October 2023 - Update and Prayer Requests
Greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Everyone these days is watching closely the sad news of what is happening between Israel and Gaza. Many are praying and many have been asking me about my family and the church in the Holy Land. Most of my family live in the Galilee in the north and, thank the Lord, they are all fine, but if Israel will enter a war on the northern front with Hezbollah, it will be devastating. We pray this done not happen and we turn to God for His salvation. "My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth" (Psalm 121:2).
My heart goes out to the Israeli families who suffered the terrorist attacks and to the many captives. My heart goes out to the many Christians in Gaza who are victims on all fronts and to the many innocent people, especially the children of Gaza. Many people have taken refuge and are hiding in the churches. We pray for victory for the Kingdom of God. We pray for God's children, be they Messianic Jewish people in Israel or Arab believers in Gaza, to be protected and bold in their witness. May the Churches and places of true worship be protected and May the Lord Jesus, who is the Prince of Peace, use them to bring peace, and bring people, both Jew and Arab, to know His salvation and to expand His kingdom - the Kingdom of Light, the Kingdom of peace.
Pray that the spirit of violence, which is the spirit of Anti-christ, will be crushed for the shedding of blood brings a curse on the land.
We know from the Bible that God is a God of justice and He is no respecter of persons. He does not see race, for to God all mankind is equal and of equal worth and value, made in His image. Let us not forget that.
We know from Bible prophecy to Jesus is "given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and His kingdom shall not be destroyed" (Daniel 7:14).
I believe the Lord is coming soon, and He will return to a victorious and glorious Church! We need to be busy doing the Lord's work to bring as people as possible into the Kingdom. This is the reason for the existence of the Light For All Nations Ministry!
Come Lord Jesus, Come!
In Christ's love,
Nizar Shaheen
