March 11, 2025

Introduction

A couple of weeks ago, my friend, Jay Comiskey, sent me a post regarding the building of an Iron Dome Shield of Intercession over our nation. Jay has sent a follow-up post giving further, and very practical information to aid us in doing so. The title of the post is:

Building the Iron Dome of Prayer

Several years ago, a friend and former U.S. Senator shared with Dutch that He could tell by the spiritual “atmosphere” of Washington, D.C., when believers were praying and when they weren’t. He said, as best as Dutch can remember: “The church becomes engaged in prayer during elections and at other significant times. They pray us into office, then slack off and leave us on our own, with little to no prayer support.”

Very sobering, and totally correct. However, I am encouraged and hopeful that the prayer army has gone to a new level of intentionality and perseverance, and will follow through on our prayer assignments after the recent election of November 5th, 2024.

Israel’s Iron Dome

I recently shared about Israel’s remarkable Missile Defense System, the Iron Dome. During a surprise attack on Israel last year, Iran fired over 300 missiles on the Jewish people. However, the Iron Dome Missile Systems shot down over 99% of Iran’s rockets before they hit the ground!

Since October 7th, 2023, when Hamas conducted a brutal surprise attack against the Jewish people, Israel has shot down the vast majority of missiles, rockets, and drones fired at them. Let me read a summary of Israel’s defensive missile system once again. I quote Guy Cohen, a Messianic Jewish leader from Israel, who describes this amazing system. 

“Israel now has a multi-layered defense array. Our current system is surprisingly effective against almost all attacks from missiles, rockets, and UAVs. The IDF armor consists of the following defensive weapons: 1) The Iron Dome, 2) David’s Sling, and 3)The Arrow defense system.

“They each cover various distances, from close-range missiles all the way up to threats at the edge of the atmosphere. Currently, yet another level is being

developed–laser technology.”(1)

Interesting note: One of the original names considered for their missile defense system was called the Golden Dome. They settled on Iron Dome instead. (You can read more about it in this link.) 

This Iron Dome can be a parallel model or picture of what Holy Spirit wants to help us build through prayer. God’s prayer army can create an Iron Dome Shield of intercession to protect President Trump, his agenda, and our great country.

Back to Basics

Here are some of the basics of prayer that will help bring forth this strong DEFENSE for the USA and our leaders:

1. Intentionality: We must daily give ourselves in intercession to protect the things God has called us to steward. I appreciate the comments of two Give Him 15 listeners and their efforts to be consistent in praying for President Trump:

   1. One listener states: “I have been praying a ‘dome of protection’ over my USA for a couple months now as I drive Monday through Friday – look at what the Lord has done AND ALL I DID WAS PRAY!”

   2. Another listener writes: “From another ministry, I learned to set my alarm clock to 12:00 noon and make that a time to pray for President Trump each day.”

   3. Daily, simple habits are what make the difference. Though the election is over, these prayer warriors carry on daily to cover our President and protect him by prayer.

2.  Think Higher, Not Harder

1. Ephesians 2:6: “... and raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.”

2. “Together” is mentioned twice in verse 6. We need the involvement, prayers, and revelation God is giving all His Ekklesia around the world. “Together” Holy Spirit wants to develop and implement principles of intercession that will help protect every nation!

3. “Heavenly Places” – We can access the wisdom of God’s throne room daily for any assignment Holy Spirit gives us. He knows exactly how to build “Iron Dome Shields” of intercession and wants to share the insights. After all, America and the nations are His Inheritance (Psalm 2).

3.   Prophetic Prayer, Enabled by God’s Gifts, Will Hit the Target

1. 2 Timothy 1:6: “Therefore, I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.”

2. Let’s stir up the gifts Holy Spirit has given us for building an Iron Dome of prayer for the USA (1 Corinthians 12:4-11). They include:

   1. Word of wisdom

   2. Word of knowledge

   3. Gift of faith

   4. Working of miracles (and healing)

   5. Gift of prophecy

   6. Discerning of spirits

   7. Different kinds of tongues

   8. Interpretation of tongues 

c.  Leadership Gifts (1 Corinthians 12:28)

1.  Prophetic words, dreams, etc., help us “hit the target” and pray effectively.

4.  Keep It Simple (Not weird)

1. KISS – “Keep It Simple, Saint” – Sometimes we can overly complicate a prayer assignment until we create spiritual gridlock in our souls or in prayer meetings. 

2. Simple Kingdom prayers can release God’s will on earth.

Here is one example of a simple prayer we can declare over our President (and over all leadership). This will be the prayer for today’s post. Notice that the primary aspect of this prayer is decreeing powerful Scriptures in faith:

“Heavenly Father,

1. I pray and decree Your ‘Iron Dome Shield’ of divine protection over President Trump and his administration. Holy Spirit, we are asking for Your wisdom & revelation to pray this shield over him and over America. Lord, You are our shield of protection! (Genesis 15:1)

2. I declare that all Your authority, in heaven and earth (Matthew 28:18), be released over our President, his cabinet, and their families. May Trump’s agenda for America be empowered by Your grace and wisdom.

3. Let Your Kingdom come and Your will be done (Matthew 6:9-10) through our President. 

4. We, the Ekklesia, declare that ‘no weapon formed against him shall prosper, and every tongue which rises against him in judgment is NOW condemned’ (Isaiah 54:17).

5. May Your angels carry out Your plans for America. May Your angel armies (Psalm 103:20-21) protect our President and do Your will throughout our country.

6. We pray this in Jesus’ mighty name, He who is able to accomplish more than we can ask, think, or pray for President Trump and the USA, and who does so according to His power working in us (Ephesians 3:20).” 

It is time to build and operate our own Iron Dome Shield of Intercession over our country!

America Will Be Saved!

Click on the link below to watch the full video.

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1. https://www.tikkunglobal.org/post/iron-dome-and-the-full-Armor-of-god