In the beginning
God created the Heaven and the earth. 2 And the earth was without form, and
void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved
upon the face of the waters. 3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was
light. 4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light
from the darkness. 5 And God called the
light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning
were the first day. - - Gen 1:1-5 KJV( And the light
shineth in darkness ; and the darkness comprehended it not. - - John 1: 5 KJV)
Darkness is a force that opposes the presence of light (in
our lives). From the first day of God’s creation, darkness tried to undermine
the good work of God until God acknowledges the presences of light.
Before light the whole universe was not of formed and invalid
just because darkness was trying prevailing over Gods Creation. Out of Gods wisdom, He called light into
existing. God did not eliminate the darkness totally from the universe but kept
it separated from the light and also allowing both to operate equally in
nature.
To the general sense of man, especially Christians, Day (Light) is only considered as
working hours whiles the Night (Darkness)
is also considered as resting (Sleeping) hours just as the creation story was
interpreted to us in Sunday school. So, from our childhood we all programmed to
work fully on the day time and sleep fully at night without knowing the
negative impact of the night on our
lives.
Remember that, God did not sleep after discovering the formless nature
of the universe but acted urgently, by introducing light. When God provided the
light, He acknowledged it.
We must not entertain the night or darkness at all with our sleeps because
the night is not what we thought of but something else. There are a lot of mysteries that are hidden from us about the night.
The night is not only destined for sleeping or resting alone
but for planning and praying ahead of the day light. Satan, demons as well as
the spirits do not sleep. They operate 24/7 without sleeping. If we sleep too
much throughout the night, we are endangering our live (both physically and
spiritually).
Christians must note that real wars and battles are fought
in the night not in the day hours. And also remember that winners won in the
night and experience the victory in the day.
FOUR THINGS CHRISTIANS MUST DO BEFORE SLEEPING IN THE NIGHT
-
Always read the Bible or any biblical (gospel)
related book
- Play and Listen to a preaching or gospel music (from your phone,
radio, TV or any useful gadget)
- Anoint yourself and spring the blood of Jesus in
your room
-
Worship God for your life
We must be wise and open our eyes, for the night is not all
that friendly to us. Let us always prepare when we the darkness approaching.
Because the night (Darkness) creates avenue for the wicked
ones to fight against us. Sickness, discourage, poverty and many more are what occupied
the presence of darkness (Night).
So, Note that, whatever is given to us or taken away from us in the
Night cannot be acquired in the bright day light. To reclaim our ownership of
it, then, we fight it at the night, exactly the same period of the time (Night)
it was taken or given to.
Source: Prophet Twum Emmanuel, The Head Pastor, Royal Palace Chapel A/G, Kumasi - Ghana