114. NIGHT-TIME EXPERIENCES (Psalm30:5)

The earth is continually revolving .When it’s light in one hemisphere, it’s dark in the other. While one person is experiencing midnight, another is rejoicing because day brake has finally come. Both people live on the same planet, but in very different places. So when you are having a “Night-time Experience”.If you can just hold on a little longer, Things will change. God has guaranteed it. God works the night shift and He will turn your darkness into light if you just keep trusting Him. Have you noticed in the Bible .the number of significant events that happen at night, or in darkness, here are some examples. “While Adam was sleeping, God reached in and performed surgery on him and made Eve… According to the shepherds, The Baby Jesus was born when the stars were shining brightly…. At midnight, while the other prisoners slept, Paul and Silas sang hymns to God, and He delivered them...When Peter was locked in the inner prison, at Midnight, God sent an Angel to liberate him... When Jesus died on the Cross we read the earth was plunged into darkness.... But, on Easter Sunday the light came on -forever You and I have to expect some night-time experiences. God’s darkroom is where He develops us into the image of Christ. Enduring these experiences is what gives us the credentials to walk out into the daylight, having earned the right to be there. This kind of Faith is tenacious, radical and relentless; When backed into a corner, it stands its’ ground and declares “I’ve lost my job,... the mortgage is overdue... or my symptoms don’t look too good…. But I still believe there is a God who cares about me.” That kind of faith gets results every time! There is a stage at which you don’t even know you have been chosen by God. Only he knows. He told Jeremiah, (Jeremiah 1:5) “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you” Before you were a beep on the monitor, God had plans for you. The reason you didn’t die on the operating table or in that car accident is because God had different plans for your life. Also He didn’t choose you because you are so virtuous and wonderful, No, He chose what the world thinks is unimportant (1Corinthians 1:28-29) “so that no one can boast or brag” and say “See what I have done with my life” When God created the Heavens and the earth, the Bible says in (Genesis 1:2) “Darkness was over the surface of the deep” Then God spoke again and said (Genesis 1:14:-15) ”Let there be light and it was so” And today God can bring light out of your darkness – That’s where He does some of His greatest work. When you begin to understand, experience and accept Almighty God’s power and authority in your life, you will also begin to see how you are blessed. This is a wonderful stage in your walk with God. Your faith and love for Him gets stronger and deeper as He becomes more accessible, available and approachable to you. Now, when God blesses you, (and He will) get ready for the complainers who think they should have been blessed instead of you – or at least as much as you. When Israel’s twelve tribes disputed about who should lead, God told Moses to have each tribal leader write his name on his staff and place it in the Tabernacle overnight. Then God said in (Numbers.17:5) “The man I have chosen...buds will grow on his rod. Then at last all this murmuring and complaining against you will stop.” Imagine an old stick with no root system or sap, blossoming in the dark where there is no sunshine, fresh air or water!! The truth that we must all get from this word is-: Faith can’t grow without hardships. It must incubate in the darkness of adversity. We have to understand, that It’s in our darkest moments that we really need God, and it’s in those moments when God will make Himself known to each one of us individually. It usually happens when there is no time to have a “Round table” discussion on your depth or quality of Faith. Your own “Gut reaction” will let you know that. It happens when you call out in absolute desperation to Him. in complete submission to His Will... and He answers that heartfelt call for the help which only He can supply. Whether that answer is negative or positive wont matter, why? because you have reached (for a moment in time) the very heart of God, Like Abraham with Isaac You are telling God that He and His Will is more important to you than anything in your life. You will find That kind of faith will bring it’s own reward, because it now becomes a tangible reality and influence in your life, and has put your relationship with God on a new level. You will know beyond any shadow of a doubt that there is a God who knows, hears and cares about your every thought and word; In fact, He cares so deeply for you that He was prepared to let His only Son go through the torture, anguish and horrors of crucifixion just to save YOUR immortal soul (The real you) which will live forever somewhere!! after it has dispensed with your body. Let that somewhere be with Him in the place He has prepared for you in Heaven. You alone can make that commitment and decision for God. Thank you for reading about “Night time experiences” we all have them. They are sent for a reason. (To get us closer to God.) So don’t ignore them. Make your decision for Jesus Christ now. Talk to your Pastor or a senior member of your church and become a true follower of Jesus who is the only Truth, life and way to God. God bless. Phaline ----------------------