under your wings, hidden from the persecutions and raiding parties. Glorious Father, please turn events so restrictions against your church in Uzbekistan are removed. Help your young church there to grow and mature in your Word through solid discipleship. LORD, you’ve been stirring the hearts of people in Iran toward you, please continue to allow the seeds of the Gospel to blanket the entire Persian world and rise like a bright beacon of your love and truth in our Messiah Jesus. In His Name we pray.

#1. Our Nation

Psalm 18:46,49

The LORD lives, blessed be my Rock, exalted be the GOD of my Salvation. For this I will praise you, O LORD, among the nations and sing to your NAME.

We’re at another crossroads. One of our prayer warriors (Marilouise) had our nation and Israel on her heart, which I’m sure echos within all of us.

Help us, LORD OF HOSTS, to cleanse our hearts and hands before you. Help this nation to humble itself, turn to God, and pray for forgiveness, turning away from wicked things and turning toward the truth of the Word. Abba, help our leaders, citizens, church leaders to recognize Israel as the apple of God’s eye, pray for her, and stand firm with Israel, who will never be destroyed. What you have declared, Precious King, will be done. No one can reverse your works, declarations, promises. In Jesus’s holy Name.

#2. Jeanelle

Psalm 69:16

Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.

September 30 surgery date. From our prior prayer list, we’re interceding for Jeanelle’s hysterectomy, after diagnostics showed an abnormality in the uterus.

Majestic King your eye is on your daughter who has walked faithfully with you for years. Let her see the greatness of your hand in this, in unexpected, wondrous ways. From start to finish, may your Name be lifted up, be exalted, pre-surgery, during the surgery, and throughout the healing and recovery process. In Jesus’s brilliant Name, Messiah, our Reward.

#3. Bernie

Romans 15:13

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

UPDATE! Her October 10 operation is now uncertain because preliminary diagnostics revealed an enlarged heart and blockages in the right and left branches. From our prior prayer list, Bernie has been preparing for a hip replacement procedure–and is still waiting now with this latest update.

King of Life, Sustainer of Life, may your arms envelop Bernie and bathe her in your comfort with songs from your Holy Spirit washing over her and running through her soul, calming and reviving her. Please release wisdom and understanding to her doctors and medical team and help them hear you and follow your lead even if they do not know you. Let nothing be done apart from your righteous will and your perfect timing. In Jesus’s powerful Name.

#4. Shirl

Jeremiah 17:14

Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my praise.

October 22 surgery date. Shirl has fluid on the brain and is now wheelchair-bound. She’s had to endure for a while, waiting for a surgery date to remove the fluid and get her walking again. Shirl has fought breast cancer in the past and knows the power of God to step in.

Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty, you hear our cries, you see our challenges and discouragements. You, the Great I Am, please step forward again and bless this upcoming surgery down to the infinitesimal details for Shirl’s complete recovery. And may you, precious King, get ALL the glory and honor. In Jesus’s sweet Name, the NAME above ALL names.

#5. Michael

Psalm 18:28

For You will light my lamp; The Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.

From prior prayer lists: Michael remains in great need. He’s struggling emotionally and spiritually amid mental health and physical issues. His battle is intense.

You, LORD, are the only one whose Name is Lovingkindness, a Mighty Deliverer, Life-giver. Michael needs your presence to overtake this situation, every aspect, every illness, every demonic hold and influence, every milligram of hopelessness, every nanosecond of despair and tiredness. Jesus, may your cross of healing and deliverance radiate from within Michael and may your transformational power be witnessed, evident, freeing and honored. Praise your Name, King of kings, Lord of lords.

#6. Debbie

Psalm 27:5

For he will hide me in his tabernacle (in his shelter) in the day of trouble; he will conceal me under the hidden places of his tent; he will lift me high upon a rock.

While caring for her mother-in-law who was battling cancer (and recently died), Debbie, a new believer in Christ in her 60s, learned that she herself has cancer and immediately had a hysterectomy. But doctors are puzzled by some things and sending her results to City of Hope and Sloan Kettering for expert opinions.

Thank you, King Jesus, for revealing to Debbie your Messiahship and the redemption eternal gift of the cross. Oh, Precious Savior, how much this little lamb is going through. Please draw close to her, let your Holy Spirit shelter her, your sweet presence palatable, comforting, guiding. Release wisdom to the doctors and, please, supernaturally part the troubled waters and usher in your healing and love like a mighty river. In Jesus’s sweet Name.

#7. Kim

Psalm 138:3

On the day I called, You answered me; You embolden me, you put strength in my soul.

Kim is the point person in her family, caring for the needs of aging parents, her own family, her church needs. Caregivers and care-doers need help too—and their work is a worship before the LORD.

Blessed Redeemer, you’ve gifted Kim with a heart to help in many directions. May you now gift her with times of rest and recovery, and please breathe your strength, wisdom, fiscal blessings, on her and her family. May you rise up within her and let her soul hear your gentle fatherly voice and be comforted. In Jesus’s glorious Name.

#8. Miss C. Brown

Psalm 27:7-9a

From Hebrew: Hear, O Lord, when my voice cries out; be gracious to me and answer me! For you (your behalf), my heart (heard you say), “Seek (strive for, search out) My face.” Your face, Lord, I will seek. Hide not your face from me.

Miss Brown needs God’s urgent intervention—financial assistance for the immediate and upcoming needs, covering her out-of-state move and other needs for her and her children.

I see the word TRUST . . . Abba, we know you’re moving in this situation. Your promises are steadfast. Your character true, above all others. None are like you. Please level every mountain, every obstacle, every interference in this situation so your will flows on a clear path, your words and desires accomplished. And so everything—from basic necessities to more profound needs—are handled. Thank you, for you are our Shepherd who hears and knows our needs and uses all things for your glory. In Yeshua’s mighty Name.

#9. SALVATION LIST

Psalm 18:16-17a

He sent from on high, he took me; he drew me out of many waters. He rescued me from my strong enemy.

Bob K, Erica & Richard, Susan R., Erica M., Paul P., Tim C, James J., Alexandria, Cole, Joe D., Mercedes, Bob, Michael, and all our family/friends/loved ones who are still in spiritual darkness or who went prodigal.

Redeemer King, call for these who are in deep spiritual waters, rescue them from the enemy of their souls. Reach deep within them, remove the stubbornness, pride, and the lies from satan so they can hear and understand your beautiful redemption plan and receive Jesus, our Messiah and be saved. It’s in His Mighty, Loving Name we pray.

#10. Kathy G.

Psalm 20:6-8

Now I know that the Lord saves his anointed; he will answer him from his holy heaven with the saving might of his right hand.Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. They collapse and fall, but we rise and stand upright.

Kathy is a strong believer and a prayer leader. She recently fell and fractured her leg. The enemy is busy these days troubling God’s people who are serving him.

The Great I Am, healer of our souls, please lift Kathy in your arms and hold her close to your heart. Breathe healing through her body and speak sweet truths and comforting words to her soul. Thank you for helping her to carry on with her prayer group despite the enemy’s tactics. May you and your ways be lifted up now and forever, our Great King. In Yeshua’s beautiful Name.

#11. Mary

Psalm 116:1-2

I love the Lord, because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy. Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live.

Mary broke her wrist in two places and then got Covid while in rehab. Compounding things, she’s at high risk because of her stage 4 liver cancer.

Merciful King, please cover Mary with your Name, your Presence, your encouragement, your healing. You who are the Rock, Exalted, Steadfast and True, may you fill her to overflowing with your goodness and strength. In Jesus’s holy name.

#12. Carmella & Family

Lamentations 3:24

The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,“therefore I will hope in him.”

Carmella was widowed earlier this year and now has to pick up roots and move to the other side of the country—but thankfully near her daughter. Still, major moves and deep life changes are soul-rocking. Amidst that, her siblings are having their own sorrows and hardships: her sister Jo-Jo and family (husband died earlier this year), her brother Chuck has had a long battle with stage 4 cancer but is handling treatment, and her brother Vito’s wife has dementia that is worsening.

We bow before you, Glorious King. No one can help us but you—all power and glory belong to you alone. Humbly, we ask for your arms to gather this extended family and cover them in the shelter of your loving wings. Please speak truth, hope, rest, comfort, and the beauty of your ways to their souls . . . and let your love rain down upon them along their journey with and in you. Be magnified, Holy One, be magnified so they are reassured of your presence with them. In Jesus’ wondrous name.

#13. Marcus

Isaiah 26:12

O Lord, you will ordain peace for us, because all that we have done, you have done for us. (CJB)

Marcus lives with his two brothers in their family house. But there’s a potential move ahead to sell the property, an issue for some.

LORD, it’s your desire, your will, that we seek. May these brothers not move hastily but inquire of you and follow your lead. You know their individual needs and the impact this will have one way or another. Please, ABBA, speak peace over them and the situation so however this unfolds, it is by your calm, gentle hand so unity among the brothers prevails and your ways are high and lifted up. In your Name, Lord Jesus, we pray.

#14. Andrea & Roger

Isaiah 26:3-4

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you because he TRUSTS in you. Trust the LORD forever for the LORD GOD is an EVERLASTING ROCK.

Despite major health issues—stage 4 breast cancer and knees/stomach problems—Andrea and Roger are taking a quick vacation this month, a gift from her son.

Your kindness overwhelms us, LORD. Thank you for this gift so Andrea and Roger can have respite from the daily concerns. May you stretch out your garments and protect them and her son/daughter-in-law along their travels. And may it be filled with rest, restoration, refreshment—and a calm in their souls. In Jesus’s magnificent Name.

#15. Vee

Psalm 36:10

Oh, continue your steadfast love to those who know you, and your righteousness to the upright of heart!

From our prior list: Vee has been battling cancer many times. Now in her senior years, the cancer has returned and spread to her liver and elsewhere. Many days she prays for Jesus to call her home to Him.

Sweet Shepherd, our Deliverer, let your strength and mercy rain down from your throne and envelope Vee in this difficult, draining fight. Carry her in your arms, help her to feel your comforting presence, and cover her with your shalom (completeness and a peace not of this world). In Jesus’s glorious Name and power we pray.

#16. Jim

Isaiah 63:9

In all their troubles he was troubled; then the Angel of His Presence saved them; in his love and pity he redeemed them

Jim is a diabetic who has been hospitalized with streptococcus. He needs God’s intervention, encouragement, healing.

Holy, Magnificent King, look down upon Jim and all his troubles. Envelope him through every moment, covering him with your garment of healing and strength, reminding him of your Word, your love, your redemption gift in Jesus. And in our Messiah’s name, we pray.

#17. Mary T.

James 1:12

Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.

Mary is in the thralls of getting her nursing degree—while raising four little ones and while her hubby is working hard outside the home, away at times. Daily life can get exhausting. Strength, encouragement, fellowship with other young couples in the Lord.

LORD, even when we follow your lead, hardships surround us. May you encourage Mary with your words and fellowship from other young Christian couples. Give her restful sleep and release strength in her mind, body, soul. Protect her children and husband, and continue to guide her in all things for your glory. In Jesus’s sweet Name.

#18. Allie

Psalm 13:5

But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.

From our prior prayer list: Allie has been diagnosed with bone cancer. The suddenness of this unexpected life turn is jarring.

LORD GOD MOST HIGH, cover Allie with your garment of comfort. Release healing from your throne according to your will. May the excellence of your ways be evident in every medical treatment and care . . . and we seek your supernatural intervention for your glory and Allie’s good. It’s in your beautiful Name, Jesus, that we pray.

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The world is staggering, about to be shaken as you sift us in this hour of human history. LORD, we call out with these four selected lines of the ancient Hebraic prayer, Ana B’Koach:

We beg You with the strength and greatness of Your right arm, free the bound (untangle the knot) . . . Powerful and Holy One, in goodness lead Your flock . . . Unique One, Exalted One, turn to (face) your people who remember your holiness . . . Accept our prayer and hear our cry, Knower of mysteries.

Song of Songs 5:2a. I was asleep but my heart was awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking!

Psalm 40:1. I waited expectantly, patiently for the Lord until He reached down to me and heard my cry.

August 17, 2024

SOS PRAYER ALERT: ISRAEL

Thank you, LORD, for for the victory you will give Israel. For all those you have allowed to survive. For all those who you have saved and are saving and will save, opening up your Book, your Word, that they may know the glorious gift you have given us and your redemptive plan in Jesus, our Messiah. “He has helped his servant Israel in remembrance of his mercy.”—Luke 1:54

(4) PRAISE REPORTS

#1. Jessica

From our last prayer list: Jessica, a near-21-year-old, went to church a few weeks ago and received the LORD. And she just got a job! May the Lord continue to guide her and make a way for her to attend the young adult group at church to build her walk in Him.

#2. Maria

From our July 14 prayer list: Maria (in Spain) was in depression and is being treated for her attempted suicide. She’s now volunteering at the Red Cross. May God turn her heart toward him, to believe/receive His reward in Jesus for salvation and may he help her understand that He Alone is the true desire of her heart and the answer to her every need.

#3. Baby Matty in Philippines

From our last prayer list: Baby Matty made it through the cleft surgery! But he now needs healing for an infection from the surgery. LORD, thank you for your kindness in helping Matty. Please now strengthen him for this next surgery, which we’re told is going to be more traumatic to his little body. Clothe him with your mercy.

#4. Alexandria

From our last and prior prayer list: Alexandria is a young woman who is incarcerated but trying to get her life back on track. She just finished her high school degree while inside and had her graduation on 8/14/2024! LORD, thank you for encouraging Alex along the way to this milestone. May she now turn her eyes to you. Help her soul to hunger for you and your Word . . . and not be fooled and lured by the world’s mindset and spiritual darkness surrounding her in that environment.

(14) LATEST PRAYER REQUESTS

#5. Jamie

Psalm 25:6

Remember your mercy, O Lord, and your steadfast love, for they have been from of old.”

Bittersweet update. With God’s grace and bathed in your prayers (thank you all so much), Jamie made it through the hip socket surgery. He was to be moved to a rehab center this week, which was delayed due to a setback with pulmonary edema. But now the rehab isn’t going to happen. His stage 4 lung and liver cancer have spread even more . . . and he’s hoping to return home for at-home hospice care.

We bow before you, LORD, grateful for helping Jamie through the hip-socket surgery. Blessed Redeemer, this cancer continues to spread and is weakening him, unless you choose to step in. But it’s your will, your timing, your holy desire that we seek. Please stretch out your wings and draw Jamie beneath them, gently, mercifully, calmly, in your quiet love, as he looks to you along this final leg of his journey down here. Please strengthen him and his family (mom, brothers, children/grandchildren, cousins, etc.) during this time, especially the family members caring for him in this hospice state. And may their time together during these days be blessed and precious in your sight.

#6. Daniela

Job 42:2

I know that you can do all things; no purpose of yours can be thwarted.

From our last prayer list: Daniela has returned to the States from her internship at Calvary’s Bible College in Dumaguete, Philippines.

Our God is a Mighty Warrior. LORD, please establish the roots of Daniela’s calling, open doors for her ministry work, and deepen her love for you. Abba, create in her a courageous spirit for evangelism wherever she goes.

#7. Jeanelle

Psalm 69:16

Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.

Thank you for interceding for Jeanelle’s SOS Prayer Alert. When diagnostics showed an abnormality in the uterus, she underwent an endometrial biopsy. Please keep praying—she has a hysterectomy scheduled for September 30.

O Glory of all, Majestic King your eye is on your daughter who has walked faithfully with you for years. Let her see the greatness of your hand in this, in unexpected, wondrous ways. May your Name be lifted up, be exalted, our King.

#8. D.

Psalm 68:35

You, God, are awesome in your sanctuary; the God of Israel gives power and strength to his people.

For reasons unknown, D. suffers periodically with a respiratory infection.

May the power of the cross—its healing, deliverance, life-giving, and boundless love—emanate throughout her body for restoration, encouragement, and a reprieve from this ongoing condition. Help her rise up, strengthened by your chesed (lovingkindness) and your voice within the crevices of her soul that is affirming your love.

#9. Isobel

Colossians 1:13

He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son.

Isobel is struggling with discouragement fueled by spiritual warfare.

Abba, cast out the darkness and flood her soul with your Light, your calm, your rest. Silence the enemy’s voice, his lies, and stretch out your hand to stop the fiery demonic darts attacking her.

#10. Allie

Psalm 13:5

But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.

Allie (friend of Daniela, #6 on this list) has been diagnosed with bone cancer. The shock of the news is disorienting . . . the suddenness of an unexpected life turn is jarring.

LORD GOD MOST HIGH, cover Allie with your garment of comfort. Release healing from your throne according to your will. May the excellence of your ways be evident in every medical treatment and care . . . and we seek your supernatural intervention for your glory and Allie’s good.

#11. Vee S.

Psalm 36:10

Oh, continue your steadfast love to those who know you, and your righteousness to the upright of heart!

Vee (a believer in Jesus her Messiah and a Catholic) has battled cancer many times, but now in her senior years, the cancer has returned and spread to her liver and elsewhere. Many days she prays for Jesus to call her home to Him.

Sweet Shepherd, our Deliverer, let your strength and mercy rain down from your throne and envelope Vee in this difficult, draining fight. Carry her in your arms, help her to feel your comforting presence, and cover her with your shalom (completeness and a peace not of this world).

#12. Bernie

Romans 15:13

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

We’ve prayed for Bernie’s anticipated hip surgery—now she finally received the date: October 10 at 9 am Eastern time.

Glorious King, guide every step, from these preparatory days through the actual surgery and rehabilitation time frame. Please draw her closer to you with blessed assurance as you help her handle every detail ahead of time at home and for her family’s needs so her mind, soul, and spirit are at rest in you.

#13. Ginny

Jeremiah 1:8

Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, declares the LORD.

Ginny needs healing & salvation. She’s 40 years old but has multiple health problems and is always in and out of the hospital.

El Gibbor, our Mighty God, Ginny must be weary and frightened . . . and perhaps, hopeless. Please step into her life in such a way that the wonder of your Gospel message with its blessed hope (Jesus) revive Ginny spiritually and physically.

#14. Erica

Psalm 40:13

Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me! O LORD, make haste to help me!

In her 30s, she greatly needs God’s redemptive hand, salvation in Jesus, and deliverance from the demonic pull and confusion of a Woke culture and family.

King of kings, there is none like you. Erica’s soul needs your cleansing, your hand to cut the ties that are binding her, your true freedom in Jesus. Let your Truth, Life, and Way surround her on every side so her spiritual eyes are awakened to You.

#15. Anonymous

Lamentations 3:22-23

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

Diagnostics on this man, a believer in Jesus, revealed “something” in the pancreas—possibly a stone. Further tests will be run for clarification and next steps.

El Elyon, our God Most High, you are the great Revealer. Please give wisdom and understanding to the doctors so this man will gain relief from the condition he’s been living with since late last year. And by your hand and love, may he be healed.

#16. Kevin

Hebrews 4:16

Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Battle on. When God moves, the enemy stirs. God has ushered positive, new things to prayerfully ignite a new chapter in Kevin’s life—going back to a Christian university for a bachelor’s degree in Christian Studies with emphasis on Global Ministries. And he started his new job and likes it. Now he needs God’s covering and to stay armored up against the enemy’s wiles to derail things.

LORD, protect these gifts from you, your lovingkindness is too wonderful for us to comprehend. Please continue to help Kevin in his walk with you, in his work, and in his family. Gird him and raise up his soul for your glory.

#17/#18. James & friend Cole

Philippians 4:19

And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

(a) James, a believer, is seeking God’s open doors and guidance.

Abba, hear the heart of your son, James, and lead him forward in your Word, growing his spiritual maturity and firming the ground beneath him per your will and purpose.

(b) Cole is James’s longtime friend. Cole needs salvation and the right truck-driving work so he can eventually leave town for a better place.

Change is the word, LORD. Change in his thinking about you, change in his soul through redemption from Jesus, and change in his work opportunities that take him to better, healthier (spiritually and otherwise) living.

PHOTO CREDIT: Wrecking ball photo only was purchased from iStock.com (my text was inserted onto the photo afterward).