2025 Weekly-Prayer

• God reigns in the 2026 midterm elections : Heavenly Father, You are the God who rules over all nations and deposes and establishes kings. We pray for every crucial campaign and election this year, especially the Senate races in Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, and North Carolina, that in each district Your will rise up men after your own heart to enter Congress, filling it with God-fearing and righteous men who continue to work with the Trump administration to complete Your transformation of America. May Your will be done, and may America be great again!
• Restoring Election Integrity : Heavenly Father, inspire more Christians to vote in accordance with biblical values ​​in this midterm election, especially in these crucial states. Guide us on how to participate in the election process – whether it’s assisting with campaigns, working at polling stations, monitoring the election process, or encouraging pastors to preach the truth from the pulpit. Enable us to stand up against evil, speak out boldly for righteousness, expose all those who and things that deviate from Your will, and restore election integrity.
• We declare ,
  • God reigns in the 2026 midterm elections!
  • All systems of election fraud and deception must be exposed and rejected, and those who commit crimes will be brought to justice.
  • Election integrity will be restored, and public opinion will be fully expressed.
  • Liberal, socialist, communist, Marxist, or Islamic agendas will never make any progress in the United States.

All of this we ask in Yeshua’s name. Amen.

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Pray for America: Joel’s Army Prayer Points (1/4)

Editor’s note: This article is the focus of the “World for Christ” ministry led by Nita Johnson to pray for the United States on December 7th for your reference and prayer.

1. Worship God, pray for revival and awakening, youth, new breed of warriors, and bring communism down.
2. Pray for Trump Admin/Cabinet, Elon Musk protection, wisdom, discernment, in each step God has given him to Make America Great Again. Pray for grace and unity for the nation in this time of uprooting corruption. One Nation Under God!
3. economy- something is restraining it, it should’ve picked up by now, pray for the release. Pray over blackrock and what that represents, deep state power and control via wars.
4. Pray for media – legacy media and tech. Pray for restraints on the tech revolution, this weight must fall, and they are only advancing it toward an ungodly globalist agenda.
5. Pray for Academia – pray for an eradication of communism, cultural Marxist ideology from educational system. Pray for school choice, 1776 curriculum, resurgence of patriotism.
6. Repent for bloodletting and call in a culture of life. Include abortion all 50 states and human trafficking.
7. Pray for ongoing wars – WW3 efforts via Russia/ukraine & Israel/Middle East, Middle East – Islamic world dominion machine expose and bring it down. Pray against planned chaos by Islamic extremists.
8. Pray against Chaos– pray against sleeper agents here in America. Pray for complete exposure of them as well as their funding. Pay against no kings protests/riots. Pray against false flags and weather manipulation.
9. Pray for this generation (give special attention to youth) to rise up in the fire of God. Pray for pure streams of revival to prepare and equip this generation for their destiny in God.
10. Pray for the protection of ICE (Mexican cartels have placed bounties on them) and conservatives.
11. Political realignment. Pray for exposure of the rainbow coalition. Minorities who Chinese/Marxist rally to get out the vote. They will use them to try to flip seats in 2026 and 2028. We need to thwart their plans.

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Pray for Israel: This Week’s Current Events and Prayer Focus(12/6)

Editor’s Note: The current events background for this article is reprinted from the January 4th post by the Kingdom Inheritance ministry. The prayer points are reprinted from the December 6th prayer focus by Kingdom Inheritance, provided solely for the reference and prayer of intercessors.

【 Israel & Nations 】

【Prayer Points 】​

• Prayer for Government and Society
  • May God transform political and military leaders into the “sons of Zion” described in Scripture—trembling before Him, recognizing Him as King and Helper, and receiving heavenly wisdom and protection.
  • Pray for unity within Israel’s government, that it may not be deceived. May leaders be guided by God, uphold biblical principles, and fulfill His will.
  • Israel’s diplomatic isolation is God’s guidance, turning the nation toward Him. May God purify the government, lead judicial reform, correct groups reluctant to serve, and stir the people to pursue justice and truth.
• Pray for Diplomatic Relations
  • The curses and betrayals of nations reflect their hostility toward God; may Israel respond biblically, revealing God’s glory. May God anoint Bibi and officials to uphold truth in interactions with the US, UN, and nations.
  • May any plan to recognize a Palestinian state fail; turn curses from international media and NGOs into blessings.
  • Pray the Lord halts subsequent phases of Trump’s ceasefire plan and prevents any foreign forces (like ISF) from entering God’s land.
  • Protect Israeli soldiers; grant the IDF divine strategy, swift action, and the ability to unexpectedly dismantle Hamas’ capabilities (including tunnels).
  • Thank God for Israel’s steadfast refusal to allow Hamas or the Palestinian Authority to control Gaza; pray Israel recognizes Gaza as the original inheritance of the tribe of Judah and incorporates it into post-war plans.
• Pray for External Security
  • Israel faces a multifaceted threat from regional powers and militant groups: Qatar, Turkey, Iran, Hezbollah, and others collectively escalate Israel’s security risks; international political alliances (e.g., U.S. with Qatar/Turkey) may also harm Israel.
  • Pray for God to protect Israel, disintegrate enemy forces, and sow confusion among adversaries: including safeguarding borders, preventing hostile factions from rebuilding, instilling mutual suspicion among Middle Eastern enemies, securing Israel’s victory in multi-front conflicts, and sending heavenly armies with His judgment against evil schemes (especially Iran’s).
• Pray for Aliyah/Salvation/The Messianic Body
  • Pray that God removes economic, political, and psychological barriers; transforms their misperceptions about Israel’s security; and helps them understand that nations still connect them to Israel. Pray that God prepares Israel to welcome new immigrants and accelerates the absorption process.
  • God’s will is to increase the “remnant” and bring more Jews to salvation: reveal to Jews that Jesus fulfilled prophecies of resurrection and redemption, and heal their spiritual wounds and isolation.
  • Believers need to restore the correct theological understanding of “blessing Israel and the nations”: including the Abrahamic Covenant, the promise of Genesis 28:14, and the connection between the blessing of the Gentiles and Israel’s restoration. Pray that God would purify the Body of Messiah, freeing it from anti-Semitism and replacement theology.
  • May God raise up believers who discern the times and stand courageously in support of Israel: including more sons and daughters of Issachar, voices openly confronting lies, restoring the church’s courage and missionary calling, and understanding that the eternal destiny of Gentile believers is bound up with Israel.

In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen!

In Jesus Christ’s name, Amen!

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Praying for Israel: Israel’s Red Sea Chessboard: The Strategic Intent Behind Recognizing Somaliland

Editor’s Note: The current affairs/background of this article is reprinted from a December 31 post by the “Jerusalem Global Chinese Worship Center” (CANWF).

【Background/Event: On December 26, 2025, Israel officially recognized Somaliland (full name: the Republic of Somaliland) as an independent country, becoming the first nation in the world to recognize its sovereignty.  .. Click for details 】

• Genesis 12:3 – I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.
• Isaiah 43:19  Behold, I am about to do a new thing, and now it is about to be revealed—do you not know it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
• Numbers 6:24-26   May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you. May the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.

【 Key Points of Prayer 】

• Israel’s Diplomatic Breakthrough : Heavenly Father, thank You for paving the way for Israel’s diplomacy, a precious breakthrough amidst Israel’s international isolation following the Israel-Kazakhstan war. Bless Somaliland, a nation willing to bless Israel, and inspire more countries to participate in the Abraham Accords and stand with Israel. Continue to bestow upon Israel the wisdom and strategies You have provided, personally guiding Israel onto a new path, opening rivers of peace in the wilderness of diplomacy, and helping Israel’s diplomacy achieve even greater breakthroughs in 2026.
• Peace and stability in the Red Sea region : Heavenly Father, please protect the strategic outposts Israel has established here, enabling them to effectively contain the Houthis and safeguard maritime trade. In the face of strong opposition and condemnation from many countries, let the Holy Spirit work in this region to defuse the tensions. Grant wisdom to world leaders so that cooperation between Israel and Somaliland truly leads to regional peace, rather than causing turmoil. Protect Israel’s global role and security, and grant it transcendental peace.

In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen!

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Critical Event: The Middle East Enters a New Era of Revival and Last Harvest

【Current Affairs Background:  Prophet Cindy Jacobs invited her husband, Dr. Chuck Pierce, along with intercessors and apostles from various nations, to discuss the recent situation in the Middle East and encourage Christians to persevere in prayer. They received the message that the Middle East “Board of Peace” will bring revival and a great harvest in the end times. ...Detailed Reading】

[Key Points of Prayer]

• We pray that the Lord will deliver the people of Egypt, that they will remain steadfast in the local churches and among Christians, and that the message of peace and healing will spread throughout the Middle East.
• We pray that the Lord will raise up more Christians in the United States and around the world to pray for the situation in the Middle East, to seize the window of opportunity, to lead the nation into God’s will, and to pave the way for the great harvest in the end times.
• We pray that the Lord will bring renewal so that our brothers and sisters may smoothly enter the next stage of great harvest.
• We pray that the Lord will change our minds, let go of our prejudices and hatred, fight the good fight according to God’s promise, witness the revival coming to the Middle East, and welcome the great harvest of the end times.

In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen!

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Critical Event: Major Opening Events of 2026 – Combating the Axis of Evil

【Background:  As the timeline entered 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration’s special forces carried out a lightning-fast operation, arresting Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro within just 2.2 hours and bringing him to the United States to stand trial—sending shockwaves through the international community. …Detailed Reading】

• Isaiah 10:1-3　Woe to those who set forth unjust laws and record deceitful pronouncements, who seek to wrong the needy and take away justice from the afflicted among my people, who will take widows as captives and orphans as spoils! What will you do when disaster comes from afar on the day of punishment? To whom will you flee for help? Where will your glory remain?
• Psalm 146:7-8   He vindicates the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The Lord releases the prisoners; the Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
• Jeremiah 49:35, 38-39   This is what the Lord Almighty says: “I will break the bow of the Elamites, the power of their leaders… I will set my throne in Elam, and from there I will destroy kings and leaders,” declares the Lord. “In the end I will bring back the Elamites from captivity,” declares the Lord.
• Isaiah 11:11   On that day the Lord will stretch out his hand a second time and save the remnant of his people, who are in Elam and the islands.

【Prayer】

• God reveals Himself : Lord! We praise You, for You are such a great God! Your works are wondrous and unfathomable. We praise You for what is happening now, and thank You for personally revealing Yourself. We revere You, we bow down, for You are an all-knowing, all-present, and all-powerful God!
• We hereby declare :
  • Venezuela does not belong to dark powers; the evil regime and its party must be completely removed.
  • The land of Venezuela and its people belong to the Lord.
  • God will vindicate the oppressed, heal the land of Venezuela, restore it to its former glory, and restore justice and freedom.
  • Venezuelans who have been kidnapped demand their release, and those who have been oppressed demand their freedom.
  • God will deliver the people of Venezuela and open the door to the Gospel.
  • The Lord will break the bow of Elam, and the Lord will set His throne in Elam, and personally rescue and release His people in Iran to return to His destiny.
  • Iran’s doors will be wide open. Iran’s return will change the entire Middle East, opening the Isaiah’s 19th Avenue, inspiring the Israeli people to strive and turn to the Lord with their families, welcoming His return.

In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen!

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Pray for FirstNations: Observe Holy Communion for America – Witness the Moment of Unity between Native Americans and Nations in Washington, D.C.

Editor’s Note: This article is written by an intercessor from Zion Church in Canada.  She shares her experiences attending meetings such as “Communion America” ​​with Indigenous people in Washington, D.C., from a different perspective. (Click hereto read related reports about the Taiwanese Indigenous delegation’s participation in these services .)

【Current events/Background:   More than a decade later, I returned to Washington, D.C., to attend two gatherings, “All Tribes DC” and “Communion America.” This all began with a prayer request from a Native American leader a few weeks earlier. …Detailed Reading 】

• Psalm 24:7-8    Lift up your heads, you gates, your eternal doors, for the King of glory will enter—the Lord, mighty and victorious in battle! 

【Prayer】

In the name of Christ Jesus, Amen!

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Pray for First Nations: Are Jews Indigenous to the Land of Israel?

【Current events/Background:  As an indigenous activist—I am a Métis from the Paddle Prairie Metis settlement in Alberta, Canada—there is one question I am most often asked by the public, one that can instantly divide a community due to its intense and arduous subject matter. …Detailed Reading 】

• Ezekiel 37:14   I will put my Spirit within you, and you will live; I will place you in your own land, and you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken and done so.
• Genesis 12:2-3 I will make you into a great nation and bless you, and make your name great; and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and curse whoever curses you; and in you all the families of the earth will be blessed. 
• Isa 37:31  The remnant of the house of Judah who have escaped will once again take root downward and bear fruit upward.
  
• Isa 27:6  In the future Jacob will take root, Israel will blossom and bud, and the world will be filled with their fruit.

【prayer】

• The Jewish people’s indigenous identity is recognized:  Heavenly Father, please enable the nations of the world to understand the truth, respect the Jewish people’s history and spiritual heritage, and see their inseparable connection to the Land of Israel. May those in power no longer oppose your plan but instead bless Israel and be blessed through Israel. May truth prevail over false narratives, and may the foundations of history remain unshaken by lies. May you strengthen the identity of the people of Israel, allowing them to enjoy honor and peace in their ancestral land.
• Awaken the Jewish people’s longing for their cultural and spiritual heritage:   Heavenly Father, awaken the Jewish people’s longing for their cultural and spiritual heritage, so that they may not be obscured by worldly definitions but see themselves through Your eyes as Your covenant people. May Israel, from generation to generation, take root and bear fruit in the land where You have placed them, flourishing and flourishing. We declare: Jacob will take root, Israel will bud and blossom, and their fruit will fill the earth. (Isaiah 27:6)
  

In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen!

Pray For Church

Pray for Participating Churches and Pastors on Regional 24/7 Prayer Walls

【Editor’s Note: The 24/7 prayer walls listed here are especially for local churches and pastors. If you are committed to watch on the regional walls, simply click on the link listed below to connect to the local prayer wall. 】

• East Coast 24/7 Prayer Wall – Prayers for Local Churches & Leaders
• Bread Of Life Christian Church in ShiLin
• NZ Awaken the Dawn

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Related Events and Prayer Background

Editorial Special Section: Chuck Pierce: Prophetic WARNING – 2026 America’s Critical Crossroad

Message: Chuck Pierce Date: December 20, 2025  Source: YouTube video

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Editorial Special Section: Eric Burton: Jewish Calendar Year 5786 | What God is Showing Us About This Year

Message: Eric Burton  Date: December 27, 2025  Source: Youtube Video

Editor’s Note: This excerpt is from a YouTube video by Eric Burton, founder of Groundbreaker International. We are currently in the Jewish year 5786, about to enter the Gregorian year 2026. In this video, Eric explores how Gregorian year numbers align with the Jewish calendar on a prophetic level, and what we can expect from 2026. You can watch the video (English version) or click hereto read a more detailed explanation, ” 2026/5786: The Year of Power Connection – Deciphering God’s Divine Blueprint for the Coming Year” .

1. The Significance of the Number 6 and the Letter Vav: The focus of the Hebrew year 5786 is the number 6, which corresponds to the Hebrew letter Vav.
   • Meaning of Vav: This letter symbolizes a hook or a connecting point, much like the hooks used in the Tabernacle to connect the curtains to the structure.
   • Connecting Heaven and Earth: Vav is viewed as the point that joins “heaven” and “earth,” as seen in Genesis 1:1.
   •  Double Connection: Because the year 2026 contains two 6s (or can be seen as a “double 6”), it is declared a year of “double connection” where God “stitches” together prophecies and events to bring them to fulfillment.
2. The Numerical Power of 26: The number 26 is central to this prophetic message because it is the numerical value (Gematria) of the name of God, YHWH (Yod=10, He=5, Vav=6, He=5).
   • Divine Intervention: The number 26 signifies supernatural, miraculous intervention where God reaches down to move in human affairs.
   • Power Connected to Earth: Using Hebrew pictographs, 20 (Kof) represents the palm of a hand or potential power, and 6 (Vav) represents connection. Therefore, 20 + 6 = 26, symbolizing God’s power and potential being connected to the earth to bring victory and breakthroughs.
   • The Aleph Connection: The letter Aleph is also composed of two Yods (10+10=20) and a Vav (6), totaling 26, which further points to God’s almighty intervention and His connection with man.
3. The Decade of the Mouth (Pe): We are currently in the decade of the letter Pe (numerical value 80), which symbolizes the “mouth”.
   • Prophetic Declaration: When the “mouth” (80) is combined with the “connection” (6) of this year, it means that what we speak must align with God.
   • Alignment: By declaring God’s will on earth, believers act as a conduit to “stitch” heavenly purposes into the physical realm.
4. Power Connections and Alliances:  The year 2026 is described as a year of “Power Connections” where God will arrange for people to reconnect or meet key partners.
   • Synergy: These connections will create a synergy that threatens the kingdom of darkness, though the “enemy” may try to create “fake connections” or confusion.
   • Discernment: Believers are encouraged to discern these relationships by their “fruit”—character and alignment with the Holy Spirit.
   • Intergenerational Unity: A major theme is the “allied relationship” between different generations, where the experience of the older generation joins the vitality and breakthrough-thinking of the younger generation.
5. Expectations for 2026: While the world remains fallen and challenges will exist, the message for the “Body of Christ” is that 2026 will be a “good year” filled with the manifestation of God’s glory.
   • Divine Order: The combination of two Vavs (6+6) equals 12, which symbolizes divine government and order being established in families and ministries.
   • Breakthrough: There is a specific declaration for a “great victory” and signs of breakthrough to appear as early as the first week of 2026.
   •  Focus: The focus of prayer for this year includes health, financial multiplication (hundredfold returns), and leaving the burdens of the past in 2025.

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Editorial Special Section:Hank Kunneman: SPECIAL 2026 PROPHECY: MANY WILL BE NO MORE

Message: Hank Kunneman  Date: January 2, 2026  Source: Youtube Video

“They will be scattered, for this is the time of victory, the time of conquest. This is the time and season for me to rise up and crush the strongholds that have held the earth for generations. I will bring freedom, I will bring liberation—not only to my people, but also to those who suffer and are oppressed in the hands of men.”

“From Conflict to Conquest: The Global Reset.”

US political situation

“There is another conflict, not of my own making. There is a turmoil within the Republican Party right now. I am watching you. You call yourselves the ‘red party’ that represents conservatism. But I tell you: you have strayed from honoring and following my path, and from upholding the values ​​I have spoken of.”

You must draw a ‘red line’ to determine the extent of change that will occur in your midterm elections. There is indeed a disturbance now, and something is indeed hidden within it, and I will reveal that hidden thing.

• Republicans : Listen to me, Republicans: I will expose what is hidden within you, and hidden in the “bush,” that seeks to divide you . Stay away from all narratives. For my purpose is to gain Ohio and Florida, to raise up my chosen people, to unite them in one another, to make them of one mind. For in Florida and in Ohio lies a mystery that will be revealed .
• JD Vance and the Trump family : This isn’t just about 2028, or what you think it is; it’s about your future elections. Because I have declared: I am here to reclaim a generation. Stay away from narratives that hinder you, that make you conform to lies, and from actions that try to put my unchosen people in positions of power.

I declared and said, “ A great test is coming upon this Vice President . How will you respond? Who will you become?” But there are others, even within the Trump family. I have not yet completed the anointing I have placed upon him and his family . However, there are others who will rise up, standing in a position of strength, demonstrating the “reset” I promised to this land.”

Now, let us raise our hands before God.

Spiritual and Personal Level

• A Turning Point in Personal Issues : Father, at this very moment, we ask You to take over all conflict—not only earthly conflict, but also those that attempt to arise in our lives: whether it be illness, disease, symptoms, pain, diagnosis; or interpersonal strife, marital quarrels, disobedient children, financial struggles, and all kinds of conflict. In 2026—this “Year of Relationship Turning”—we cry out to You: may conflict be brought into a state of “conquest and victory” not only on earth, but also in the lives of Your people. We are declaring it. Let us say it now. Come, let us begin to pray.

Arise, God! May all fires be extinguished by the God of fire. May God rise for this earth, for all nations, and for all peoples. May God rise among those who are persecuted and martyred for the Lord. May God rise for the innocent, for children, and stop the hand of the enemy and the wicked. Arise, God! This victory is not by our power, nor by our ability, but by Almighty God.

• Family and the Next Generation : The Spirit of God says, “Hear me, give your children to me.” You might ask, “What do you mean, God?” I remind you that people, from Elijah and Elisha to Jesus, brought their children into the anointing that rests upon them. Therefore, I say to you tonight: Bring your children to me. However, those who are listening now might say, “But I have no children; I am barren.” Give your children to me. I have said that Hannah was barren, yet she gave her child to me before it even entered her womb.

Offer up your children. Oh, barren woman, give your children to me. Oh, mother of those prodigal sons, those rebellious children who walk the paths of the world, I have recorded in my words those women, those mothers, whose children rose from the dead. Can I do this again? Yes.

“Give your children to me and see what I will do,” says the Spirit of God. At this moment, when the heavens are open, call upon their names, and I will bring change and transformation. Bring the children of this generation before me, for they are the generation that will bring change; they will stand

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Editorial Special Section: Lou Engle: A Million Women – 2026 Esther Call

Messsage: Lou Engle   Date: December 31, 2025  Source : A Million Women

Several years ago, a couple of days before Christmas, I was rushing around, doing some last-minute shopping. I went inside one of those stores where everything costs a dollar.

But the Church has not lost her footing. We are calling the global A Million Women family to advance His Kingdom on earth through a year of strategic united prayer and fasting.

Starting this January 1st, we are launching The Global Esther Fast, calling our global community of Esthers and Mordecais to a year of collective prayer and fasting for revival and reformation to come to the nations and our families, for “For such a time as this.” (Esther 4:14)

We are inviting you to fast and pray the first three days of every month throughout 2026, aligning our hearts with Heaven and contending together for nations, truth, and transformation. This is more than a rhythm—it is a holy summons to stand in the gap.

Our Monthly Focus

Day One – The Rising of an Army of Esthers

We pray for the global prayer movement of Esthers to arise in force—men and women grounded in truth, humility, and holy courage—standing against deceptive ideologies, and counterfeit movements spreading across the globe, and for our personal calling as modern-day Esthers and Mordecai’s

“The people who know their God shall be strong and carry out great exploits.” (Daniel 11:32)

Day Two – Your Home Nation 

We turn our focus to our home nation. While each nation’s need looks different, every nation has promises and prophetic assignments to be fulfilled. We contend for repentance, reformation, righteous leadership, and awakening.

“Ask of Me, and I will make the nations your inheritance.” (Psalm 2:8)

Day Three – Israel & Standing Against Antisemitism 
We pray for Israel —its peace, protection, and salvation—and boldly come against the Hamanic spirit that is behind the rising demonic tide of antisemitism worldwide.

“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: ‘May they prosper who love you’” (Psalm 122:6)

Scripture reminds us, “If My people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray… then I will hear from heaven” (2 Chronicles 7:14). We believe Heaven responds when God’s people align—and that history is shaped by those willing to say yes.

As you read this, our prayer is that you would feel a holy stirring—the burden and the burn—to join us. As we fast and pray together, we are confident of this truth: radical global transformation will take place.

Dear Esther, join us and take your place in 2026!

Let us know that you are fasting with us and to receive monthly updates.

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Editorial Special Section: JoyLynn: 2026 – The Year of War Horses

Message: JoyLynn  Date : January 1, 2026  Source: Zion Church in Vancouver

When I asked the Lord what is in His heart about 2026, He said that every new year is a GATE to a new beginning. And for 2026, we need to enter that gate like a HORSE! He reminded me that the coming Chinese New Year marks the *Year of the Fire Horse*. The Lord said, “Don’t be discouraged by what happened in 2025, the Year of the Snake. No wonder! There were so many disappointments and trials! Cheer yourself up—you are still here! That means you have trampled over the snake and overcome the enemy!” So be encouraged!

The Lord told me there will be great shaking in every area of our lives in 2026. For “the horse is prepared for the day of battle” (Proverbs 21:31a), and we must prepare ourselves to be war horses—whether we feel willing or ready or not.

We will LEAP over all the obstacles in the past! May the Lord open our eyes to see the heavenly realm, like He did for John the beloved, to see our King on the white horse is a victorious King above all!! May we join the heavenly army of white horses and follow the King of kings and Lord of lords (Rev 19:11-16)! Amen!

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Editorial Special Section: Anton Cruz: Promise Word for 2026

Message: Father Anton Cruz   Date : December 31, 2025  Source: Royal Kids Ministries

Happy New Year! It has been an amazing year. We are standing at a very important moment – ​​2025. That is to say, 25 years have passed, and another 25 years are about to begin.

We stand at this crucial juncture, but today, God speaks to you and me through Jeremiah 24:6 : “I will visit them and make them good; I will bring them back to the land; I will build them up and will not tear them down; I will plant them and will not uproot them. I will give them knowledge of me, that they may know that I am the Lord; they will be my people and I will be their God, for their hearts will be with me.”

This is the message God has placed in my heart to share with you today. You know, many things have happened in these 25 years: tremors, shocks, and even now, people are still in transition. So what will happen in this season, in the next 15 years, that is, in 2040 ? I want to tell you that God’s word is: “Build.” He says, “I will establish.”

This is a time to build relationships . I know many people are searching for something deep inside – relationships. But God says the first thing is to build a relationship with Him. This is what I wanted to share with you from the beginning: build a relationship with God from the start. But I want to tell you that even if you’re not ready to build a relationship with Him, He is already ready to build a relationship with you. Even though you have so many things to do, God has no other job but one thing – to love you and build a relationship with you.

So this year will be a wonderful year for you. You will see the love of the Father, the love of God. He is your Father. You will experience a very strong and powerful relationship. This is exactly what you and I have been lacking these days. But God says, “I will be your God, and you will be my children; I will be your Father, and you will be my children.” So this is a time for building relationships.

What I see in the next 15 years – especially the next 10 – is a revival of prayer. I don’t know how many of you believe it, but I do. There will be a great revival, and it will happen very soon, starting now.

But first and foremost, if you want to see a global revival, the first thing is your relationship with God – our relationship with God, our encounter with God, our intimacy with God. This is the first thing, and this is what revival is.

God said, “I want to build a relationship with you.” This is a time to build a relationship, a time to build a relationship with God, a time to encounter God. So I encourage each of you to spend more time alone with God this year.

Wash away all the seeds. God says, now is the time when you don’t need to expend so much effort to weed. “I will plant myself.” This means that everything you’ve done in the past has not been in vain. He says, “I will lead you to the next level.” This is a season of planting —including expanding the church, expanding many ministries, and new ministries will arise.

I truly thank God. I actually have a lot more to share with you, and perhaps I will continue to share in the days to come. But I want to tell you that this is a time for prayer, a time for personal encounter with God, a time for walking with God.

This is what I want to share with you this year, 2026. But a lot will happen in the coming years. It’s a pivotal moment, I tell you, a major one.

Are you ready? Many changes are about to happen. Are you ready to face these changes? Today, let’s begin praying for the next 10 years, starting in 2026.

Father, today I offer thanks to You for all who are watching and listening. This year, Father, is a year in which we walk with You. We thank You, Father, for walking with us. This is a time for walking together.

I saw many people shaken; they lost their identities, even their life’s journey. Let me see, Father, they will return, for You have waited so long. Thank You, Father. When they are alone, enter their rooms, enter their lives; wherever they go, walk with them, for You say, “I am with You, I am with You.”

Thank you, Father. Thank you for everyone. You have prepared a great plan for the coming years, but this year, I pray that they can draw so close to you, know you, love you, and enter into the heart of the Father. Thank you, Father, for speaking to their lives.

I pray for many leaders, and even for all churches, that they may respond to this call and embark on the journey together. Father, this year is a time when people encounter You.

I pray for every church, for everyone who decides to spend one or two hours alone with You each day. Father, may You reveal Your Fatherly heart and unveil Your mysteries. Whether it is something that will happen in a family, something that will happen in the church, or something that will happen in the world, please speak to them. Thank You.

Father, I pray this in the name of Jesus. God bless you. Happy New Year.

Pray for America: Five Pivotal Races in the 2026 Midterm Election

Editor’s Note : This article is excerpted from the Intercessors for America’s top prayer project on January 1, 2026, “These 5 Midterm Races Need Your Prayer in 2026” .

【 Current Events/Background:  The 2026 midterm elections are crucial for President Trump’s ability to maintain Republican control of Washington. Here are details for five key districts:

• Georgia : Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff　 will seek re-election. Although he won the runoff in 2021, his lead was only 1.2%. His seat is challenged as Trump won the state in 2024 with a 2.2% margin, and Ossoff is held accountable for last year’s government shutdown. The state primary will be held on May 19.
• Michigan : The impending retirement of Democratic Senator Gary Peters has sparked a three-way race within the state. Contestants include the progressive Abdul El-Sayed, and two moderates, Haley Stevens and Mallory McMorrow. Republicans have criticized El-Sayed’s proposals, such as those for universal healthcare, as “radical socialism.” The primary election is scheduled for August 4th.
• Minnesota : A seat is vacant in the state following Senator Tina Smith’s retirement. While Minnesota is traditionally a deep blue state (supporting Democrats), recent fraud scandals have provided a campaign opportunity for conservatives. The primary will be held on August 10.
• Iowa : Republican Senator Joni Ernst announced her retirement, and Democrats hope to overturn the seat. Although Trump won the state by a large margin of 13.3% in 2024, losing the incumbent’s advantage could put Republicans in a tough fight. The primary is scheduled for June 2nd.
• North Carolina : The seat is highly competitive after the retirement of Republican Senator Thom Tillis. The general election is likely to be between former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley and former Democratic Governor Roy Cooper. Whatley has extensive fundraising and campaigning experience, while Cooper has an undefeated record and appeals to moderate voters. The primary will be held on March 3.[5]

This midterm election is like a reshuffling of the political landscape. The departure of the incumbent and the shift in party affiliation have made these five states key battlegrounds for determining the future power structure of Congress.

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Pray for Israel: This Week’s Current Events and Prayer Focus(1/4)

Editor’s Note: The current events background for this article is reprinted from the January 4th post by the Kingdom Inheritance ministry. The prayer points are reprinted from the December 6th prayer focus by Kingdom Inheritance, provided solely for the reference and prayer of intercessors.

Israel & Other Nations

Netanyahu speaks

• In his remarks following his visit to the United States, Prime Minister Netanyahu stated: President Trump made it clear that Hamas disarmament is a necessary and fundamental prerequisite for his 20-point plan. We fully support the United States’ actions in Venezuela. Latin America is undergoing transformation, with countries returning to the US camp and rebuilding ties with the State of Israel.
• Netanyahu on Somaliland, Judaism and Samaria, Syria, and Christians:
  • Somaliland hopes to join the Abraham Accords, as its democratic system differs from that of other parts of Somalia.
  • We hope to see a future where Judaism and Samaria are no longer used to carry out terrorist attacks. Israel must ultimately exercise military control over Judaism and Samaria.
  • Regarding Syria: Half of their army consists of jihadists.
  • Christians are persecuted throughout the Middle East, with one exception: Israel.

Israel

• By 2025, approximately 70,000 Israelis will have left Israel, while about 24,600 new immigrants will have arrived. Israel’s population will reach approximately 10.178 million, thanks to a persistently high birth rate. This sharp increase in immigration is linked to security concerns, political uncertainty, and cost-of-living pressures. Analysts point out that a large number of immigrants are working-age professionals, which could have long-term economic and labor market impacts.
• New developments in Israel indicate a domino effect is emerging, potentially creating geopolitical upheavals that could reshape the Middle East and the global landscape. Israel is at the center of this. Meanwhile, Iran is experiencing its first large-scale challenge to its regime, which has not resorted to its usual extreme repression, as Trump’s warnings have caused it to lose control over public fear. This could provide an opportunity for Iran’s collapse and transformation, thereby impacting the roots of global terrorism.
• Meanwhile, Trump’s arrest of the Venezuelan prime minister sparked widespread reactions. This not only impacted alliances with countries like Iran but also revealed the moral stance of Western nations.
• Israel continues its fight against Hezbollah, and with Iran’s power waning, the time is ripe to complete this “mission.” 2026 could be the year of freedom’s expansion, with strong leadership confronting evil forces. History will turn arrogance into defeat, and the responsibility returns to us. Israel lives on!

Venezuela

• Trump announced a large-scale U.S. military operation in Venezuela, capturing President Maduro and his wife.
• U.S. Attorney General Bondi stated that Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife have been indicted on charges including drug terrorism and cocaine trafficking. Maduro is not only a tyrant and drug kingpin, but also a financier of Palestinian terrorism and provides funding to Islamist terrorists operating in northern Yemen, who are linked to the Iranian regime and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
• Opposition leader Machado issued a statement announcing the official start of Venezuela’s democratic transition, stating that Maduro will face an international trial and that the era of fear is coming to an end. Venezuela will finally gain freedom, which he sees as the culmination of years of sacrifice and resistance, marking the beginning of a new chapter.
•  Following Maduro’s arrest, large-scale public celebrations erupted across Venezuela.
•  President Trump stated that the United States will temporarily oversee Venezuela to ensure a “safe, proper, and just transition,” and that the United States hopes the Venezuelan people will enjoy “peace, freedom, and justice” as they move toward a new leadership.
• Following the actions in Venezuela, President Trump threatened the Colombian president, saying, “He produces cocaine. He’d better watch out.” Rubio stated that if he were a member of the Cuban government, “he would start to worry.”
• The “Stop Interference in Venezuela” marches currently taking place in two major U.S. cities, New York and Chicago, are organized by the Socialist Liberation Party. This party is funded by a billionaire with ties to the CCP, named Singham.

Middle East

• Clashes erupted in Iran as residents united against the Iranian regime in what witnesses described as one of the largest uprisings in the city’s history. Protesters stormed a local police station, fueling widespread anger. Regime forces responded with live ammunition, and despite the harsh crackdown, thousands took to the streets, with dozens injured.
• Iranian Communications Minister Hashimi stated that the country suffered a large-scale cyberattack against the national communications system.

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Pray for Israel: Israel’s Red Sea Chessboard: The Strategic Intent Behind Recognizing Somaliland

Editor’s Note: The current affairs/background of this article is reprinted from a December 31 post by the “Jerusalem Global Chinese Worship Center” (CANWF).

【Background/Event: On December 26, 2025, Israel officially recognized Somaliland (full name: the Republic of Somaliland) as an independent country, becoming the first nation in the world to recognize its sovereignty. The two sides signed a declaration of mutual recognition. At the same time, Somaliland expressed its desire to join the Abraham Accords, viewing this as a step toward regional peace. However, this move immediately drew strong condemnation from Somalia (full name: the Federal Republic of Somalia) and many other countries, which accused Israel of undermining Somalia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

A Brief Overview of Somaliland

Located at the mouth of the Gulf of Aden in the Horn of Africa, Somaliland was formerly a British colony. After a brief period of independence, it merged with Somalia. Due to civil war and governance conflicts, Somaliland declared renewed independence in 1991. Since then, it has operated autonomously and has maintained a relatively more stable situation than Somalia. However, it has never received broad international recognition. Currently, only a few countries—including the United Kingdom, Ethiopia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Denmark, Kenya, and Taiwan—maintain liaison offices there. Somaliland and Somalia have continued to engage in a prolonged tug-of-war over territory and sovereignty.

Israel’s Strategic Deployment in the Red Sea Region

Israel’s decision to become the first country in the world to formally recognize Somaliland’s sovereignty is not merely a diplomatic choice, but a geopolitical strategy. First, Israel gains the opportunity to establish a strategic outpost in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, serving as a counterbalance to the Iran-backed Houthi forces.

Moreover, Somaliland lies adjacent to Yemen and is located along the vital maritime artery connecting the Suez Canal, the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, and the Indian Ocean—an essential route through which approximately 12% of the world’s energy trade is transported. This diplomatic move therefore brings significant benefits to Israel’s maritime trade and defense strategy.

Second, Israel’s recognition of Somaliland helps open a new circle of allies amid its international isolation. Following the Israel–Hamas war, Israel has faced widespread international criticism, but through this opportunity it has shifted its diplomatic focus toward Africa, aiming to build new alliances not dominated by the Arab world. At the same time, Somaliland—a Muslim-majority entity—has expressed willingness to join the Abraham Accords, marking a symbolic breakthrough for Israel in the Muslim world.

(Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signing the declaration of mutual recognition with Somaliland.)

International Backlash

Following Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, many countries voiced strong opposition, including Somalia, Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Djibouti. These countries argue that the move undermines Somalia’s territorial sovereignty and warn that Israel’s actions could threaten the regional balance of power.

In fact, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt all maintain military deployments in and around Somalia and Somaliland. Turkey sustains its influence in East Africa and the Horn of Africa through military bases and defense cooperation; Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates intervene in Yemen and the Gulf of Aden to safeguard strategic Red Sea routes; and Egypt monitors developments in the Horn of Africa, deploys rapid support forces, and closely watches Red Sea shipping security. Israel’s establishment of an alliance with Somaliland could weaken these countries’ regional control, alter the strategic landscape, and challenge their diplomatic and security dominance in the Middle East and Africa.

Praying for Israel’s Diplomatic Breakthrough

Let us continue to pray for Israel’s diplomatic breakthroughs, asking the Lord to open the hearts of more national leaders so that they may extend a hand of friendship to Israel. May the Lord also continue to strengthen the Abraham Accords and safeguard Israel’s role and security on the global stage.

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Critical Event: The Middle East Enters a New Era of Revival and Last Harvest

【Current background:Prophet Cindy Jacobs invited her husband, Dr. Chuck Pierce, along with intercessors and apostles from various nations, to discuss the recent situation in the Middle East and encourage Christians to persevere in prayer. They received the message that the Middle East “Board of Peace” will bring revival and a great harvest in the end times.

Egypt is key to the revival of the Middle East

Cindy Zhai and her husband, Mike Zhai, recently attended a prophetic meeting in Cairo, Egypt. Mike Zhai received the message that Egypt is key to the revival of the Middle East, and that God has never forgotten Egypt’s kindness to Israel. First, when Egypt suffered famine, Joseph was prime minister and reunited with his family, Pharaoh gave Jacob’s family the best land—Goshen—and Jacob subsequently blessed Pharaoh. Second, when Joseph and Mary fled to Egypt with Jesus to escape King Herod, they were well cared for there until their return to Israel.

On that day there will be a great road from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will enter Egypt, and the Egyptians will enter Assyria; the Egyptians will worship the Lord together with the Assyrians. On that day Israel will be united with Egypt and Assyria, and the people of the earth will be blessed. (Isaiah 19:23-24)

While in Egypt, Zhai Xinti received God’s special anointing of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al Sisi and US President Trump, making them children of peace and enabling Israel and Hamas to quickly reach a peace agreement.

Mike Zhai recalled Jesus’ lament for Jerusalem: “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who were sent to you! How often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing” (Matthew 23:37). He received God’s embrace of the entire Middle East and believed that peace would expand in the Middle East and more countries would join the Abrahamic Accords.

Cindy Zhai recently read about the Apostle Philip’s journey to Gaza, where he met an Ethiopian eunuch. The Holy Spirit told her , “Though it may seem unbelievable, there will be a revival in Gaza.” God will grant a great revival in the last days, an unstoppable force, and we will witness God’s supernatural workings and save Hamas and other terrorist groups.

Dr. Pierce stated that the Peace Commission has shaped a new landscape in the Middle East, with countries like Egypt and Lebanon beginning to take their places and embark on the holy path outlined in Isaiah 19. This presents a window of opportunity for the Middle East, allowing God’s Kingdom to move forward.

We pray that the Lord will deliver the people of Egypt, that they will remain steadfast in the local churches and among Christians, and that the message of peace and healing will spread throughout the Middle East.

The Middle East Peace Committee paves the way for revival and a great harvest.

Pastor Rick Ridings and his wife Patricia Ridings of the Succat Hallel have been watching over Israel since 1999. He says the ceasefire relieved the Israeli people of their burdens and grief. When the war broke out, he and his team accepted that it would continue, and prayed for the eradication of terrorism. The intercessors also prayed for Trump and the families of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and believe that God will build a prayer hall in Gaza .

Pastor Dutch Sheet encourages intercessors to continue praying and to keep watch on the “windows of kairos” in order to drive away the spirit of the Persian devil, promote the Abrahamic Agreement, and pave the way for the great harvest in the end times . God will open people’s hearts, and revival has already begun in Iran.

Mario Bramnick, president of the Latino Coalition for Israel , explained that the Abrahamic Accords opened the door to the Middle East by bringing in members of Congress with a mission. He had previously prayed with Cindy Zaitsyn, Dr. Pierce, and others for Trump’s election, the abolition of the Antichrist and anti-Semitic programs, alignment of the Sheep Nation with the United States, and the spiritual battle against the Amalekites, ultimately leading to the return of the hostages on the eve of Torah.

During Trump’s first term, he saw Trump calling upon God in prayer, signifying that the president would lead the country back to normalcy. By Trump’s second election, he saw a spiritual tsunami sweeping across the United States, and with Charlie Kirk’s testimony, he believed that American reforms would bring about global revival.

We pray that the Lord will raise up more Christians in the United States and around the world to pray for the situation in the Middle East, to seize the window of opportunity, to lead the nation into God’s will, and to pave the way for the great harvest in the end times.

In accordance with the promise in Isaiah 19, Rebecca Greenwood, co-founder of Christian Harvest International, received at the beginning of the year that leaders of nations would gather in Egypt, establish a parliament, liberate Egypt, and bring healing throughout the Middle East.

Apostle Jennifer Leclaire, who mobilized intercessors in 130 countries around the world to watch over the Middle East, encouraged the prayer warriors , saying that the current situation in the Middle East is the result of many years of intercession, which God accomplished in an instant. Therefore, we should not underestimate the power of prayer, but continue to hold fast to prayer and fight the good fight (see 1 Timothy 1:18 ) to shape the destiny of the nation until all the promises about the Middle East are fulfilled . She prayed that the Lord would bring renewal so that brothers and sisters could smoothly enter the next stage of great harvest.

Cindy Jacob concluded by saying that in the great harvest of the last days, brothers and sisters need to change their minds, learn to love their enemies, and let go of all political hatred , especially regarding the “Communion Revival.” For example, last year (2024) Yom Kippur saw 250,000 people gather in Washington, D.C. to pray. She also recently saw on social media that four Roman Catholic leaders were receiving communion together in Gaza.

Cindy Jacob prophesied: “Will I not leave a remnant in Gaza? Will they not shine in Gaza? Is there not Philip preaching the gospel in Gaza today? You will see me supernatural manifestations, and many visions and dreams will occur. Do not regard them as lost. I am the one who laid down 99 sheep to seek the one lost sheep. There will be a revival in Gaza. I will rebuild. People say it is impossible, but am I not I myself? Am I not the eternal God? Am I not greater than all established strongholds? Watch me move! I am the lion, and I will roar in the Middle East.”

We pray that the Lord will change our minds, let go of our prejudices and hatred, fight the good fight according to God’s promise, witness the revival coming to the Middle East, and welcome the great harvest of the end times.

( Source: Nation Revival Daily post, November 3 )

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Critical Event: Major Opening Events of 2026 – Combating the Axis of Evil

【Background/Event: As the timeline entered 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration’s special forces carried out a lightning-fast operation, arresting Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro within just 2.2 hours and bringing him to the United States to stand trial—sending shockwaves through the international community. This action posed the most direct threat yet to Iran, where large-scale protests, violent clashes, and civilian casualties were already unfolding. Strikingly, the arrest of Maduro took place precisely on the sixth anniversary of Trump’s order to assassinate Qasem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force, giving the event a strong sense of warning and symbolic significance.

“Operation Absolute Resolve”

In the early hours of January 3, 2026, the United States launched military airstrikes and ground assaults under the code name Operation Absolute Resolve, targeting multiple locations including Venezuela’s capital, Caracas. The operation resulted in the arrest of President Maduro and his wife, the overthrow of his government, and the takeover of power to facilitate a transition. Trump later posted on social media that “this operation was aimed at combating drug trafficking. It represents one of the most astonishing, effective, and powerful demonstrations of U.S. military strength and operational capability in history. Looking back, there have been similarly significant operations, such as the strike against ISIS leader al-Baghdadi, and more recently the operation known as ‘Midnight Hammer,’ which completely destroyed Iran’s nuclear facilities.”

According to The Jerusalem Post, Iran has long been a key ally of Venezuela, investing in military infrastructure there and using the country as a hub for illegal financial networks in South America. Reportedly, bilateral trade between Iran and Venezuela approached USD 3 billion in 2023 alone. In reality, Maduro was not governing a nation but running a criminal and drug empire, directly supported by Hezbollah and Iran.

Instability in Iran

Meanwhile, since December 28 of last year, Iran has been plunged into turmoil due to the sharp devaluation of its currency, severe water shortages, and the significant weakening of its theocratic regime following a 12-day war with the United States and Israel. Public anger surged, driving people into the streets. Iran descended into widespread disorder as protesters stormed provincial governors’ offices and shouted “Death to Khamenei.” The regime ordered a nationwide shutdown, paralyzing the country. Reports indicate that in 21 of Iran’s 31 provinces, large-scale closures affected businesses, universities, and government institutions.

Iranian security forces reportedly fired on civilians from within buildings. At least seven protesters were shot dead, more than 30 were injured, and 119 protesters were arrested. At the same time, Trump warned that if Iranian security forces killed protesters, “the United States will step in to rescue them.”

A Warning to Iran

Following his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the end of last year, Trump emphasized that “if Iran continues to develop nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs, the United States will take action to crush them completely.” The Venezuela incident was undoubtedly a warning directed at the Iranian regime—an act meant to “kill the chicken to scare the monkeys,” sending a signal to the global axis of evil.

2026: Heaven Connected to Earth, God Revealing Himself

Prophet Eric Burton recently stated on his YouTube channel Groundbreaker International, in reference to prophecies concerning 5786–2026, that 2026 would be “a year of holy, heavenly, supernatural, and divine intervention—miraculous in nature,” in which people would witness “the work of God’s right hand,” the subduing of enemies, and the fulfillment of God’s will. He further foretold that a “great victory” would be revealed in the first week of 2026. From the end of last year until now, within just a single week, major international events have indeed seemed to fulfill these prophetic words. 5786–2026 truly appears to be a year when heaven and earth are connected, a year in which God reveals Himself.

Therefore, we pray that God Himself would reveal His power, dismantle all authoritarian regimes that are not aligned with His will, and we declare that the systems of the axis of evil will collapse, releasing God’s people into freedom. May the gospel of God be proclaimed freely, and may it be declared that now is the Jubilee year of the Lord’s favor.

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Pray for First Nations:  Observe Holy Communion for America – Witness the Moment of Unity between Native Americans and Nations in Washington, D.C.

Editor’s Note: This article is written by an intercessor from Zion Church in Canada.  She shares her experiences attending meetings such as “Communion America” ​​with Indigenous people in Washington, D.C., from a different perspective. (Click here to read related reports about the Taiwanese Indigenous delegation’s participation in these services .)

【Current events/Background:   More than a decade later, I returned to Washington, D.C., to attend two gatherings, “All Tribes DC” and “Communion America.” This all began with a prayer request from a Native American leader a few weeks earlier.

I. A Call from Indigenous Peoples

At a prayer meeting with Native Americans, Brian LaBounty, a Native American leader from the East Coast of the United States, made a rare appearance. He shared that during Sukkot, he would set up a Teepee in the center of White House Plaza, joining representatives from all fifty states in their own tents to pray and worship. At that moment, I was deeply moved and immediately recalled the scripture: “On that day I will rebuild the fallen tent of David, mend its holes and restore it to its former state” (Amos 9:11).

Before my departure, the Lord miraculously provided funds, enabling me to travel without worry. What delighted me even more was hearing that an indigenous couple from Taiwan were also coming to bless the Native Americans. Unexpectedly, on my very first day, we met each other, along with Pastor Peng and his wife from the Eastern United States. Although it was our first meeting, because of the Lord’s love and our shared mission, we quickly bonded, opening our hearts and sharing our experiences.

Pastor Chiu of Taiwan has pastored the indigenous church for 25 years, weathering storms and tears, yet always shepherding his flock with the love of the Lord. His perseverance has yielded results – a group of young indigenous people have been raised up, possessing fervent hearts and clear spiritual vision, willing to come to the United States to pray with the local indigenous community. They honor their elders, walk with one another, and become a blessing to all.

The group of ten included both adults and children. Due to the high cost of airfare, their leader, Teacher Ahong, had initially not planned to bring the children. However, the children prayed earnestly, and God miraculously provided – donations poured in, ensuring that all expenses were fully covered. This vividly demonstrated that the promises of Isaiah 60:4-5 are being fulfilled step by step – God ensures that His servants, both men and women, will lack nothing in the new season.

II. The Flame of the Younger Generation

On the first night of the gathering on October 9th, the early autumn night air in Washington was crisp and cold. I was surrounded by a group of young people dancing, worshipping, and shouting with abandon. The leader invited everyone to pray for the 56 tents, and the crowd knelt on the cold stone floor in silent prayer. I knelt down as well, hearing soft sobs around me. Then, the crowd entered into prayer of repentance, and worship rose again. The night was deep, but no one left. Many prayed to one another, embraced, and wept – the presence of the Holy Spirit was incredibly strong. Afterward, prayer of repentance and new worship rose again. The gathering continued late into the night, with no one leaving. The atmosphere was filled with the presence of the Holy Spirit; people interceded for one another and supported one another. I met two young girls – no more than twenty years old, yet adorned with the anointing of the Holy Spirit. When they prayed for others, their words flowed like a torrent, precise and powerful; they not only cared for individual souls but also prayed for China and Canada. Their hearts were pure and expansive, radiating an atmosphere of revival.

After the meeting, even though the subway had stopped running, they still insisted on driving us home for forty minutes. At that moment, I witnessed an act of love – “Love is patient, love is kind…it does not seek its own advantage” (1 Corinthians 13) . “In the days of your reign your people will adorn themselves with holiness and will willingly sacrifice themselves; your people will be as abundant as the morning dew” (Psalm 110:3).

Lord, raise up young people who are pure, fervent, interceding for the nations, and willingly dedicating themselves.

III. A Family’s Testimony

On October 10th, we had a family worship gathering in the local area. When Ah-Hong led the worship in the native Taiwanese language, the entire room erupted in cheers, and the Holy Spirit was in great motion. Brothers and sisters served one another, translated for one another, and were of one mind – the indigenous people became vessels of blessing for all churches.

Ah-Hong shared that many years ago, Taiwan’s indigenous people felt inferior due to discrimination and did not identify with their own identity. Today, they are proud of their indigenous identity because they have been healed and restored in Christ. As Psalm 3:3 says, ” The Lord is my glory, that he lifts up my head.” When their identity is restored and their creativity and authority are released, they begin to lead and bless nations.

IV. Observing Holy Communion – A Symbol of Unity

On the morning of October 11, we arrived at the Indigenous tents to present gifts on behalf of Taiwan and Canada, expressing unity and support. Ah-hong declared that just as God revived the Indigenous people of Taiwan, He will also revive the Indigenous people of the United States, enabling them to stand as the “firstborn sons of the land” to bless the nation.

That afternoon, we shared the Lord’s bread and cup together at a 1.5-mile-long table—stretching from Indigenous tents to Capitol Hill. The setting sun cast golden light, and the white tablecloths and olive branches symbolized peace and glory. At that moment, I seemed to see the ” wedding of the Lamb ” described in Revelation 19 , the bride prepared and seated with the Lord.

“Let us rejoice and be glad and give glory to Him, for the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has prepared herself.” (Revelation 19:7)

V. Preparing the Bride to Welcome the King

O firstborn son of the earth, rise up and shine! May the glory of God shine upon you, and may all nations turn to the Lord through your light.

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Pray for First Nations: Are Jews Indigenous to the Land of Israel?

【Current events/Background:  As an indigenous activist—I am a Métis from the Paddle Prairie Metis settlement in Alberta, Canada—there is one question I am most often asked by the public, one that can instantly divide a community due to its intense and arduous subject matter.

Yet, regardless of the scenario, each time I hear the words, “Are Jews the indigenous people of Israel?” I’m inclined to answer not only with my heart but with the brutal, honest truth, backed by indisputable, thousands-year-old historical and archaeological fact: yes.

While evidence in favor of this view is overwhelming, activists who oppose Israel’s right to exist and deny the Jewish people’s connection to the land—perhaps before learning where indigenous status stems from and what it means—still have an issue with this claim, supporting a narrative built on falsehoods that today is basically acknowledged as fact.

It is my belief that strengthening Jewish identity is the optimum way to fight against the perpetuation of false narratives and lies. This can be achieved only through an indigenous decolonization of Jewish identity, which would urge Jews to see themselves through a Jewish lens and manifest the indigenous aspects of Jewish identity in a meaningful way.

Now, to understand indigeneity, one must also understand indigenous people, how we see ourselves, and how we see the world. At its simplest, indigenous status stems from the genesis of a culture, language, and traditions in conjunction with its connections to an ancestral land, most commonly derived from ties to pre-colonial peoples. Once a people have such a cultural, linguistic, and spiritual genesis as well as a coalescence as a people, they are generally acknowledged as an indigenous people.

An anthropologist named José Martínez Cobo, who served as the UN’s special rapporteur on discrimination against indigenous populations, developed a simple checklist in order to make indigenous status easier to understand. Even though that checklist has since been adjusted—I would argue, to fit the UN’s anti-Israel agenda—it remains the standard for most anthropologists in the field today:

Indigenous communities, peoples and nations are those which, having a historical continuity with pre-invasion and pre-colonial societies that developed on their territories, consider themselves distinct from other sectors of the societies now prevailing on those territories, or parts of them. They form at present nondominant sectors of society and are determined to preserve, develop and transmit to future generations their ancestral territories, and their ethnic identity, as the basis of their continued existence as peoples, in accordance with their own cultural patterns, social institutions and legal system.

This historical continuity may consist of the continuation, for an extended period reaching into the present of one or more of the following factors:

1. Occupation of ancestral lands, or at least of part of them;
2. Common ancestry with the original occupants of these lands;
3. Culture in general, or in specific manifestations (such as religion, living under a tribal system, membership of an indigenous community, dress, means of livelihood, lifestyle, etc.);
4. Language (whether used as the only language, as mother-tongue, as the habitual means of communication at home or in the family, or as the main, preferred, habitual, general or normal language);
5. Residence on certain parts of the country, or in certain regions of the world;
6. Other relevant factors.

As a guideline, the Martínez Cobo study is fairly clear and gives us a way to avoid falling prey to false claims. However, there is one section—which, as far as I can tell, wasn’t in Cobo’s earliest definition—that has been referred to as problematic by many indigenous activists. This section refers to “nondominant sectors of society,” which is directly related to the issue of Jews as an indigenous people. It implies that by being “nondominant,” you have yet to realize self-determination. Ergo, if a group has achieved self-determination (i.e., the Jewish people or the Fijians), they will no longer meet the checklist as indigenous.

Seeing how the goal of all indigenous peoples is to achieve self-determination on their ancestral lands, it’s basically the most egregious example of a Catch-22.

You might be wondering why this seemingly throwaway line about “prevailing societies and non-dominant sectors” was included when it’s so clearly counterintuitive to our goals as indigenous peoples. It is my belief that it was inserted to deny indigenous status to one specific people, in fact, the only people who have actually achieved full self-determination on their ancestral lands: the Jewish people.

Why else would the United Nations include a caveat that basically denies indigenous peoples’ identity if we actually win in our struggle?

Archaeology, genealogy, and history all support the Jewish claim to indigeneity. A debate on this issue only even exists because we’ve been fed a false narrative that Palestinian Arabs also hold a claim to the land of Israel. Not to say that two peoples can’t be indigenous to one land. The Palestinians do indeed have the legitimate “rights of longstanding presence” in Israel, but this does not trump the indigenous status of Jewish people, 90 percent of whom can directly trace their genetics to the Levant. The cultural genesis, spirituality, language, and ancestral ties of Palestinian Arabs, however, trace back to the Hejaz (a region in present-day Saudi Arabia). In the Quran, the Hejaz is where Muhammad was born and where he established a community of followers.

To say that Palestinian Arabs were the first inhabitants of the land of Israel is problematic for actual indigenous people like the Jewish people, the Amazigh, the Copts, the Assyrians, the Samaritans, and others who were forcefully conquered, subsumed, and converted. It would literally be akin to white Europeans in North America making that same claim. Conquering peoples can still become indigenous through cultural genesis and coalescence. They cannot, however, become indigenous simply through conquering indigenous people.

Indigenous status is specific to certain areas, just as in North America, where certain tribes are indigenous to specific regions. The same rules should be applied in the Middle East. Just as the Cree would not claim Mohawk territories, Arabs should not try to claim Jewish, Amazigh, Kurdish, or Assyrian territories. Each of those peoples have clearly defined territories that date to pre-colonial times.

The primary argument promoting the false narrative that Jews are not indigenous to the land of Israel is that they are actually the descendants of European colonizers. This can be easily rebuked. Recent studies support the notion that some 80 percent of Jewish males, and 50 percent of Jewish females, can trace their ancestry to the Middle East. Early population genetics studies also confirm that “most Jewish Diaspora groups originated in the Middle East.”

Another study shows that even the first European Ashkenazi Jews were at least half Middle Eastern.

The next argument against Jews being an indigenous people derives from the fact that Abraham was from Ur. And, while he is considered the father of the Jewish people, they did not become a people in Ur but in the Levant—specifically, in modern-day Judea and Samaria.

According to Jewish tradition and spirituality, the Torah was given to the Jewish people at Mount Sinai, but they had their cultural Genesis in the land of Israel. Of the 613 mitzvot, the vast majority can only be completed in the land of Israel. The Patriarchs and Matriarchs of the Jewish people are all buried in the land of Israel. The holiest sites in Judaism are located—you guessed it—in the land of Israel. Abraham was indeed from Ur, but the people who stemmed from him are, without a doubt, from Israel.

This is closely related to the issue of Jerusalem, which both Palestinian Muslims and Israeli Jews claim as their own. One need only look to the Tanakh, where Jerusalem is mentioned an astounding 699 times, and then to the Quran, where Jerusalem is not mentioned even once, to resolve this dispute.

Then there is the Canaanite argument, a relatively newer piece of Palestinian propaganda that argues—because the Torah claims that the Canaanites were driven out by the Israelites—that Jews are therefore not indigenous to Israel. Archaeologists suggest, however, that the Canaanites were in fact not destroyed at all, but subsumed by the ascendant Hebrew people.

It appears that once Palestinian Arabs realized their claim to being descendants of the Philistines was false—as the Philistines, derived from the Hebrew word peleshet, have no connection ethnically, linguistically, or historically to the people of Arabia—they decided that they were descended from Canaanites instead.

In a 2012 speech, a spokesperson for Mahmoud Abbas said, “The nation of Palestine upon the land of Canaan had a 7,000-year history B.C.E. This is the truth, which must be understood, and we have to note it, in order to say: ‘Netanyahu, you are incidental in history. We are the people of history. We are the owners of history.’ ”

This comment from the Abbas camp is complete rubbish, just one on a laundry list of Palestinian misnomers. First, the Canaanites have been extinct for 3,000 years and little is known today about their direct descendants. Second, pre-Islamic Arabs—of whom Palestinians are direct descendants—first appeared only in the 9th century BCE, not in 7000 BCE. Third, in 1946, before the establishment of Modern Israel, Palestinian-Arab leaders themselves only claimed a connection to the land of Israel dating back no further than seventh century CE—when Muhammad’s followers conquered North Africa and the surrounding region. You may also want to ask: What spiritual, cultural, or traditional constructs of the Canaanite people have Palestinian Arabs maintained? The answer is none.

But this should not be surprising. Even the most novice researcher looking into falsehoods perpetrated by Palestinian leaders would quickly find other blatant lies aimed at delegitimizing the history of the Jewish people, like the time Yasser Arafat told Bill Clinton there was never a Jewish temple in Jerusalem, or the time Ekrima Sabri, former Jerusalem mufti and chairman of the Supreme Islamic Council in Jerusalem, said, “After 25 years of digging, archaeologists are unanimous that not a single stone has been found related to Jerusalem’s alleged Jewish history.”

These are the proponents of the false narrative attempting to rebuke the indigenous status of the Jewish people in the land of Israel.

I got involved in this struggle because I was seeing nonindigenous people make arguments that are detrimental to actual indigenous people, arguments that attempt to rewrite our history. The idea that “Palestinian Arab” conquerors could become indigenous through conquering the Jewish people, even though the term “Palestinian” was only used in reference to Jews before 1948, is anathema. While Arabs claim to be related to the descendants of Israel through blood, it’s just another way to say that they acted like all conquerors, raping and pillaging and then settling and subsuming the locals. Native North Americans especially understand that simply conquering indigenous people does not grant one indigenous status.

Building a monument over our sacred places does not make them yours (Mount Rushmore, anyone?) Not any more than UNESCO declaring the Temple Mount to be a Muslim sacred site because they built a mosque over the church that was built over the ruins of the Jewish Temple. It’s a basic tradition in the Western ethos to respect those who came before you; it’s even built into most of our laws to respect prior claim, and that’s what indigenous rights are really all about. Respecting the rights of those who came before you.

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Cleansing And Covering Prayer

Cleansing Prayers

Dear Heavenly Father, I ________ (put your name in it) come to the throne of grace, through the blood of Jesus Christ, the power of the Holy Spirit, to receive Your abundant grace and mercy. Lord Jesus, ________ confess You are the Lord of my life. I ask the resurrected power of the Holy Spirit to fill and saturate every part of my being. I surrender all my spirit, soul and body completely to You. Now I ask You to reveal to me, remind me of any sin that I have committed known or unknown, so that I can confess and repent of them accordingly. (Recommendation: quiet yourself, so you can allow the Holy Spirit to reveal to you)

Cleanse me from all the defilement of the world, sanctify me and my family line of any unrighteousness with the blood of Jesus. Now by my own will, I choose to forgive everyone that has offended me or hurt me, I release them into the freedom of my forgiveness. I also release them from the debts they might owe me. I now cast all my burden to You . Your yoke is easy, Your burden is light. I now put on the armor of God that You have given me, gird myself with the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the helmet of salvation, the shield of faith, the sword of the Spirit, my feet fitted with the gospel of peace, so that I can pray and intercede in the Holy Spirit by Your mighty power, and after done all to stand firm.

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Firewall Covering Prayer

Abba Father, I thank you for watching and blessing us coming in and going out, from now and forevermore.
Abba Father, help us to hide under the shadow of the Almighty, and cover us with Your wings. I now plead the blood of Jesus Christ of Nazareth on myself, my entire family _________

(speak names of your family, and name the people, things, items, that needs covering, such as : your work, ministries, and everyone that you minister to, your property, finances, friends, pets, vehicles, pastors and small group leaders / members and president )

Abba Father, send the host of angels and chariots of fire, to surround and protect us, I ask that You place the power of the Cross of Jesus Christ, in between everyone and the power of darkness that we might be facing today, to block all ungodly influences and keep us from all spiritual attacks, loss of property and any evil strategy of the enemies. We declare no weapon formed against us shall prosper. Lead us not into temptation and deliver us from evil.

In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen!

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