PRAY FOR THE PEACE OF JERUSALEM
God tells us to pray for the peace of Jerusalem in Psalm 122:6-9,
6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!
“May they be secure who love you!
and security within your towers!”
I will say, “Peace be within you!”
I will seek your good. (NIV)
Praying for the peace of Jerusalem is most appropriate for a city whose name literally means “peaceful” and which is the residence of the God of peace.Jesus also said that we should be peacemakers, which would include praying for peace. “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God”.
GOD Almighty gave Jerusalem to Israel as an everlasting Covenant.
Here are few things which God said about and for Jerusalem.
- God pronounced Blessings on those who bless Jerusalem.
- God pronounced a Curse on those who curse Jerusalem.
- The return of our Lord and Saviour is directly related to Jerusalem.
How Should We Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem Today?
In the year 70 A.D. a great national tragedy struck the Jewish people. As Roman legions swept down upon the "City of Peace," the Temple, center of Jewish worship for thousands of years, was destroyed. It has never been rebuilt. Moreover, the Jewish people have been scattered over the face of the globe, so that today only about a third of the world's Jewish population resides in Israel. How and what should we then pray, with neither the majority of the Jewish people nor the Temple any longer in the land of Israel? This very change in situation allows us to apply the psalm to our present circumstances. In fact, we could devise a prayer list based on Psalm 122.
Pray for the Countries Where the Jewish People Have Been Scattered
Hardly a country on the face of the earth has not had some Jewish inhabitants at one time or another. Furthermore, history records that in times of national distress or unrest, blame for a particular country's problems more often than not fell on its Jewish inhabitants. It is ironic that the term "scapegoat," applied to one who is made to bear the brunt of another's mistakes, derives from Leviticus, a book given to the world by Jewish people in the first place! Yet Jews often have been scapegoats of the non-Jewish world. To pray, then, for the nations of the world where Jewish people live is not only commendable in itself; it will help to insure safety and blessing for their Jewish citizens.
The following is a Poem by Dr. Elias E. Hidalgo,Founder-Director of Shalom Scripture Studies.
'JERUSALEM OF GOD'
Jerusalem is The city of GOD,
Where His Holy feet have trod,
Someday soon, we will be there,
And as He promised, in His care.
The GOD of Jacob made His choice,
Where His people would hear His voice,
His Beloved Son, Yeshua cried,
Although heartbroken when He sighed.
On the cross in Jerusalem City,
Indeed, He was a sight of pity,
But when, He arose from the dead,
He conquered all, as He said.
He's coming back as a Lion,
To rule and reign from Zion,
As eternity, He ushers in,
In New Jerusalem, Yeshua our King.
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