MAXIMIZING MY MIDNIGHT SEASON (1)

Anchor Scripture: Luke 6 -12 -13 [ It came to pass in those days that he went out into a mountain to pray, and he continued all night in prayer to God. And when it was day, he called into him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles).

Many theological questions have been raised as to why we Pentecostal and Charismatic believers stress the importance of praying at night. Some believers say praying during the day is equally important as praying at night. Another school of thought says, Jesus has won every victory for us, which includes he having prayed at night for us so there’s no need to worry ourselves and sacrifice our sleep. Sometimes when I hear some of these comments I don’t blame us because we simply lack understanding.

To maximize our midnight season simply means we should make the best use of that period. The opening scripture says” It came to pass in those days that he went into a mountain to pray and continued all night in prayer to God.” I infer from this scripture that one day, Jesus went to pray. One day meaning there was the need for him to do so during that season. During the day, he went about carrying out his normal activities like we do as humans. But at night, he decided to be with the Lord. Are we followers of Jesus Christ? If yes, we really have to learn from him and apply the lessons learnt to our lives and eventually become like him. Have you ever spent quality time with the Lord at night before? Was it consistent or a one off thing ? What did u do at that time? Spent all your quality time on social media and watching movies? The Bible clearly said he prayed and never used that period for mundane things or things that have no eternal values.

The Bible says “ when it was day, he called the twelve.” Thank you Holy Spirit! Meaning that if we really want to make quality decisions in life and destiny, we have to pray at night to be led by the Spirit because after praying at night, the next day he chose his disciples. Pastor, three men want to marry me but I don’t know who to choose. “All of them are believers, gainfully employed and handsome. I’m confused. Man of God, I have seen two women who have all the qualities I need in a woman but I don’t know who to marry. Help me please, servant of God. The Lord has opened doors for me in England and Togo to go and do ministry. Where should I go! This sounds funny right? Most of us wouldn’t even waste our time at all on this decision because England is involved. Brother, you need to go to God in prayer at night and make that vital decision. Don’t always allow men of God to choose for you because you need to grow in the spirit. There’s a place for that where you can go to a man of God to help you but hear this when you learn the art of settling such decisions at night, what a man of God will tell you will be a confirmation of what you know already.

As you pray at midnight, switch in the spirit and begin to pray in tongues. For instance, Lord, you said “I should call unto you and you will answer me and show me great things and mighty things that I don’t know – Jeremiah 33:3. Lord I’m calling unto you now, what business should I do, where should I invest my money? Help me Lord, I can’t help myself without your assistance. Tell me what to do and start speaking in the Holy Ghost. As you do that consistently, something will drop in your spirit either by manifestation or something from the choice the Lord has made for you.

You stop executing that particular prayer point at night when you have peace, I mean the peace that surpasses all understandings. I don’t mean self generated peace. Peace can come as an excited worship or tears of joy and again not a self – generated one. This experience is what theologians term as a “ note of victory “. You can get there if you mean business with the Lord. Just pay the price for most of the conditions of God are conditional.

There’s no man that specializes in midnight prayers that will not be in the prophetic. In 1 Samuel 15:16 the Bible says : “ Then Samuel said unto Saul, stay, and I will tell thee what the Lord hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, stay on.” Then Samuel says unto ( Esther, Yaa, Sia, Diana etc….) stay and I will tell you what the Lord will say to me tonight. If you pray regularly at night, your eyes and ears will open with time. Do you want that grace? Then obey the voice of God. It’s so beautiful to look at men and tell them the plan of God for their lives and to lead them via the voice of Elohim. Don’t say this grace is reserved for pastors only. No it’s not true. John 10: 27 says “ my sheep hear my voice and I know them and they follow me. Since you are a believer, you are his sheep. At midnight, tell him to open your ears. Tell him you want to know his plan for your life and for others. As you continue doing it, the Lord may decide how to speak to you. It could be via dreams, visions, your spirit, his audible voice among others. One night while praying or after praying while waiting on the Lord, you may hear “ Give me thanks, give me praise, it’s well”. This means you have entered the realm of the prophetic.

Don’t be surprised, if after hearing that voice, God decides not to speak to you again. He does that to see if you love him and you will persist in communicating with him at night. He may decide not to speak for a long time. Don’t worry! Continue doing what you did for him to speak and at the same time. He will surely come back to you and open you up to another dimension of the prophetic. Believe you me, you will never be normal after after hearing from the great Monarch. Confidence will then be built in you and you will become as “ bold as a lion “ and you will go to places that fowls have not yet discovered”. Your boss at work, your colleagues, family members, friends and loved ones will look for you for you to unveil the blueprint of their destinies to them and these men will too will honour you in kind and cash. You wouldn’t need to ask them for a reward by the Lord Himself will move on their hearts to bless you and all the glory will be given to Jesus Christ. The Lord bless and keep you!

Dr. David Tobi Ogoudou