By Christine Darg

Jerusalem Channel

Lord, teach us to number our days that we may have a heart of wisdom.

Do you think you’re busy?

I marvel at the accomplishments of President Trump on a daily basis. The man must work through most of the night. When he’s not meeting with world leaders and his cabinet, he’s handing at metals to soccer champs in a NYC stadium, guarding our borders or doing 1001 other things from great to miniscule.

[Photo: White House Gallery]

We could say the same for Israeli PM Bibi Netanyahu. He and Trump have amazing energy for men in their 70s. Their stamina has to be a supernatural enablement and the answer to many prayers.

My Facebook friend Hillel Fuld posted “Bibi the Juggler” with the following comments:

“Let’s examine what’s on Netanyahu’s desk today…

– The explosive Syria battles
– The events and politics with the Israeli Druze
– Israel’s Lebanon attacks to stop Hezbollah from rearming
– The UN
– Iran and their constant threats or rebuilding their nuclear facilities
– The war in Gaza
– The Houthis in Yemen
– The hostage deal
– The tension in Judea and Samaria
– The Chareidi draft law
– The coalition crisis
– The trial [yes, most days he goes to a witch-hunt court]
– The Trump relationship
– The appointment of the head of the Shin Bet
– The ongoing conflict with the attorney general
– The tension with the Supreme Court and their authority
– The pressure from the Israeli media
And about 100 other things.

To those who love to hate on Bibi and talk about how terrible of a leader he is, I’d pay money to see you live one day in this man’s life. I’d love to see you juggle all of the above.”

This level of tension is endemic of our jet age.

We have to double up on intercession for ourselves and others!

Are we praying for our leaders as we should?

I just saw a post by a preacher affirming my belief—according to Biblical prophecies humanity has now reached the last days of the end times.

Why do you think the Lord often awakens you in the middle of the night to pray?

In the Bible, the night was traditionally divided into watches, which were periods of time for guarding and prayer.

The Hebrew Bible mentions three watches, while the New Testament era, influenced by the Romans, used a four-watch system.

Here’s a breakdown of the biblical watches:

Hebrew Bible (Three Watches):

1. First Watch: mentioned in Lamentations 2:19, referring to the beginning of the night watches.

2. Middle Watch: Judges 7:19 references this watch, where Gideon attacked the Midianites around midnight.

3. Last/Morning Watch: Exodus 14:24 describes the Lord looking over the Egyptians during this watch, just before dawn.

New Testament (Four Watches):

First Watch (Evening): 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM.

Second Watch (Midnight): 9:00 PM to 12:00 AM.

Third Watch (Cockcrow): 12:00 AM to 3:00 AM, often associated with the time roosters crow. This of course always makes us think of the Apostle Peter when he denied the Lord.

Fourth Watch (Morning): 3:00 AM to 6:00 AM.

The concept of watches is significant because these are times for prayer, meditation and spiritual vigilance.

Yeshua referred to the night watches, urging his followers to be prepared for his return.

Midnight to 3 AM is especially the devil’s playground, and that’s why so many intercessors are awake at this time. While many are sleeping the devil is awake, wrecking havoc. We must cut off in prayer the works of the Evil One.

The night watches are also the time when people of faith intercede for the souls of men, women and children.

There is a global awakening to rise in this midnight season.

Let’s continue to stay on our watch, on guard on the walls of Jerusalem and our individual cities.

As that aforementioned preacher noted, drunk people slump into a stupor and could sleep through an earthquake.

But the days of shaking are here!

“Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, what is left of the night?” It’s a double question for emphasis in Isaiah 21:11-12, which asks a watchman how far gone is the night. The watchman’s response, “The morning cometh, and also the night.” While there is hope for a new morning, the darkness of night also persists representing challenges or inevitable judgment!

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