Prayer alert: September 2010

September is often a month when God shakes things. A Stratfor report recently said, The world continues to resonate from the twin shocks of Sept. '01 and Sept. '08: the US-jihadist war and the global financial crisis. (Third Quarter Forecast, Stratfor.com, 12 July 2010). And those dates are exactly seven years apart.

This September hosts all of the Lord's fall Feasts (Lev. 23:23ff): Rosh Hashanah [9^th], Yom Kippur [18^th], Sukkot [23^rd-30^th].

There are several other events to keep your eyes on:

• Turkey assumes the presidency of the UN Security Council.

• A referendum on major changes in Turkey's constitution that, if approved, would give more power to the forces of radical Islam.

• Ramadan, Islam's holy month ends September 9^th this year.

• Spain, whose economy is almost as bad as Greece, votes on their 2011 budget. Any problems could trigger another severe EU economic crisis.

• Iran restarts talks with the UN Security Council permanent members plus Germany concerning its nuclear program.

• Iran's first nuclear power plant is scheduled to go on line.

• Israel's 10 month settlement freeze ends (God willing!).

God's feasts are appointments that He sets with His people. Is the convergence of all these events a coincidence? We encourage you to watch and pray. (Mark 13:33)

But the end of all things is at hand:
be therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.

1 Peter 4:7

Chuck & Karen Cohen