MAXIMIZING MY MIDNIGHT SEASON (2)

In part 1 of this topic, we said if we want to make important decisions, or hear from the Lord, we really have to maximize our midnight hours.

In our anchor scripture, Luke 6:12-13, the Bible said Jesus went to a mountain to pray and later he chose his disciples. Is it a must for us to go to a mountain to pray at midnight for us to be heard by God? It’s not a must to go to a mountain to pray but for me it’s a must for us to pray at night if we want to change our status quo. Jesus went to a mountain to pray because he didn’t want any distractions or whatsoever. If your home is a distraction free area, you can use it as your place of prayer. You don’t need to go to any mountain if you are comfortable in your home but if the Spirit leads you to go to a mountain or a prayer camp to pray, who am I to stand against it?

In Genesis 32: 25 – 26 “ And when he( the angel) saw that he prevailed not against him ( Jacob), he touched the hollow of his right; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him. And he ( angel) said, let me go, for the day breaketh . And he ( Jacob) said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me”. Until you become serious like Jacob, you may not fulfill your destiny. The Bible says Jacob wrestled against the angel and said if he doesn’t bless him, he will not let him go. In other words, you can also go to God in prayer at midnight and say “ Father, if you don’t give me that child, I will not let you rest until you establish me in marriage. “ At night, you could say sickness you have no power over my life, until you die from my life, this war wouldn’t stop. War it at night. “It’s at midnight, that the enemy sows tares among the weeds” says the word of God. As you undo the works of Satan at night like planned accidents, yokes among others, a time will come you will begin to groan in the spirit. At this level, you may take the form of a lion, an eagle etc without your knowledge. This means that’s who you are in the spirit. You are actually gaining ascendancy in the spirit. Until that satanic covenant is totally broken, don’t give up. Even if demons still fight you after praying in the night, increase the number of hours you pray at that night and be stubborn. You must win! Your forefathers tried and couldn’t win because they had no Jesus but you have Jesus so with the help of God, you will break that prison gates. It will collapse in the name of Jesus. Your problem isn’t your battle. Your problem is actually your bed. Sacrifice that bed until you get the answer from the Lord. Nothing is too late with God. The bed will always be there for you. But for now, you really have to be aggressive and corrosive and change the status quo of your family. If you have to put your legs in water to stay awake and accomplish your mission, do it my dear. No man will fight your battles for you. Men can only sympathize with you and sometimes worsen your case. Stand on the altar of Jerusalem and cry out.

Sometimes when God begins to work on us, we go and relax. Don’t ever give the enemy that advantage. Always strike and be on fire till Satan distance himself from you. Sometimes after destroying the works of the devil in your life, Satan may decide to give you some rest so that you will be deceived that the battle is over. He does this so that you may stop your spiritual exercise and when you stop it he will come and strike back when you are cold. Be set ablaze all the time! Don’t give the devil an opportunity to misbehave. Even if you have to commune with the Lord at night for at least 30 minutes once a week and thwart the expectations of the devil , that will be good for you. With time, 30 minutes will become 1 hour, 2 hours etc……

If you can watch tv at night when you are still unemployed, unmarried, sick or having a particular problem, I dare say to say I’m convinced you are not serious. When will you wake up? When you are old? Don’t say, if God will do it, he will do it in his time and so you don’t need to stress yourself. Who told you that? It was at midnight that Paul and Silas praised the Lord and prayed and the prison gates opened supernaturally ( Acts 16: 25). Force the supernatural to come to your aid like Paul and Silas did at midnight. Get used to this exercise and a time will come it will be part and parcel of your life. You will transfer this grace to your children, and people connected to you because you are it’s custodian by experience.

The Lord cause his face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you.

It’s good to pray with groups or a pastor at night but you you yourself too need your own altar. There are things God will not tell you in a group but he will rather communicate them to you in your closet.

When you are doing war at midnight it’s not advisable to pray in your mind. No! You got to be acidic. When Jesus saw the epileptic man, he shouted “ come out of him” and the tormenting spirit all of a sudden left him. Exercise authority over powers that are saying no to your rising. If you live in a noise with neighbors, don’t disturb them with your noise. You may have to go on a retreat or pray under tone in your room but authoritatively because powers of darkness only respond to authority and power.

Dr. David Tobi Ogoudou