Shalom Jerusalem

In the past couple of weeks I have been deeply burdened for Jerusalem, From the Ends of the Earth we love you and pray for your peace.

As I sleep I dream of Gods plans for you o city beloved, I see the giant wing of protection always hovering above you.

Before man even ventured onto the rock that was to become Salem. A place where Melchizedek worshiped and honoured the one true God.

A place where Abram who came from Ur took his only son
A place where God provided a lamb instead of Isaac

The place where over 3000 years ago David Ben Jesse again redeemed the
threshing floor

The place where Solomon built a temple and at its dedication the Glory of God fell so that no one could stand.

The place where the Prophets walked and spoke

The place of a second temple

The words and love of Messiah echoed in her courts & streets
his love expressed in a flow of blood from undeserved wounds
Tears expressed for its people. A place of Resurrection glory
Of tongues of fire and rushing winds, songs of redemption,
The rush of Angels wings, Guardians of the promise
have been heard through the generations.
Some even see the wings enfolding the mount called Zion.

Jerusalem city of God ~ Centre of the world ~
The heart beat of God is heard in you

The wings of the Hosts are fluttering over the city!
SHALOM SHALOM JERUSALEM!

Psalm 122 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. May all who love this city prosper. O Jerusalem, may there be peace within your walls and prosperity in your palaces. For the sake of my family and friends, I will say, “Peace be with you.” For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek what is best for you, O Jerusalem.

Psalm 128 May the Lord continually bless you from Zion. May you see Jerusalem prosper as long as you live. May you live to enjoy your grandchildren. And may Israel have quietness and peace.

Psalm 129 May all who hate Jerusalem be turned back in shameful defeat

Psalm 132 For the Lord has chosen Jerusalem, he has desired it as his home. “This is my home where I will live forever,” he said. “I will live here, for this is the place I desired.I will make this city prosperous and satisfy its poor with food. I will make its priests the agents of salvation; its godly people will sing for joy.Here I will increase the power of David; my anointed one will be a light for my people

Psalm 146 The Lord will reign forever. O Jerusalem, your God is King in every generation!

Psalm 147 How good it is to sing praises to our God! How delightful and how right! The Lord is rebuilding Jerusalem and bringing the exiles back to Israel. He heals the brokenhearted, binding up their wounds.

Psalm 149 Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song. Sing his praises in the assembly of the faithful. O Israel, rejoice in your Maker. O people of Jerusalem, exult in your King. Praise his name with dancing, accompanied by tambourine and harp. For the Lord delights in his people; he crowns the humble with salvation. Let the faithful rejoice in this honor. Let them sing for joy as they lie on their beds. Let the praises of God be in their mouths, and a sharp sword in their hands— to execute vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples, to bind their kings with shackles and their leaders with iron chains, to execute the judgment written against them. This is the glory of his faithful ones. Praise the Lord!

Shalom! Shalom! Jerusalem ~ City of our God

It would be wise for men to keep their hands of that which obviously belongs to God!

From the Ends of the Earth we say Shalom Jerusalem


Ian Johnson ianjohn@xtra.co.nz
www.papelim.org.nz