FELLOWSHIPPING WITH THE LORD AT MIDNIGHT ACTS 16:22-31;PSALM 30:5
AT MIDNIGHT PAUL AND SILAS PRAYED AND EVERYONE’S BAND WAS LOOSESD
ARMED ROBBERS ,THIEVES, MURDERERS ALL WERE SET FREE
THERE IS PHYSICAL MIDNIGHT AND THERE IS A SPIRITUAL MIDNIGHT
SPIRITUAL MIDNIGHT STAND FOR ALL THE DARK AND DISTURBING SITUATIONS WE EXPERIENCE AS CHILDREN OF GOD
ALL OF US WILL ECOUNTER OUR PERSONAL MIDNIGHT AT ONE TIME OR THE OTHER IN OUR LIFE TIME
IT MAY BE BRIGHT DAY LIGHT OUTSIDE EVERY WHERE, BUT YOUR HEART MAY JUST BE FULL OF DARKNESS
AS A MATTER OF FACT WE ARE ALL EXPERIENCING SOME TURBULENT MIDNIGHT IN OUR HEARTS NOW AT THIS TIME
BECAUSE OF THE WARNINGS THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT IS DISHING OUT ABOUT THE SOON RETURN OF THE LORD
PERHAPS YOUR PERSONAL MIDNIGHT IS THE DISEASE OR SICKNESS THAT IS WEAKNING YOU
OR FAMILY AND FINANCIAL PROBLEMS
YOU’VE TRIED EVERYTHING AND EVERYWHERE TO GET A JOB BUT TO NO AVAIL
MAY BE YOURS ARE A SERIES OF CHAIN PROBLEMS.YOU MAY BE GOING FROM TROUBLE TO TROUBLE
AS YOU PRAY YOURSELF OUT OF A PROBLEM HERE COMES ANOTHER ONE
MAYBE SOME CONFUSION IS REIGNING SUPREME IN YOUR LIFE AND YOU DON’T KNOW WHO TO TURN TO
THAT IS YOUR MID NIGHT HOUR,THAT IS YOUR PERIOD OF DARKNESS
IT IS A TIME WHEN YOUR SOUL REFUSES TO DIFFRENTIATE BETWEEN NIGHT AND DAY
MIDNIGHT HOUR IN THE LIFE OF A CHRISTIAN REPRESENTS THE DARKEST HOUR IN THAT LIFE
IT IS THE TIME OF TROUBLE,A TIME OF EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL PAIN
IT COULD,EVEN BE A TIME OF SERIOUS PHYSICAL PAIN
YOUR MIDNIGHT CAN COME IN VARIOUS SHAPES AND FUNCTIONS
THESE ARE TROUBLES THAT CAN KEEP YOU AWAKE FOR MANY NIGHTS AND DAYS
MAY BE YOU’VE BEEN BATTLING WITH YOUR PERSONAL MIDNIGHT SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR
YOU TAKE ONE STEP FORWARD AND SEVEN STEPS BACKWARD.
I HAVE NEWS FOR YOU IT IS TIME TO SOW THE SEED OF PRAYERS AND PRAISES
BUT APART FROM OUR PERSONAL MIDNIGHT ISSUES WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PHYSICAL MIDNIGHT?
WICKED PEOPLE OPREATE AT MIDNIGHT,THIEVES.WITCHES ETC
In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand. For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings. Job:34:20-21
Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him. And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house. And it came to pass the third day after that I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also: and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house. And this woman’s child died in the night; because she overlaid itAnd she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.1Ki:3:16-20
GOD HAS CHOSEN MIDNIGHT AS THE HOUR OF THE DELIVERANCE OF HIS PEOPLE
Ex:11:4-6
“ And Moses said, Thus saith the LORD, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt: And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts. And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more
. Ex:12:29-32
And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle. And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead. And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, and get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the LORD, as ye have said. Also take your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and bless me also
THE RAPTURE TOO MIGHT TAKE PLACE AT MIDNIGHT . .M’t:25:1-6
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroomAnd five of them were wise, and five were foolish.They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and sleptAnd at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him
SAMSON FOLLOWED THAT EXAMPLE AND DELIVERED HIMSELF FROM GAZA Judges 16:1-3
Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her. And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him.: And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that is before Hebron.
IF YOU LEARN TO PRAY AND THANK GOD AT MIDNIGHT ,YOU WILL GET A LOT OF DELIVERANCES AND MIRACLES
And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down. And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet. And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman. And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest: for all the city of my of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous woman Ru:3:8-11:
MIDNIGHT IS THE HOUR OF PRAYER,AND BREAKTHROUGHS . Lu:11:5-14:
And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves; For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him? And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth. And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?Lu:11:12: Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered
M’t:25:7-13
Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
DAVID SAYS “At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments. Psalms:119:62
And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them. And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely: Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks. And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed. And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled. But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here. Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? Ac:16:22-30
SO WHEN YOU ARE IN THAT DARK SPIRITUAL MIDNIGHT HOUR THERE ARE TWO MAJOR KEYS THAT CAN DELIVER YOU
AND THEY MUST BE USED DURING THE PHYSICAL MIDNIGHT HOUR
PRAYERS AND PRAISES TO GOD AT THE MIDNIGHT HOUR ,ARE YOUR TWO KEYS OUT OF YOUR SPIRITUAL MIDNIGHT
THE FIRST THING TO DO IS TO PRAY IN ORDER TO GO FROM MOURNING TO DANCING
PS 30:11
WE UNDERSTAND PRAYER VERY WELL BUT WE HARDLY UNDERSTAND PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING
By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night; Job:35:9-10:
WHEN YOU ARE ABLE TO RISE AT MIDNIGHT AND PRAY AND PRAISE GOD AT YOUR MIDNIGHT HOUR YOU MOVE GOD’S HANDS INTO YOUR BATTLE AND GET YOUR DELIVERANCE
AT MIDNIGHT PAUL AND SILAS PRAYED AND SANG PRAISES TO GOD
I KNOW THAT IT IS STRANGE TO PRAISE GOD WHEN YOU ARE IN AN AWKWARD SITUATION
IT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE TO RAISE UP YOUR VOICE IN PRAISE AND SING “WHAT THE LORD HAS DONE FOR ME I CANNOT TELL IT ALL”
WHEN YOU CANNOT PAY YOUR RENT OR CHILDREN’S SCHOOL FEES
I KNOW IT SOUNDS STRANGE WHEN YOU HEAR THAT A THIEF HAS ENTERD YOUR HOUSE WITH A GUN AND YOU BEGIN TO SAY “ COME AND SEE OO COME AND SEE”
BUT THAT WAS EXACTLY WHAT PAUL AND SILAS DID IN THEIR DARK HOUR
AND A HOLY GHOST EARTHQUAKE BEGAN TO SHAKE THE FOUNDATION OF THE PRISON
IF YOU WANT THE FOUNDATION OF YOUR BONDAGE TO BE BROKEN
IF YOU WANT YOUR CHAINS AND SHACLES AROUND YOUR FEET TO BREAK
IF YOU WANT TO BE RELEASED FROM YOUR PERSONAL SPIRITUAL MIDNIGHT
IT’S TIME TO GO INTO AGGRESSIVE AND VIOLENT PRAISE SESSIONS NIGHT AFTER NIGHT
SOMETIMES IN PRAYERS YOU CAN MISTAKENLY SAY WHAT YOU SHOULD NOT SAY
BUT WHEN YOU START TO PRAISE GOD YOU CAN’T MAKE MISTAKES
MANY CHRISTIANS DON’T KNOW THE VALUE OF PRAISES
THEY PULL LONG FACES DURING PRAISE AND WORSHIP
SOME SIT DOWN LOOKING DEPRESSED AND OPPRESSED
INFACT I NOTICE MANY BIZARRE ATTITUDES DURING PRAISE AND WORSHIP IN THE BODY OF CHRIST
MANY PASTORS DON’T EVEN PARTICIPATE IN PRAISE AND WORSHIP
LET US LOOK AT THESE SCRIPTURES
ISAIAH 12 IF YOU WANT TO ENJOY YOUR SALVATION YOU MUST LEARN TO PRAISE GOD
PS 22:3 GOD WILL COME DOWN INTO YOUR SITUATION WHEN YOU PRAISE HIM
EXODUS 15 :1-5 PRAISES HAVE THE CAPACITY TO RAIN GOD’S ANGER ON Y OUR ENEMIES
PS100 : 4 PRAISES HAS THE POWER TO URSHER US INTO THE SPIRIT REALM AND STRAIGHT INTO GOD’S PRESENCE
PS 149 TROUGH PRAISES YOU HAVE POWER OVER KINGDOMS AND DOMINIONS
PRAISES RELEASES GOD’S POWER OVER YOUR ENEMIES
PRAISES EXECUTE VENGEANCE UPON OUR ENEMIES
WHEN THE HIGH PRAISES OF GOD ARE IN YOUR MOUTH THEN THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT IS RELEASED INTO YOUR HANDS BY GOD
PRAISE IS A POWERFU WEAPON OF WARFARE
PRAISE WILL EXPEL ALL BINDING SPIRITS BECAUSE NOBODY LIKES TO STAY WHERE THEY ARE PRAISING HIS ENEMY
SATAN CANNOT REMAIN IN AN ATMOSPHERE FULL OF PRAISE TO GOD
PRAISE BRINGS DOWN THE MANIFEST PRESENCE OF GOD
PRAISES UNBURDENS THE SOUL IS 61:3
PRAISE CAN BRING YOU AN EARTHQUAKE OF SUDDEN DELIVERANCE
PRAISE CAN MELT AWAY UNCLEAN THOUGHTS
HEB 13:15 YOUR MOUTH MUST BRING FORTH PRAYER AND PRAISES
YOUR PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE,OR YOUR YESTERDAY,TODAY AND TOMORROW ARE IN GOD’S HANDS
YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND A REASON TO THANK GOD IN ALL 3 CIRCUMSTANCES
JESUS IS THE SAME YESTERDAY TODAY AND FOREVER AND YOU WILL MEET HIM WHEREVER YOU ARE
WE MUST PRAISE GOD FOR OUR YESTERDAY,TODAY AND TOMORRPW
THANK GOD FOR YOUR YESTERDAY,AND THAT YOU ARE ALIVE TODAY
ALL OF US BORN IN AFRICA SHOULD REALLY PRAISE GOD FOR OUR YESTERDAY
PLS SAY THANK YOU JESUS FOR MY YESTERDAY
FOR ALL THE ACCIDENTS YOU SURVIVED,THE SINS THAT COULD HAVE KILLED YOU
YOU MUST BE GRATEFUL
GOD SPARED YOU FROM ALL THE TROUBLES OF YESTERDAY
YOU WOKE UP TODAY AND YOU WENT TO THE BATHROOM AND DRESSED YOURSELF
PLS THANK GOD FOR TODAY SOMEBODY
IF YOU KNOW HOW TO THANK GOD FOR TODAY YOU WILL BE BLESSED TOMORROW
YOU NEED TO PRAISE GOD FOR TOMORROW TOO BECAUSE YOU FUTURE IS IN HIS HANDS
GOD ALSO LOVES PEOPLE WHO WILL PRAISE HIM BEFORE RECEIVING THE TESTIMONIES
BEFORE JERICHO FELL IT WAS THE PRAISES THATWENT FIRST
IF YOU WANT YOUR JERICHO WALL TO FALL
IF YOU WANT THAT TERRIBLE SITUATION TO CHANGE YOU MUST BEGIN TO PRAISE GOD
GOD IS INTERESTED IN THE FRUIT OF OUR LIPS
THE ENEMY ALSO KNOWS THAT THE MIDNIGHT HOUR IS THE MOST DIFFICULT HOUR TO START TO PRAISE GOD
PEOPLE WILL THINK YOU ARE CRAZY
IF YOU ARE IN BONDAGE OR GOING THROUGH SOME UNPLEASANT SITUATION, YOU MUST LEARN PRAY AND PRAISE GOD
NOW RISE UP ON YOUR FEET AND START TO PRAISE AND THANK GOD ON YOUR OWN
PS 149
NOW PICK ANOTHER SONG OF PRAISE DIFFERENT FROM THE FIRST AND PRAISE HIM WITH ALL YOUR
PRAYERS
I TAKE DIVINE INSURANCE FOR MY LIFE AND THAT OF MY FAMILY IN JESUS NAME
I CANCEL BAD NEWS AND SORROW IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST,IT SHALL NOT BE MY LOT AT THESE END TIMES IN JESUS NAME
ALL THE END TIME DEVOURING LIONS SHALL NOT CATCH US IN JESUS NAME
EVERY BITTER WATER ASSIGNED AGAINST MY LIFE DRY UP NOW IN JESUS MIGHTY NAME
WEAPONS OF THE WICKED HEAR MY BATTLE CRY GO BACK TO YOUR SENDERS IN JESUS NAME
EVERY DARK POWER FIGHTING AGAINST MY DESTINY AND MY CHILDREN’S I COMMAND YOU TO KILL YOURSELF
MY ENEMIES SHALL NOT CELEBRATE MY DEATH OR DEMOTION
OH GOD ARISE AND DO SOMETHING IN MY LIFE THAT WOULD MAKE THE WORLD SAY THIS IS THE FINGER OF GOD
FOCUS YOUR ATTENTIONS ON THOSE THINGS THAT YOU WANT GOD TO DO AND SHOUT “OH GOD ARISE AND LET MY STORY CHANGE IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST (PRAY IT THREE TIMES)
NOW BEGIN TO SING PRAISES TO GOD
NOW LIFT UP YOUR HANDS AND PRAY FOR NAMIBIA
POWERS ASSIGNED TO BEWITCH PEOPLE AND CAUSE TRAGEDY IN NAMIBI A SCATTER
POWERS ASSIGNED TO DRINK BLOOD EAT YOUR OEN FLESH AND DRINK YOUR OWN