THEME: AT MIDNIGHT

Prayer does not change the purpose of God. But prayer does change the action of God. — Chuck Smith

Growing up as a kid, one of my greatest fear was being a room alone when it dark. There was feeling of the night gave fear and insecurity. I would close mind very tightly, with a ardent determination never to open till light appears.

TEXT:

Acts 16:25 KJV 1900

And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

PART 1:

Explanation of the text.

Meaning of Midnight: It is not just the darkest period of the night but it is also the darkest period of our lives.

When you loss a love one like Isaiah, that's a midnight

when you are a frustrating situation that’s a midnight ect.

PART 2

The Egyptian first born were kill

Exodus 12:29 KJV 1900

And it came to pass, that at midnight the Lord smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.

Solomon’s major case happen at midnight

1 Kings 3:20 KJV 1900

And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.

Samson delivered the people at midnight

Judges 16:3 KJV 1900

And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that is before Hebron.

David declared:

Psalm 119:62 KJV 1900

At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee Because of thy righteous judgments.

Jesus admonishes:

Mark 13:35 KJV 1900

Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:

PART 3:

Prayer

Matthew 26:41 KJV 1900

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

James 5:16 KJV 1900

Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

DELIGHT IN GOD