Dear Christian Friends,
“Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of
the Lord is near in the valley of decision.” Joel 3:14
BE VIGILANT, you watchmen and watch-women! A new year has begun, but the need for intercession is stronger than ever. Whilst there is still
much rejoicing and relief over the release of the remaining twenty live
hostages in October, for which we must continue to be thankful to the
Lord, this is not a time to rest on laurels. The enemy military forces
against Israel were humiliated in 2025, most notably of all Iran, but
they were not entirely vanquished. There is much rage and seething
against Israel in the political and military sphere in Iran, in Yemen, and
of course within Hamas and Hezbollah and its various tentacles in
Syria, Lebanon and Iraq. They want retribution. They want revenge.
They are more committed than ever to the total destruction of Israel,
once and for all.
The nations of the world are swirling in a growing tumult, and many
are making decisions about where they stand in relation to Israel. Too
many nations are pitting themselves against Israel, and against the
God of Israel. Eleven more nations recognised the state of Palestine in
2025 alone, bringing the total to 157 out of 193 (80%) member states
of the so-called United Nations. Only the USA in its role as one of the
five permanent UN Security Council members, is continuing to veto
Palestine’s full recognition. But for how long? 'Tempora mutantur … that is to say, changes brought about by the passage of time.'
“The LORD also will roar from Zion, And utter His voice from Je-
rusalem; The heavens and earth will shake .” Joel 3:16a
