PRAY WITH US: Father God, we exalt Your Son Jesus as the future heir of all nations. And the kingdoms of the world will become the kingdom of our Lord. But for now, the nations have become fractured, and Syria even more fractured. And the enemy is working to steal, kill and destroy vulnerable people in the loose pieces.
So we lift to You those vulnerable people, especially the Druze. For they, and the world, are seeing that Your chosen people Israel offer better refuge than radical Islamists of a vengeful God. Make more of Your sovereign favor on Israel known. And make known to Israel more of the grace that comes through Christ. As 2 ½ billion in the world celebrate His birth, let His greatness reverberate throughout the mostly Christless Middle East. In Jesus’ name, amen.
PRAYER ALERT: Druze Leaders Seek Israeli Annexation, Freedom from Syria
Now that Syrian jihadists have seized Druze villages in the Golan Heights, six of them want to opt out of Syria. Reportedly at a council meeting, the six villages decided to come under Israeli rule. Afterward, one man told a crowd, “We asked to be annexed to the Golan to preserve our dignity.” Otherwise, the rebels “might take our women, might take our daughters … might take our houses”.
Recently Israel moved armed forces into its buffer zone with Syria. News i24 reports “Over the weekend, IDF officers openly met with [Druze] village elders in their homes to reassure them about their safety and the continuity of their daily lives.”
But without Israel’s protection, they may get caught in Syria’s puzzle of sharp moving pieces…
Read more in ETG article Druze Leaders Seek Israeli Annexation, Freedom from Syria
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