Isaiah 62 Prayer Campaign

Prayer Letter for September 2026

Dear Prayer Partners,

As we enter the Hebrew month of Elul, we approach a very significant season in the biblical calendar. Ahead lies the sound of the shofar at Rosh Hashana, the call to repentance of Yom Kippur and finally the great celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles. For centuries, the Jewish people have regarded Elul as a month to prepare the heart. The message for us is: Prepare to meet your King.

One beautiful picture associated with Elul in Jewish tradition is: “the King is in the field”. The image is of a king leaving his palace and coming into the fields, where ordinary people can approach him. Scripture does not teach that God literally follows this practice during Elul, but it reminds us the Lord is not distant. He invites us to fellowship with Him. Through Yeshua, we have continual access to the presence of God and can approach His throne of grace with confidence. Elul reminds us that the challenge is not that the King is absent; often we are simply too busy to recognise He is near.

This is why Elul is an invitation to return to our first love. There are times when prayer becomes routine, Scripture becomes familiar rather than precious, and ministry becomes activity without intimacy. The Lord calls us back, not simply to try harder, but to know Him more deeply. His invitation is, “Draw near to Me.” Let this be a season when we intentionally make room to meet the King and ask Him to restore the love and passion we had in the beginning.

Elul is also traditionally connected with repentance and the blast of the shofar. In many Jewish communities, the shofar sounds every morning during this month to awaken us to a focus on God. Joel gives us a powerful picture: “Blow the trumpet in Zion; consecrate a fast; call a solemn assembly.” (Joel 2:15 ESV) The call to repentance is not merely individual; the whole community is summoned into the presence of God. As prayer partners, may we hear that spiritual call and ask the Lord to examine our hearts. “Search me, O God, and know my heart.” (Psalm 139:23)

Elul prepares us for the biblical feasts ahead. These appointed times remind us that God is not only Lord of our personal lives, but also of history. His covenant promises to Israel have not failed, His purposes for the nations will be fulfilled, and history will reach the day when the kingdoms of this world will become the kingdom of our Lord. We may not know the day nor the hour, but we do know the direction of history. God is faithful, and every promise He has made will come to pass.

May the shofar of Elul awaken our spirits. May we return to our first love, allow the Lord to search and cleanse our hearts, and draw nearer to the King. As we prepare to pray for Israel, the nations, and the Feast of Tabernacles, may our hearts be ready for a deeper work of the Holy Spirit and for all that God has ahead. The King is in the fields. He is calling us to fellowship with Him.

Blessings from Jerusalem, 

Dr. Jürgen Bühler 
President 
International Christian Embassy Jerusalem 

PS: Our next day of prayer and fasting for the Isaiah 62 Prayer Campaign will be on Wednesday, 2 September 2026. 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.