For His Glory,
Joe & Shirley
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Nations Collide: Ramadan Begins Along with Rosh Hashanah on the Night of September 12
A Prayer Initiative from the Middle East
This is a key time for the blood-bought disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ to rise up and pray fervently. We are entering the new Hebraic Year 5768, today--at sundown. However, not only is this the Hebrew new year, but we are also entering into the Islamic month of "Ramadan." Devout Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset as an act of faith and worship toward Allah, suppressing their desires and abstaining from earthly pleasures. This fast is intended to be an exacting act of deep personal worship in which Muslims seek a raised level of closeness to Allah. During Ramadan, Muslims are also expected to put more effort into following the teachings of Islam as well as refraining from anger, envy, greed, lust, sarcastic reports, backstabbing and gossip.
The word "Ramadan" is an Arabic word meaning intense, scorching heat or dryness, especially toward the ground. Another definition is "sun-baked sand." An additional intent of Ramadan is to scorch out sins with good deeds. Ramadan releases religious zeal among Muslims of all ages.
I would encourage you to pray for the millions upon millions of Muslims who will be observing the month of Ramadan. As they are striving in an act of devotion, we can intercede that they are met with dreams and visions of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, and that the Holy Spirit reveals His truth to them.
I am forwarding a prayer initiative that was just sent to us from a leader in an Arab nation in the Middle East. Rather than writing a focus myself this year, I felt it was important to gain revelation from leaders that actually live in predominately Muslim nations. We will be traveling to meet many of these leaders at the beginning of October.
The initiative below is a focus from those who "dwell in the land" and encourage us to "dig in prayer" with them. We feel that if we do this during Ramadan, then we will come into a "Rehoboth season" for the Kingdom of God. This means the Kingdom of God will advance, and we will all find an enlarged space to dwell in the presence of God with a victory mindset.
Prayer Initiative from an Arab Leader
Loving Greetings in Jesus Name!
It's a great joy to come to you through this prayer initiative during this month beginning from the 13th of September. We would like to pray for our cousins and also very specifically for the Muslim nations around the world--taking one country a day for the next 30 days.
The Middle East region that we are living in now was once upon a time--a hotbed for revival. The Peters and the Pauls of the New Testament, turned these regions upside down for the Lord. Most of the Churches were planted here and the Gospel to the whole world was rung out from here.
But the state today of the same region, which was once visited powerfully by the Lord, is closed to the Gospel. The Lord spoke to me in a time of prayer that this is exactly like the situation in Genesis 26:18, "Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the time of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died, and he gave them the same names his father had given them."
During Isaac's days, the Philistines closed the wells which were springs of water in the days of Abraham. The Lord spoke to Isaac and said to DWELL in the land and not go into Egypt. Then the Bible says that Isaac started to DIG up the wells of his father, Abraham, which the Philistines had closed. There was opposition after he dug the first well. He dug again, and there was opposition even for that. But Isaac kept on digging. Finally, the Lord brought him to REHOBOTH, which means "the Lord has made a large room for us and we will be fruitful in the Land," where he had no contention.
Let us hear what the Spirit says to the Church. In these lands, let us DWELL IN HIM and let us DIG IN PRAYER. We shall soon reach the REHOBOTH for there are SPRINGS OF LIVING WATER waiting to be tapped and to flow out into these nations again.
During this month of Ramadan beginning on September 13, let us join our hearts and faith, and pray collectively (if you could fast that will be very fine). Below this list is a link to a downloadable file that contains details on 30 Muslim nations that will enable you to pray more effectively.
Remember to DWELL AND DIG!
List of Middle East and Islamic Nations and Dates to Pray:
Thursday, September 13 - Afghanistan
Friday, September 14 - Azerbaijan
Saturday, September 15 - Albania
Sunday, September 16 - Algeria
Monday, September 17 - Bahrain
Tuesday, September 18 - Bangladesh
Wednesday, September 19 - Brunei
Thursday, September 20 - Arab Republic of Egypt
Friday, September 21 - Indonesia
Saturday, September 22 - Islamic Republic of Iran
Sunday, September 23 - Republic of Iraq
Monday, September 24 - State of Israel
Tuesday, September 25 - Jordan
Wednesday, September 26 - Republic of Kazakhstan
Thursday, September 27 - State of Kuwait
Friday, September 28 - Lebanon
Saturday, September 29 - Libya
Sunday, September 30 - Malaysia
Monday, October 1 - Morocco
Tuesday, October 2 - Sultanate of Oman
Wednesday, October 3 - Pakistan
Thursday, October 4 - Qatar
Friday, October 5 - Saudi Arabia
Saturday, October 6 - Sudan
Sunday, October 7 - Syria
Monday, October 8 - Tunisia
Tuesday, October 9 - Turkey
Wednesday, October 10 - United Arab Emirates
Thursday, October 11 - Uzbekistan
Friday, October 12 - Yemen
(A detailed list of statistics on these nations is available by clicking here.)
Blessings,Chuck D. Pierce
Glory of Zion Ministries
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