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A Tale of Two Jerusalem -
vessels

The Nations Are

(from page 11)
Dooming Themselves

in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory
of God in the face of Christ. But we have this treasure in jars (from page 25)
of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God
and not from us.”
Here are some prayer guidelines for your urgent
And secondly it goes on to show the ‘emptying’
consideration and implimentation ........ (prayer
process that occurs so that we can be filled with the
Lord’s life and power. points from Avner Boskey)

“We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; per- w Pray for the frustration of ungodly strategies
plexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; and for God’s revelation to enlighten the eyes of
struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in these leaders with His heart for Jerusalem and
our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also
the Jewish people
be revealed in our body.”
w Pray for God’s wisdom and leading, His pro-
tection and discernment for President Trump
3) The vessels had to keep coming: There was an abun-
dance of oil that would keep flowing into the jars as and his advisors and counsellors
long as there was a jar to fill. Once the woman stopped w Pray for intercessors worldwide (and especially
presenting an empty jar to be filled, then the oil in the U.S.) to receive the divine burden for this
stopped. Let me say it this way. There will never come moment
a time that there is not a need to present yourself back
w Pray for Messiah’s body to receive strategies
to God, as an empty vessel, in need of His filling. And
and empowerment in standing with the Jewish
the oil of the Holy Spirit only stops when we stop pre-
people as anti-Semitism and anti-Israel move-
senting ourselves back to Him.
ments increase
Conclusion w Pray for the frustrating of all hands raised to
You may recall that Jesus told His disciples, and all do violence and mayhem against Israel, the Jew-
that would follow Him, to be two things. He told them ish people and American interests
to be the salt of this earth and he told them to be a light
w Pray that your government leaders are told
to this world. Matt 5:13-16: “You are the salt of the
earth…You are the light of the world… In the same way, about Zechariah 12:4 - “And in that day I will
let your light shine before men, that they may see your make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all
good deeds and praise your Father in heaven. peoples. All who lift it shall be cut to pieces”.

Well, we have seen in this study that the salt and the The LORD bless you as you bless Israel by
light (fuelled by the oil) are types of the Holy Spirit,
standing in defense of her right to exist on the
and as such, your ability to be the salt and to be the
land given to the Jewish people by the God of
light as Jesus commanded, comes down to one word –
Israel. Lets pray that Israel will turn back to
“responsibility”. That is, your response to His ability.
their God. Do not be silent, but share this with
It means having a desire to see His light shine forth
your fellow Christians, share it with your
through your life, and presenting yourself to Him to be
filled with the resources you need to see that pastors, and with anyone you have a chance to
performed. And hopefully this ‘Tale of two vessels’ speak to. Lets also pray for that breakthrough to
from 2nd Kings has reminded you of that need once the Muslims, and please remember to pray
again. Divine protection for all of the soldiers in the
IDF.

I Gordon
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www.Jesusplusnothing.com
David Silver
Out of Zion Ministries, Israel.

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