Watch Focus December 5th, 2025: “O Come, O Come Emmanuel!”
 
Starting last Sunday we entered into the Advent Season preparing for the celebration of the Savior’s birth and anticipation of His second coming. The word Advent comes from the Latin adventus, meaning “coming” or “arrival.”

This week from the Watch for America, The West and the Nations we pray for a fresh ‘coming’ of the Holy Spirit who searches the deep things of God (1 Corinthians 2:10).

We take inspiration from Luke 2:8-14, “Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: “Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!”

Shepherds were perhaps the least expected to receive a heavenly visitation.

We pray for Joel 2:28-29, to be a reality in our times locally, nationally, internationally,

“And it shall come to pass afterward
That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
Your old men shall dream dreams,
Your young men shall see visions.
And also on My menservants and on My maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days.”

We pray our hearts are filled afresh with love for God’s lost son and daughters understanding we are in the season of 2 Corinthians 6:2, “For He says: “In an acceptable time I have heard you, And in the day of salvation I have helped you.” Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.”

We echo Paul’s prayer from 2 Thessalonians 3:1, “Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run swiftly and be glorified, just as it is with you,”

Visit your Church afresh Lord according to Acts 4:29-31, “Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word, by stretching out Your hand to heal, and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of Your holy Servant Jesus.” And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.”