C4I Prayer Calendar February – March ’25

Antisemitism often remains hidden for extended periods, only to suddenly resurface and spread widely. Hatred against Jews transcends time. How can a people group be faced with such hatred for thousands of years? Sometimes it was limited to shouting derogatory slogans, sometimes it had devastatingly destructive consequences. If the hatred of Jews transcends time, is expressed by people from different time periods with completely different lives and worldviews, then it must be something spiritual. The Bible says that hating Israel, God’s people, is ultimately hating God Himself. God’s Name is connected to His people. Through them, God glorifies His Name. His Name is on this people (Numbers 6). He has chosen this people as His treasured possession (Deuteronomy 26). So that is also what makes antisemitism so incredibly dangerous, not only for the Jewish people, but also for those who hate them. God, in all His mercy and patience, is also just and does not hold the guilty to be innocent (Nahum 1).

Combatting antisemitism does not just require action, but also a spiritual struggle. Prayer is crucial in this: Prayer both against the hatred and lies toward the Jewish people and also prayer for the haters. Because in the end every knee will bow down before God’s throne (Philippians 2). In the coming months, let us pray together to God, the King of Israel. Pray that people will stand up for the Jewish people, that the antisemitic lies and violence will be broken and that more people will see God’s love for His people. To hate God’s people is to hate God. To love God’s people is to love God.