Text: Acts 16:25-26
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25 But about midnight, as Paul and Silas were praying and
singing hymns of praise to God, and the [other] prisoners were listening to
them,
26 Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the very
foundations of the prison were shaken; and at once all the doors were opened
and everyone’s shackles were unfastened.
The night time is a quite time when
most human activities have stopped. It is a time spirits- both good and bad
operate.
For the kingdom of darkness, night
time is conference time; the enemies meet to deliver their reports, re-strategize
and take decisions concerning the fate of many including Christians.
They also renew covenants, curses,
and sacrifices; a time they supervise the burdens, punishment, yokes already
placed on their victims and a time they are after the destiny of many.
Every night activity of the satanic
kingdom against you henceforth will come to nothing in Jesus’ name.
This is why it is imperative for
Believers-in-Christ MUST be active participant in the spiritual realm.
Why?
The spiritual controls the physical,
although you may not agree with that, but experience have shown that before
anything can happen in the physical, it must have been settled in the realm of
the spirit.
Origin of the Midnight
The midnight denotes the time from
12am. The origin of the midnight can be traced to Genesis 1:14-16
Genesis 1:14-16
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14 And God said, Let there be
lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and
let them be signs and tokens
[of God’s provident care], and [to mark] seasons, days, and years,
15 And let them be lights in the
expanse of the sky to give light upon the earth. And it was so.
16 And God made the two great
lights—the greater light (the sun) to rule the day and the lesser light (the
moon) to rule the night. He also made the stars.
The question now is how do you spend your night even as a
single brother or sister?
If you regularly sleep through your nights, you will soon
become a casualty of night enemy operations.
Also, if you want to contact the Spirit of God, night time
is one ideal time to facilitate that desire. Do you realize that the night time
is also a time for angelic visitation.
Luke
2:7-14
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7 And she gave birth to her Son, her Firstborn; and she
wrapped Him in swaddling clothes and laid Him in a manger, because there was no
room or place for them in the
inn.
8 And in that vicinity there were shepherds living [out under
the open sky] in the field, watching [in shifts] over their flock by night.
9 And behold,
an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord flashed and shone all about them, and they
were terribly frightened.
10 But the angel said to them, Do not be afraid; for behold, I
bring you good news of a great joy which will come to all the people.
11 For to you is born this day in the town of David a Savior,
Who is Christ (the Messiah) the Lord!
12 And this will be a sign for you [by which you will recognize
Him]: you will find [[a]after
searching] a Baby wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.
13 Then suddenly there appeared with the angel an army of the
troops of heaven ([b]a heavenly
knighthood), praising God and saying,
14 Glory to God in the highest [heaven], and on earth peace
among men with whom He is well pleased [[c]men of
goodwill, of His favor].
Those who can stay in God’s presence
at night or observe night vigils are likely recipients of angelic visitations.
Some stubborn problems you may have
cannot withstand persistent vigils of one, two or more weeks. If you can pay
the price, you will get your heart desire.
What Happens When You Pray at Midnight?
1.
Every gate of blessing the enemies
have shut against you can easily be opened or uprooted. Judges 16:2-3
2.
Every yoke in your life can be
broken and set other captives free. Acts 16;25-26
3.
Angelic visitation can change
undesirable situation and prevent the unwanted. Acts 12:5-10
4.
All your enemies can be destroyed in
one night through angelic assistance. 2Kings 19:35—37 (King Senacherib lost an
army of 185,000 in one night to an angel)
5.
The month of lions, e.g., poverty,
failure, delay in marriage, set back and their likes can be permanently shut.
Daniel 6:19-23
Conclusion
You can rename problems, control or
check spirits and have your desire if you will take time to praise, worship,
and pray to God every night from 12AM to 3AM. It is time to keep sleep at bay;
it is time to leave the comfort of your bed just to be in God’s presence. Never
allow sleep to turn you into a victim of the night.
As you rise and pray from tonight,
God will:
1. Tame all lions and oppressors
after you
2. Make sure all your enemies perish
3. visits you and you will receive angelic
visitation/assistance, and
4. Ensure you permanently stay on
top.