May 22, 2026
[Friday is the Shavuot holyday in Israel, so this alert was finished the day before. Thus any major events between Thursday mid-day and Friday, are not included here. (Now, if I were a prophet…!) ]
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Praise:
Israel celebrates Shavuot [lit. Weeks] today, also known as Pentecost. The rabbis teach that on this day Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai. It is also the day when God's Spirit was poured out on the early disciples (Acts 2). We praise God for His Word and His Spirit as both are needed for our spiritual maturity and usefulness in His kingdom.
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We praise You Abba that as we look back, we can confess with King David that often Your Spirit spoke to us and placed Your Word in our mouths (2 Sam. 23:2).
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Bless You Lord for telling us that if we respond to Your rebuke with repentance, then You will pour out Your Spirit upon us and make Your words known to us (Prov. 1:23).
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God of Isaiah, we thank You that as part of Your promised covenant with Israel, and thus also with us, Your Spirit and Your Word will not depart from us or our descendants (Isa. 59:21).
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Messiah Yeshua, we agree and have proven that Your words – they are spirit and life (John 6:63).
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Lord God, we thank You for the only offensive weapon that You have given to us – the sword of the Spirit which is the word of God (Eph. 6:17b).
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