🍞 Manna for Meditation 65

💞 Dear Royal Praying Priests, shalom!

💎 “For I am not ashamed of the Good News, since it is God’s powerful means of bringing salvation to everyone who keeps on trusting, to the Jew especially, but equally to the Gentile.” (Rom 1:16, CJB)

💎 “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.” (Rom1:16, NIV)

💎 “I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited: Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in, and in this way all Israel will be saved.” (Rom 11:25-26a)

Our mission statement is to mobilise global missions empowered by a prayer movement, and it all started with the divine calling of interceding for Israel in 2015. After five years of development and consolidation, today we focus our prayers on both Central Asia the Muslim Mission and Israel the Jewish Mission.

Mountains of Haven is the well-known large system of mountain ranges in Central Asia, and Mount Zion is often used for the entire Land of Israel. Therefore, we name BBPN Prayer Movement “From Mountains of Heaven to Mount Zion” (H2Z). Each week when coming to the prayer altars, we always start prayers for Israel, and then for Central Asia.

First to the Jew, then to the Gentile (Rom 1:16)

In Romans 1:16, Apostle Paul talks about the priority. Complete Jewish Bible version says, “to the Jew especially, but equally to the Gentile.” Jewish Mission is a priority and not an ethnic superiority.

Paul is called the Apostle to the Gentiles, but he always goes to the synagogue to teach and preach first no matter where he travels. (Act 13:14, 14:11, 17:1-3, 18:4)

Is the gospel still the power of God today? Yes, it is.

Is the gospel still for everyone who believes today? Yes, it is.

Then, the gospel is still first to the Jew today. Jewish Mission is a priority.

Dear Heavenly Father, we admit that our days are soon gone and we fly away. Teach us to use our time well and with wisdom. Help us to check why we do what we are doing right now, and focus on what really matters to You. Once again, we commit ourselves to praying for the Jew especially, and equally to the Gentiles until the full number of the Gentiles has come in and all Israel will be saved. In Yeshua’s Name we pray, Amen.