All posts tagged: Israel

Still Small Voice – Wer Durst hat… 5. August 2026

Published by Meridel Rawlings

Schalom liebe Freunde Der Ruf aus dem Herzen Gottes ist so zutiefst einfach, dass wir ihn leicht übersehen können: „KOMMT!“  Es ist ein Aufruf: „KOMMT“ zu mir, alle, die ihr mühselig und beladen seid. Ich werde euch Ruhe geben.“ Das hat Jeschua-Jesus gesagt. Freust Du Dich nicht darüber? Ich tue es. Das ist das Geheimnis des Erfolgs.  Kennst Du jemanden, der heute nicht darum ringt, sein Gleichgewicht zu bewahren? Was ist mit den Sorgen, welche wir nicht mit anderen teilen, oder den Lasten, den Entscheidungen für die Zukunft, der Familie, den Finanzen …?  Und doch bin ich mir sicher, dass alle, die diesen Brief lesen, den Ruf verspüren, sich zurückzuziehen … so leise er auch sein mag.  Jesus verlangt niemals Aufmerksamkeit, und wir können das Flüstern seiner stillen, leisen Stimme so leicht wegen „Alltagsgeschäften“ überhören. In seiner Treue zu Dir und mir ruft er uns zurück zu unserer Heim-Basis, um dort zur Ruhe zu kommen, Fuß zu fassen und zu segnen.  Du hast seit drei Monaten nichts von mir gehört. Ja, ich habe geschwiegen, weil …

Still Small Voice – Guard Your Heart

Published by Meridel Rawlings

My dear praying friends: “ Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.” Proverbs 4:23 NIV “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Matthew 5:21 Recently, on a Sunday afternoon drive, we stopped to walk on a beach even tho the spring wind blew cool. Looking down, I just happened to see this small stone shining in the sunlight. (see photo above) It spoke to me, and I picked it up!  I hope it speaks to you, too! What did it take for the sun, tides and winds working together to create the small heart-shaped opening? How long do you suppose it took? In the same manner, the Creator works on our stony hearts. What shape are we in? Has an opening been created, or do we still lock Him out? I have discovered that the lover of our souls will take just as long as we need to open and trust His love. In this season of Passover and the Death and Resurrection of Jesus, …

Still Small Voice “Weapons”

Published by Meridel Rawlings

Adar – March 2026 Shalom, Dear Friends: “Thus says the LORD of hosts (the armies of heaven), Behold (listen carefully), I am going to break the bow of Elam. (Persia) The finest weapons of their strength.” Jeremiah 49:35 The Mystery: Prophetic history is unfolding daily; it’s hard to keep up. The timing of the military operations of Israel’s Roaring Lion and America’s Epic Fury continues to be jaw-dropping. Why? The Biblical narrative is so much more than just a story; it is history unfolding right before our eyes, moment by moment on global news casts. It all began during the Biblical story of Purim. King Ahasuerus, his wife Queen Esther, wicked Haman, and Mordechai set the pattern 2,500 years ago! Weapons: At the close of my letter, you will find details of the quantity and kinds of weapons employed by all sides in this ongoing conflict. It is nothing short of horrifying. History is being made every day. Do we even realise it? If we are awake, we will KNOW the absolute necessity of your …

Still Small Voice – The broken hearted…

Published by Meridel Rawlings

The Divine TIME Keeper: “… I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions and thanksgivings be offered on behalf of all people, for kings and all who are in high authority so that we may live a peaceful and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.” 1 Timothy 2:1,2. Paul wrote these instructions from prison, when Nero ruled Rome and lit up his garden by making Christians human torches. You can sense Paul’s longing to be out on the road again. But there he was, chained in a filthy, cold stone prison. Paul turned his gaze from his miserable circumstances toward heaven. The result? His broken heart was strengthened. He was the conduit for heaven to invade that dark, forgotten place. Paul prayed for his jailers, and led fellow prisoners to the LORD Jesus … and was later beheaded. It hurts to even think about it, as we sit in our soft armchairs and read his letters. Let us be equally moved by today’s tragedies. We rarely tell anyone about our personal times of brokenness. It can …

Still Small Voice – January 2026

Published by Meridel Rawlings

My Dear Friends:  “May the peace of God sanctify you entirely , and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ-Messiah.” John 17:17 Jay joins me in sending you our blessings. We are quiet in Abba’s over shadowing Peace. What a gift in 2026? Maybe you need to take a little pause here? Breathe deeply, look up and out towards the sky and clouds. Release your negative thoughts: resentments, unforgiveness and frustration. If not, this letter will not be the blessing it was intended to be. Put the negativity under your feet? Use your God given authority and refuse to allow it to sit on your chest and in your mind. Stop being a yo yo – release yourself into Jesus. Let go of the rush and demands of the day.  Now, invite the Comforter, the Spirit of Life to indwell you afresh, closer than your next breath… that is close.  Find something to be thankful for and let your grateful words spill …

Still Small Voice – Rest

Published by Meridel Rawlings

Heshvan 5786 / November 2025 Shalom Dear Friends; Noah was one of a kind; chosen to preserve mankind from utter destruction. He survived his generation of terror, vicious perverseness and willful destruction. he was given the name Noah, which means REST. That in itself is a mystery to me. After a wild storm, a glorious rainbow graced our valley this week, bringing forcefully to mind Abba Father’s promise. “My covenant, which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and never again will the water become a flood to destroy all flesh.” Gen: 9:15. “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn of me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will finder rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Math. 11:28   I believe our last visitors of the year have now departed. We have had 150 days of a total of 45 house guests since …

Still Small Voice – August 2025 Deutsch

Published by Meridel Rawlings

Meine lieben Freunde Ich sehe in diesem wunderschönen Gemälde von Shelly Bandel Rawlings einen Aufruf, „höher zu steigen“. Zusammen mit unserem Sohn Daniel betreiben sie einen Blog: „Choose Love not Fear“ (Wähle Liebe statt Angst). Ich vermeide bewusst alle stressigen Themen. Es ist nicht die richtige Zeit dafür. Wir müssen lernen, uns AUSZURUHEN, um die Gnade und Barmherzigkeit zu empfangen, die aus den Toren des Himmels zu uns herabkommt. Die Türen des Himmels stehen offen. Bitte öffne die Türen deines Verstandes, deines Herzens und deiner Gefühle, um eine neue Erfüllung mit dem Heiligen Geist zu empfangen. Verberge nichts, halte nichts zurück, lege alles auf seinen Altar.  Wenn ein Weizenkorn nicht in die Erde fällt und stirbt, bleibt es allein … „Wer kann uns von der Liebe des Messias – Christus – trennen?  Sind es Bedrängnis oder Not oder Verfolgung oder Hunger,  oder Blöße oder Gefahr oder das Schwert? Denn ich bin überzeugt,  dass weder Tod noch Leben, weder Engel noch Mächte,  weder Gegenwärtiges noch Zukünftiges, weder Nacht noch Tiefe noch irgendein anderes Geschöpf,  uns von …

Still Small Voice Aug. 2025

Published by Meridel Rawlings

My dear friends: I see in this beautiful painting by Shelly Bandel Rawlingsa call to ‘to come up higher.’ Together with our son Daniel; they produce a blog: ‘Choose Love not Fear.’  I am purposefully avoiding any stressful topics. It is not the time. We need to learn how to REST, in order to receive the grace and mercy coming down to us from the portals of heaven. The doors of heaven are open. Please open the doors of your mind heart and emotions to receive a new infilling of the Holy Spirit. Hide nothing, hold nothing back, lay it all on His alter.  Except a kernel of wheat fall into the ground and dies it abides alone … “Who shall separate us from the love of Messiah – Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, no angels, nor principalities, nor powers of things present, nor things to come,nor night, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the …

Still Small Voice – „Ein sanftes Flüstern inmitten des Lärms“

Published by Meridel Rawlings

Meine lieben Freunde, welche beten: “… in der Stille hörte ich eine leise Stimme sagen, kann ein Sterblicher unschuldig sein vor Gott?» Hiob 4,16-21 Was bringt der Juli für Euch? Vielen Dank für Eure Antworten auf meinen letzten Brief, in welchem ich über die Erfahrungen meiner Familie in Jerusalem während des Krieges zwischen Israel und dem Iran berichtete. Können wir uns überhaupt vorstellen, wie erschöpft die Israelis sind, welche seit dem 7. Oktober 2023 in ständigem Aufruhr leben?  Wie Israel betethttps://youtu.be/qGo4UchDJeE?si=Ol7BBfK1sg411kte Kriege und Unruhen sind allgegenwärtig, und die Dunkelheit ist sichtbar. Endlose Medienprognosen werden erstellt, um uns alle zu verunsichern und zu verängstigen? Negative Stimmen von außen und innen verunsichern. Ich spüre eine tiefe Unruhe und ein Unbehagen in meinen Freunden. Aber die gläubigen Israelis beten mit Inbrunst und Treue, weil sie die Propheten kennen. Eine Zeit der Vorbereitung? Jeder kann sich Jeschua anvertrauen: beim Aufwachen, während des Tages und vor dem Schlafengehen. Ladet den Heiligen Geist ein, in Eure Gedanken zu flüstern. Während die Hektik und der Lärm des Tages unvermindert weitergehen, sucht Euch …

Still Small Voice – “A gentle whisper in the midst of noise.” 

Published by Meridel Rawlings

My dear friends who pray: “… in the silence I heard a [quiet] voice say, Can a mortal be innocent before God? Job 4:16 – 21 What is July bringing to you? Thank you for your responses to my last letter, in which I shared my Jerusalem family’s experiences during the war between Israel and Iran. Can we even imagine how exhausted Israelis are, having lived in constant turmoil since Oct. 7th 2023?  How Israel Prays:  https://youtu.be/qGo4UchDJeE?si=Ol7BBfK1sg411kte War and trouble continue to swirl all around, and darkness abounds. Endless media forecasts are devised to unsettle and frighten us all? Negative voices without and within, unsettle. I sense deep restlessness and unease in my friends. But the believing Israelis pray with fervour and faithfulness, knowing the Prophets. A Time of Preparation? Anyone can safely confide in Yeshua: upon waking, throughout the day and before bedtime. Invite the Holy Spirit to whisper into your thoughts. As the rush and racket of the day continues unabated, find a place to commune with Jesus, the friend who sticks closer than a …