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Friday, September 14, 2012

Midnight Prayers

If Psalm 91 declares that there is a terror that takes place at night; it means we need to discern through spiritual gifts and revelations as to what happens when people are sleeping at night. Jesus went to the garden to pray through the night because there was a war to be fought at the midnight hour.  While Jesus was praying, the disciples were sleeping because they did not understand the importance of midnight prayer ( Luke 6:12-15).

Thieves usually burgle at night when everybody is sleeping (1 Thessalonians 5:2).  The night represents darkness.  The spirit of darkness is a spirit of robbery.  Witches and wizards often operate at the midnight hour.  Dream manipulators, night caterers, recruitment agents of darkness, terrible spirits are all active and wrought havoc at night.

Acts 16:25 gives us an account in which Peter and Silas, who had been imprisoned for preaching the Word woke up during the midnight hour to pray and suddenly there was a great and violent earthquake that shook the foundations of the prison . The prison doors flew open and everyone who was bound in chains was loosed.

Midnight prayer is the best prayer to break satanic bondages and strongholds.  Whatever bondages, yokes, burdens you have in your life, they cannot resist the persistent and prolonged midnight prayer.  The devil knows this very well and that’s the reason he will do anything and everything to discourage you from getting up in the midnight to prayers. Midnight is like a spiritual highway for most of the things happen to us are programmed into our life during this period of time.  Therefore get up and pray at midnight for it has an impact over your life.

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Sleep Hygience

Sleep Hygiene

The most common cause of insomnia is a change in your daily routine. For example,
traveling, change in work hours, disruption of other behaviors (eating, exercise, leisure,
etc.), and relationship conflicts can all cause sleep problems. Paying attention to good
sleep hygiene is the most important thing you can do to maintain good sleep.

 
Do:

1. Go to bed at the same time each day.

2. Get up from bed at the same time each day.

3. Get regular exercise each day, preferably in the morning. There is good evidence that

regular exercise improves restful sleep. This includes stretching and aerobic exercise.

4. Get regular exposure to outdoor or bright lights, especially in the late afternoon.

5. Keep the temperature in your bedroom comfortable.

6. Keep the bedroom quiet when sleeping.

7. Keep the bedroom dark enough to facilitate sleep.

8. Use your bed only for sleep and sex.

9. Take medications as directed. It is helpful to take prescribed sleeping pills 1 hour

before bedtime, so they are causing drowsiness when you lie down, or 10 hours

before getting up, to avoid daytime drowsiness.

10. Use a relaxation exercise just before going to sleep.
Muscle relaxation, imagery, massage, warm bath, etc.

11. Keep your feet and hands warm. Wear warm socks and/or mittens or gloves to bed.

 
Don't:

1. Exercise just before going to bed.

2. Engage in stimulating activity just before bed, such as playing a competitive game,
watching an exciting program on television or movie, or having an important
discussion with a loved one.

3. Have caffeine in the evening (coffee, many teas, chocolate, sodas, etc.) .

4. Read or watch television in bed.

5. Use alcohol to help you sleep.

6. Go to bed too hungry or too full.

7. Take another person's sleeping pills.

8. Take over-the-counter sleeping pills, without your doctor's knowledge. Tolerance can
develop rapidly with these medications. Diphenhydramine (an ingredient commonly
found in over-the-counter sleep meds) can have serious side effects for elderly patient

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Obey God & Keep His Covenant

“Now you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession.   Although the whole world is mine, you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.  (Exodus 19:4-6)
 
 Obedience is not a popular word today. For generations we have been taught by secular teachers to avoid such words. One result has been a lack of discipline in our homes and schools which is an important factor in the progressive decline of our students in every objective test of performance.
Scripture, however, makes it very clear that obedience is a necessary and crucially important part of our life as Christians.
I believe the key to obedience is submission to God. What matters is, not external adherence to specific rules, but a heart that is submitted to God. If our heart is submitted to God, then we will obey his specific requirements. But it is the heart attitude that is crucial. Perhaps I should have called this paper, "Submission to God", but I felt that for many, today, "Obedience" would be a more challenging word.
What is our motive for this obedience, or submission? At the risk of oversimplification, let me say that I see three basic motives.
(1) Fear. We obey because we fear someone who is more powerful than we are. This does enter into our obedience. Scripture tells us to fear the Lord, and, indeed, he is a God of awesome power. He is capable of great wrath. "It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God" (Hebrews 10:31). At a minimum, we obey him to avoid his wrath and punishment. But there are better motives for obedience.
(2) Self-interest. God told Joshua, "Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful" (Joshua 1:8). The Bible is our instruction manual.  We need to follow the instructions so as to live a fruitful and blessed life.
 But God does not want us to submit to him just because of the benefits we hope to get. That was the issue in the book of Job, where God allowed satan to test Job to see if he loved him only because of what God has done for him (see Job chapters 1 and 2). God wants us to love him, and to obey him, for who he is, and not just for what he does for us.
(3) Love. Our relationship should be a personal one. God loves us, and we love him. When you love someone you want to do what pleases him. "This is love for God, to obey his commands" (1 John 5:3). Jesus said, "Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me" (John 14:21). The primary motive we have for obeying God is that we love him, we want to do what pleases him, and we want, as nearly as we can, to become like him.
“Obedience to God is the most infallible evidence of sincere and supreme love to Him.”  (Nathanael Emmons)

Monday, September 10, 2012

Open My Eyes

“Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place.” (2 Chronicles 7:15)
   
7:1-22 God's answer to Solomon's prayer. - God gave a gracious answer to Solomon's prayer. The mercies of God to sinners are made known in a manner well suited to impress all who receive them, with his majesty and holiness. The people worshipped and praised God. When he manifests himself as a consuming Fire to sinners, his people can rejoice in him as their Light. Nay, they had reason to say, that God was good in this. It is of the Lord's mercies we are not consumed, but the sacrifice in our stead, for which we should be very thankful. And whoever beholds with true faith, the Saviour agonizing and dying for man's sin, will, by that view, find his godly sorrow enlarged, his hatred of sin increased, his soul made more watchful, and his life more holy. Solomon prosperously effected all he designed, for adorning both God's house and his own. Those who begin with the service of God, are likely to go on successfully in their own affairs. It was Solomon's praise, that what he undertook, he went through with; it was by the grace of God that he prospered in it. Let us then stand in awe, and sin not. Let us fear the Lord's displeasure, hope in his mercy, and walk in his commandments.
 "You pray in your distress and in your need, would that you might pray also in the fullness of your joy and in your days of abundance.”  (Kahlil Gibran)