Watch Focus Oct 17th 2025: Simchat Torah!
 
This week Simchat Torah fell the day after the 20 remaining living hostages were recovered from Hamas terrorists in Gaza. Simchat Torah is one of the happiest days on the Jewish calendar, celebrating the giving of the Word to Israel at Sinai. We step into this rejoicing in thanksgiving for answered prayer in the Watch!
 
We enter into Psalm 126,
 
“When the Lord brought back the captivity of Zion,
We were like those who dream.
Then our mouth was filled with laughter,
And our tongue with singing.
Then they said among the nations,
“The Lord has done great things for them.”
The Lord has done great things for us,
And we are glad.
Bring back our captivity, O Lord,
As the streams in the South.
Those who sow in tears
Shall reap in joy.
He who continually goes forth weeping,
Bearing seed for sowing,
Shall doubtless come again with rejoicing,
Bringing his sheaves with him.”
 
We pray without ceasing for God’s Kingdom to come and His will be done on the earth as it is in heaven!
 
“Lord, strengthen Your Church to persist in faith filled prayers!”
 
We pray for President Trump, Prime Minister Netanyahu, their Cabinets and all world leaders involved in decisions relating to Gaza and Israel. We pray they walk in Isaiah 11:2, “The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him,
The Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
The Spirit of counsel and might,
The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.”
 
We pray President Trump and his advisors be wise as serpents in the coming days to carry out the proposed peace deal in such a way as to break the scepter of wickedness resting on those nations involved.
 
We pray they walk in Daniel 5:12, “Inasmuch as an excellent spirit, knowledge, understanding, interpreting dreams, solving riddles, and explaining enigmas were found in this Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar, now let Daniel be called, and he will give the interpretation.”
 
And we pray for an additional impact of breaking the ties and dependency between China, Russia, and Iran, in their attempt to obtain global domination.
 
We pray for an outpouring of the Spirit on Israel and the Middle East. We pray that nations dominated by Islam and the spirit of antichrist see revival and restoration from the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob!  We pray dreams and visons be poured out and the Gospel advance with power, signs and wonders!
 
1 Thessalonians 5:17, “pray without ceasing,..”
 
Matthew 6:10, “Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven.”
 
1 Timothy 2:1-2, “Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.”
 
Matthew 24:14, “And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.”