Stay Alert, Discern the Times (Part 1)

A Call to See Beyond the Headlines

I rejoiced when I heard the news of the hostages being freed from Hamas — but even in that moment of relief, something deeper stirred in my spirit.

A holy urgency.

A reminder that we must look beyond headlines and emotions to discern what’s really taking place in the spiritual realm.

Few truly understand the spirit that fuels Israel’s enemies.

The battle has never been only about land, politics, or religion — it’s a war between covenants, between light and darkness, stretching all the way back to Abraham’s sons.

God was faithful to His Word — the promise He made to Abraham was for his seed, and that included both Isaac and Ishmael. His Word never returns void, and He fulfilled it. From Isaac came the covenant nation of Israel, and from Ishmael came a great nation as well. Yet from the very beginning, the tension between those two promises has echoed through the generations.

When Muhammad first preached, he believed he was restoring Abraham’s faith. But after being rejected, his message turned militant — spreading not by persuasion but by power.

The Treaty of Hudaybiya offers a window into that mindset:

a ten-year truce made when weak, broken two years later when strength returned.

Pause when weak, advance when strong.

That same spirit has resurfaced again and again throughout history — shifting shapes, changing faces, yet carrying the same strategy of deception, false promises, and domination.

Until hearts are renewed and darkness is replaced by light, the pattern will keep repeating.

Now is the time to break those generational curses.

It’s a time for the strong to rise and continue the battle into the spirit — while those who’ve fought on the ground take their well-deserved rest.

For the rest of us, the call is clear:

Stand firm.

Fight with the mighty weapons God has given us — pulling down strongholds and refusing to let them be rebuilt.