8 There were many lamps in the upper room where they[a] were gathered together. And he said to him, “Put on your garment and follow me.” 9 So he went out and followed him, and did not know that what was done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision. 26 And He said, “Let Me go, for the day breaks.” But he said, “I will not let You go unless You bless me!” 27 So He said to him, “What is your name?” He said, “Jacob.” 28 And He said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel;[b] for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed.” 29 Then Jacob asked, saying, “Tell me Your name, I pray.” And He said, “Why is it that you ask about My name?” And He blessed him there. We are commanded to “watch!” at these times. I’ve heard it said that worship is a picture of the Gospel in motion, and it certainly was for me that night. 9 And in a window sat a certain young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep. Could you not watch with Me one hour?” this refers to the state of the modern church, not obeying God’s Holy Spirit nudges to stay up and seek Him at night. Remain sensitive to the leading and try to pray at the times you feel the tug inside, rather than the time of personal convenience. 24 Then Jacob was left alone; and a Man wrestled with him until the breaking of day. And before the morning, he is no more. It “puts out” the demonic “guards” that keep us trapped in bondage, and God sends supernatural grace (the angel) to help us out. If we worship an idol of our own creation, we are not really worshiping God. God did not put the Song of Solomon in the Bible as a biography of Solomon’s sexual life. Psalm 119:147-148, “I rise before the dawning of the morning [meaning the fourth watch of the night], And cry for help; I hope in Your word. Spiritual warfare. God gives special impartations to us at night, and it will be a lot more easy for us to fail in the trials and temptations in life, if we do not respond in obedience to seek God at night. Below are a few things that have helped us in planning corporate worship nights and executing them successfully. Acts 12:5-10, Peter was therefore kept in prison, but constant[a] prayer was offered to God for him by the church. When we are persistent in seeking God at night, we are going to encounter our beloved, and greater times of intimacy. Intimacy with God flows greater late into the night. 7 And shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them? As English speakers, we think of Christ’s “coming” rather than His “Presence” which is what the original Greek word really said. Psalm 63:6, “When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches.”, Psalm 119:62, “At midnight I will rise to give thanks to You, Because of Your righteous judgments.”. Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice! One of the greatest shows of God’s warfare power. 23 He took them, sent them over the brook, and sent over what he had. Mark 13:35 mentions each night watch by name. This is "b_HOLY NIGHT_VERSE_Worship" by Hillsong Church London on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Whereas the contemporary world runs time from 12am to 12pm, the Jewish day started with night at 6pm - 6am, and then had day at 6am – 6pm. What the Bible refers to as “morning” here, is not the same time as the ‘morning’ the contemporary world awakens at. The Romans called the Fourth Watch the “morning watch” even though it was 3:00am – 6:00am. As “the priesthood of all believers” we must make sure to seek God at night. Take your maidservant under your wing,[a] for you are a close relative.”  10 Then he said, “Blessed are you of the LORD, my daughter! He still had to wait even more until “it was dark,” before God passed through the covenant.” We often must wait on God patiently in the night hour, to have encounters with Him. The opening of worship should clearly establish worship's purpose. One Friday night as a Christian band was playing “Jesus Loves Me, This I Know,” it happened–for the first time, while observing everyone worshiping God, I began to sense God’s presence. While you are praying, God moves in the geographic areas near you (especially if you are praying directly for your immediate area. Then Rebekah lifted her eyes, and when she saw Isaac she dismounted from her camel;”. There must be prayer both day and night. The passages we have considered dealing with songs in the night are instructive as to certain important thematic features. This message is also for us. Thus in Job 35: The demonic influence over people becomes much stronger and more intense at night, and thus most sin is done at night. Once satan, and every other demon is cast out from the second heaven, the church will operate in a fullness of the powers of the age to come. Plan Engaging Prayer. "blessed is He who watches" refers to those who stay up for the night watches. The prophetic community knows the second heaven to be the realm of demonic principalities. It was only sometime in “the fourth watch”  that He finished His prayer. Those who are sleeping, because they are not tuned into Christ’s voice, or are disobedient, it will be a huge loss. Anna was a prophetess who understood the power of the seeking God in the night watch. HCSB Gospel Project Bible, Christ Ascending Design, LeatherTouch, A Simplified Harmony of the Gospels - eBook, The Gospel of Luke: The Voice Only Holman Christian Standard Audio Bible (HCSB) [Download], HCSB Ultrathin Reference Bible, Brown and Blue LeatherTouch with Magnetic Flap, Thumb-Indexed, HCSB Study Bible for Women, Personal Size Edition--linen, yellow/gray, HCSB Large-Print Ultrathin Reference Bible--soft leather-look, mint green (indexed). For you have shown more kindness at the end than at the beginning, in that you did not go after young men, whether poor or rich. As we begin to war in prayer at night, the spiritual atmosphere will be cleansed from the demonic. Gideon’s army is prophetic of our warfare against satan. Whereas the modern church has services in the morning, the early church often did them in the night. 3 The watchmen who go about the city found me; I said,  “ Have you seen the one I love?”  4 Scarcely had I passed by them, When I found the one I love. Could you not watch with Me one hour? When we pray in tongues or worship God at night, power is released against the second heaven, and havoc is wreaked against the demonic. Luke 11:5-8, “5 And He said to them, “Which of you shall have a friend, and go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves; 6 for a friend of mine has come to me on his journey, and I have nothing to set before him’; 7 and he will answer from within and say, ‘Do not trouble me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give to you’? The evening watch was 6 - 9pm, the midnight watch is 9pm – 12am, the “rooster crow” watch is 12am – 3am, the morning watch is 3 – 6am. This is the first watch where Isaac and Rebbecca (Christ and His bride) meet. 7 Powerful Scriptures to Help You Worship God Psalm 103:1-4. Christ did not say the elect cry out “all day,” but rather “day and night.” Seeking God only in the day will bring a lesser amount of power in the prayer. This gave them spiritual control and influence over entire people groups and nations. Its only when we take some time to seek God, that we get His special answers to prayer, and blessings. Lift up your hands in the holy place and praise the LORD! David here tells us that he had a habit of waking up specifically at midnight, so He could seek God in the third watch. We must read this passage, seeing ourselves as the disciples. 1 Now praise the Lord,all you servants of the Lordwho stand in the Lord’s house at night! John 4:23 ESV / 12 helpful votes. As shown in this verse, God releases great warfare power against His enemies at night. 4 Then as I looked, I saw a door standing open in heaven, and the same voice I had heard before spoke to me like a trumpet blast. This service probably began around 6:00pm, and “...continued till midnight.” (This covers the first and second night watch). Exodus 12:29, “And it came to pass at midnight that the LORD struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of livestock.”. VERSE 2 Silent night holy night Shepherds quake at the sight Glories stream from heaven afar Heavenly host sing hallelujah Christ the Saviour is born Christ the Saviour is born. The more one prays in the third watch of the night, the greater spiritual authority they will gain. I have seen this subject  brought up many times by members of  the prophetic community. Your watch may change as well depending on your season in God. 12 Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, horror and great darkness fell upon him. 38 And coming in that instant she gave thanks to the Lord,[j] and spoke of Him to all those who looked for redemption in Jerusalem.”. Challenge your tech team to try new things with videos, lighting, and stage design. (B), 3 May the Lord,Maker of heaven and earth,bless you from Zion.(C). This writing relies heavily on prophetic interpretation. We cannot refuse to believe what God has told us, simply because we want to have comfortable interpretations, and stick only to the first tier of revelation (the plain meaning). God gives a lot of special blessings and impartations to those who watch at night. Fortunately there is a flip side to this. 38 And if he should come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.”, Mark 13:35-37 “Watch therefore, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming—in the evening, at midnight, at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning— 36 lest, coming suddenly, he find you sleeping. And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!’”. 14 Bible Verses About Worship The Importance Of Worship Genesis 24:26. Acts 16:25 Paul and Silas worship God at midnight, and God destroys the entire prison with an earthquake! He redeems me from death and crowns me with love and tender mercies. - Psalm 99:2-3. As a result, Christ will command those in His body to stay up that particular night. 20 Then the three companies blew the trumpets and broke the pitchers—they held the torches in their left hands and the trumpets in their right hands for blowing—and they cried, “The sword of the LORD and of Gideon!” 21 And every man stood in his place all around the camp; and the whole army ran and cried out and fled.”. Night intercession helps us overcome all the demonic strongholds we are trapped in. 12 And they brought the young man in alive, and they were not a little comforted.”. The abomination of desolation will be fulfilled three different ways. Biblical culture knew of three stages of heaven. Although the sense is a little obscured by the long parenthesis which intervenes, it seems clear that St. Paul's expression of thankfulness was for his remembrance of the unfeigned faith of Timothy and Lois and Eunice (see 2Timothy 1:5). (3) I thank God.--The exact reference of these words of thankfulness on the part of St. Paul has been the subject of much argument. Eutychus falling from the third level, symbolizes when we become slack in keeping the night watch, we begin to lose warfare authority in the third heaven. The ‘morning’ here refers to the Fourth Watch of the night (3:00am to 6:00am). Try praying at night when you need a breakthrough in your walk with God. We need to pray in the night. Assuredly, I say to you that he will gird himself and have them sit down to eat, and will come and serve them. 24 But the boat was now in the middle of the sea,[a] tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary. God is Trinity, and we worship him as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. 15 Now as for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried at a good old age. We will see this happen quite soon as it is the end times. 1 Thessalonians 3:10, “night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face and perfect what is lacking in your faith?”. Luke 12:37-38, “Blessed are those servants whom the master, when he comes, will find watching. In the parable of the sower, the time the enemy plants His tares is at night. This is the time for freedom from prisons and bondages. This some people will already be awake because it is day in their area when Christ returns. If enough of this happens, expect to see the principalities and ruling spirits in the region fall down to earth from their position of influence in the second heaven. Because of our contemporary culture, we assume morning to be 6:00am -12:00pm, but it was not this way in Bible times. Also the verse “He will rule them with a rod of iron” applies to Christ first, but has prophetic interpretation to refer to the overcomers as shown in revelation chapters two and three. 25 Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea.”. 4 . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. 3 Now there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, ‘Get justice for me from my adversary.’ 4 And he would not for a while; but afterward he said within himself, ‘Though I do not fear God nor regard man, 5 yet because this widow troubles me I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.’” 6 Then the Lord said, “Hear what the unjust judge said. Words by Joseph Mohr; Music by Franz Gruber; Arr. All rights reserved. Matthew 14:15, “When it was evening, His disciples came to Him, saying ‘this is a deserted place, and the hour is already late. 1. 10. Verse 2 The shepherds wondered they couldn't hide it They told ev'ryone in sight All were amazed when they heard how God came Down on the glorious night God came down on this glorious night Bridge Glorious glorious what a glorious night Glorious glorious what a glorious night Verse 3 All is calm now all is quiet A star shining in the sky His morning is earlier than our morning. Demonic power and activity on earth increase greatly. Amongst other things, the revival in the early 18th century, the planting of Moravian churches in many countries, and the origin of the Methodist Church can be traced to this prayer watch. Genesis 24:63-64, “And Isaac went out to meditate in the field in the evening; and he lifted his eyes and looked, and there, the camels were coming. Jesus here, prayed for about nine hours. Acts 20:7-12, “Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight. Secondly, worship depends on a right spiritual or emotional or affectional heart-grasp of God’s supreme value. Isaiah 62:6-7 “I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; They shall never hold their peace day or night. Its typically not intended to be a lengthy intellectual discourse but a summons. From 6:00pm till 3:00am. Just like the disciples, we are all human, and just like them, we often value the desire of the flesh to sleep, rather than the desire of the spirit to intercede and spend time with God. Then the man bowed down his head and worshiped the LORD. Challenging – Worship Nights can be a great way to challenge your volunteers on the technical side. Although we need to "pray continually" by staying in communion with God throughout each day, we should remember some blessings and communion with him is only possible by seeking him at night. God commands the battle at night. Christ’s presence comes when we seek Him in the night watches. . 2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, And bless the LORD.”. VERSE 1 O holy night the stars are brightly shining It is the night of our dear Saviour’s birth ... we are convinced that part of our purpose is to champion passionate and genuine worship of our Lord Jesus Christ in local churches right across the globe. Though the friend did not want to give the bread, because of the persistence of the man, it was given. It says it was the day prayers where the author wrote “you do not hear.” Sometime we cannot get an answer to prayer unless we also show our persistence by seeking God in the night like the psalmist. “Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “What! People: The Word became flesh and lived among us, full of grace and truth, and we have seen his glory. We Worship Jesus Today at 2:40 AM Verse of the night Matthew 7:7 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock and it will be opened to you. May the LORD, Maker of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion. This is where we begin to have encounters. Download worship charts, tracks, chord charts, lead sheets, individual orchestration and other resources for Silent Night, Holy Night - II. When we pray and worship at night as watchmen, the devil loses a lot of power to influence people to sin at night, and as a result of our faithfulness, there are special blessings to those who will intercede at night. 11 And now, my daughter, do not fear. Let all that I am praise the Lord; with my whole heart, I will praise His holy name. If it’s time to worship God, then we suggest using these top 11 Bible verses to use for a call to worship in your church or place of worship. Exodus 23:25 blessing sickness health Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. It is a prophetic allegory of Christ and His bride. If we cry out day and night to God, He will answer our request (as long as the request is not against His will). 2 “ I will rise now,” I said,       “ And go about the city; In the streets and in the squares I will seek the one I love.” I sought him, but I did not find him. . Isaiah 30:29 You shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goes with a pipe to come into the mountain of the LORD, to the mighty One of Israel. Holy is he. The first heaven (sky), second heaven (stars), and third heaven (domain of God). Christ comes as a thief: at night. 11. One of the reasons there is more sin and demonic influence at night, is because most people are already done praying. There is also a hidden meaning though, that while the day witnesses of God’s care and love through creation, the night is the time when He reveals great amounts of heaven’s knowledge and new insights. Then he received the message that his children would be slaved for 400 years. Stars in scriptures spiritually represent angels (“his tail cast a third of the stars of heaven to earth”). The Longest Night Service - [ TOP] Part 1 Preparation Call to worship: Leader: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Just as with Gideon, by far the most effective time for spiritual warfare is at night. Pray for a Thematic Flow (click image to see larger sample of our most recent worship night) It would be so easy to string a list of our favorite songs together for a big concert. Acts 5:19, “But at night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said, ‘Go stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this life.’”. 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