Isaiah 62 Prayer Campaign

Prayer Letter for August 2025

Dear Prayer Partners,

For nearly two years now, we have been praying for a swift and complete victory for Israel in this nation’s seven-front battle against an encircling array of implacable enemies.

I have to admit it was disappointing at times to see the war prolonged for month after month, and I pondered why the Lord did not grant Israel this swift total victory earlier. An even more probative question is whether we were praying rightly – that is, in line with God’s will.

Looking back now, we can thank the Lord that He has allowed Israel time to defeat its most dangerous enemies. The IDF has battered and sidelined Hizbullah in Lebanon. The Assad regime in Syria is gone, and the opportunity may now exist for somewhat friendlier relations with the new rulers of Syria. Meantime, Israel humiliated Iran in only twelve days of direct fighting and set back their nuclear and ballistic missile programs by many years.

As for Hamas, it is significantly weakened to the point that its remaining forces in Gaza may need to fight a civil war with other armed Palestinian clans to keep control of the coastal Strip.

Hamas managed to inflict painful losses on Israel in its surprise attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023. But keeping their plans so secret ended up working against them, as Hizbullah and Iran were not prepared to immediately join the fight with full force, allowing Israel time to mobilise its reserves and evacuate civilians away from its northern and southern borders. Further, the stubbornness and cruelty of Hamas in refusing to return all the hostages over these many long months has also worked against them, as it has given Israel the time needed to deal heavy blows upon its most dangerous enemies in succession.

Perhaps our most accurate prayer over the course of this conflict has been asking the Lord to give wisdom and strategies to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders on how to defeat their enemies. More details are coming out every day, but it is already clear that they indeed developed incredible strategies to rout these foes in astounding ways. The pager operation in Lebanon! A drone factory operated by Mossad inside Iran! Complete air dominance over Iran, and not one Israeli plane lost. These are all legendary feats that could only have happened with help from above!

Watching Netanyahu meet once again with US President Donald Trump in Washington in early July, there is a lesson for us here to always trust the timings of God. It is so much better that Trump is serving his second term as president now, rather than four years ago, as he is well placed at this key moment to help Israel finish the war and consolidate the victory by hopefully expanding the Abraham Accords.

Sometimes we must wait patiently on the Lord, but when the due time comes for His recompense, He hastens the calamity upon His enemies (Deuteronomy 32:35). Surely, we can trust in the timings of God!

Blessings from Zion!

David R. Parsons
Senior Vice President & Spokesman
International Christian Embassy Jerusalem

PS: Our next day of prayer and fasting for the Isaiah 62 Prayer Campaign will be on Wednesday, 6 August 2025. Also, please join our daily Global Prayer Gathering at 4:30 PM (Israel time) to pray for the nation of Israel. So, please join us there at on.icej.org/ICEJGlobalPrayer

And let us hear from you about your needs and how God has answered your prayers! Send a short email to prayer@icej.org to let us know you are praying and fasting with us.