Stone Breakers in Tel Aviv
“Golden curtains surround you, a huge map of the world hangs
behind you, and windows sit in front of you overlooking the bustling city of
Tel Aviv. Glorious songs of worship and praise lift you up, the smell of
candles burning from the menorah draws you into His Presence, and the Word of
the Lord, always open, sits before you to declare like a sharp sword. You lift your
hands in the air as tears stream down your cheeks. You are crying out for the
Peace of Jerusalem, the salvation of the Jewish people, and for the Army of God
in Israel to unite and bring in the harvest for the Kingdom of God. This is the
VIP Prayer Tower, where we stand in the gap for Israel and its people.”
The VIP Prayer Tower is a house of prayer overlooking
downtown Tel Aviv, run under the ministry of Avi and Chaya Mizrachi. It is a place solely dedicated to meeting with
the Lord in worship and intercession.
They currently have 10 scheduled meetings per week, and invite believers throughout the Land, and visitors from abroad, to come and pray with them. Each watch focuses on a different need, be it the salvation of Israel, the abolition of the prostituted women, or for the Body of Messiah worldwide.
They currently have 10 scheduled meetings per week, and invite believers throughout the Land, and visitors from abroad, to come and pray with them. Each watch focuses on a different need, be it the salvation of Israel, the abolition of the prostituted women, or for the Body of Messiah worldwide.
During Passover this
year, Believers throughout Israel gathered in the VIP to pray for the deliverance
and salvation of the Lord’s chosen people. Since then, Simon, who coordinates the
Prayer Tower, felt called to begin a monthly prayer meeting that would unite
the intercessors of Tel Aviv to pray together for its transformation and
revival.
These monthly, United
for Tel Aviv, meetings have been wonderful, as the Lord has knitted together
the hearts of those present. “Even on that first evening,” Simon recalls, “The Lord
was speaking to us about the importance of standing together as a united wall.
One of our volunteers saw a picture of us each as one of the Lord’s stones,
strong by itself, but even more powerful when built together as a wall. The
waves of our adversary are trying to hit Tel Aviv, but we can stand as a
breaker for the waves to crash and retreat back to the sea.”
“During other
meetings the Lord has used His Word to teach us how to be a worshipping army
like Jehoshaphat (II Chronicles 20). We gave praises to the Lord and trusted
that the battle belonged to Him. He has also taught us what it means to be both
a King and a Priest in His Kingdom (Genesis 14). We as a Body must be both
loving and strong; ‘as wise as serpents and as harmless as doves’ (Matthew
10:16b).”
