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Dear Friends of iWorshiphere,

      As we move forward through the seasons of the Lord and recognize the climate, we are sure to run faster when we are aware of God’s timeline.  The Lord has entrusted a particular strength for the Body through Glory of Zion Ministries (not featured on our site) led by Dr. Chuck Pierce, regarding the times and seasons we are in.  

     In the days of old,  watchmen were set around the walls of Jerusalem to look out for the city. Likewise, today the Lord has called men and women to stay and watch in prayer during the night hours as well.  However, in the new covenant Jerusalem can be likened to the larger Kingdom that believers are a part of.  Watchmen cycled around 4 segments of the Nightwatch.  These are broken up into: 

The first watch is linked with the call of God upon the life of Israel. This is synonymous to the call of God on our lives. If we will enter into the watch, then we can see His time of visitation. There is a time of visitation for each one of us. Every nation has a time of visitation. Of course, this verse refers to the nation of Israel but is applicable to each one of us as well.

The second watch comes when we get scattered. As we can see from the verse above, if we do not watch, then we get scattered. If you never develop a personal discipline of watching, then you will find your life scattered, instead of being ordered. The second watch also represents times of Israel’s scattering.

The third watch is linked with the concept of Peter’s denial. The third watch represents the trial of our faith. Instead of watching, Peter hid for fear and the Lord warned that he would deny Him three times before the cock crowed. There have been times when Israel, as a nation, has denied the Messiah’s coming. If we will watch prior to the crowing of the cock, our faith will be made strong.

The fourth watch comes during the Lord’s time of revealing His glory. There is a breaking of a new day. This is where the identity of our future is established. Even with all of Israel’s problems throughout history, as a nation, they have a wonderful future. They are God’s chosen nation of example. All nations align and reconcile around their relationship with Israel.

        According to God’s prophetic timely, we are now in the Fourth watch.  The actual time of the fourth watch goes from 3 a.m. to 6 a.m. — the time of day break! more on this from Glory of Zion…

The FOURTH WATCH is linked with the approaching of the morning light and the breaking of the day. There are several words in the Bible linked with this watch! The Lord said if we would arise when He called us, then we would hear and see during the night so we could rule during the day. We are in a war! This war over covenant blessings means that we are entering:

• A time to awaken to latter day blessings and leave our wanderings (Hosea 6:1-3).
• A time for religious rituals to break (John 2:1-10).
• A time for a new reality of His power to overtake His people (John 4). 
• A time when our faith is being tested (Psalm 66). 
• A time when our vision and provision for our future is being released (Genesis 22). 
• A time to MANIFEST a new bold identity (Esther 5). 
• A time that the Lord will give us His plan to RESTORE ALL! (Luke 19). 
• A time to see God’s desire upon His enemies (Psalm 92).
• A time to sound a clear warning of the enemy’s plan to take Your inheritance (2 Chronicles 20)!

We are not just watching on behalf of the Church, but on behalf of a Kingdom that is in conflict and advancing in the earth. I am declaring that as you watch, you will see where and how the thief entered in and stole your blessings. Once you understand what the thief has done, you can call back your loss as a seven-fold increase.

Allow the Lord to reorder your day and bring you into a new place of watching with Him! As you order your prayers, He will order your steps and begin to reorder the timeframe of your day. You will then develop His mind for increase and multiplication, and see His restorative plan manifested in your life, family, church, city and nation.

Many watches were developed so that protection would be established for God’s people. One of the greatest studies on the watch is linked with 2 Kings 11. The fourth watch is the last portion of the night, so we always need to be ready to arise and watch. The word generally refers to the day and means the hour of dawn or soon after (Genesis 19:2, 2 Chronicles 36:15, Hosea 6:4, Luke 24:22). Ask the Lord to meet you early so you are prepared for the day ahead.(You can view the prayer guide that you can follow along for this season on Glory of Zion Ministries here.)

          In relation to being vigilant on behalf of America during this time of major government decisions and changes, let us not make light of the fact why the watches were established in the first place — to protect the city of Jerusalem through intercession and action.  Prayers for the peace of Jerusalem will be made by believers everywhere, for the spiritual inheritance of God’s people and the wonderful convergence of Jews and Gentiles to usher in our Messiah, Jesus! Let us “…set watchmen on our walls, O Jerusalem; they shall never hold their peace day or night. You who make mention of the LORD, do not keep silent, and give Him no rest till He establishes and till He makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.” Isaiah 62:6-7

Shalom

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