Reclaiming the Night

I'm reading a book about end-time warfare that was loaned to me by Stan Tyra. I'm not remembering the name of the book, but the author is Mark Pierce. Mr. Pierce talks about reordering your day and in particular, reclaiming the night. He talks about the many instances in the bible where the watches are mentioned. The Jews had three watches in the old testament, and then the Romans came along with four. The ones that Jesus spoke of were the kind used during His time - the Roman watches: evening (6-9), midnight (9-12), cockcrow (12-3), and morning or daybreak (3-6). The one that most people think of is the one in which Peter denied Jesus - at cockcrow.

In Joshua 10, Joshua and his men watched all night and battled all day to win it all. In 1 Samuel 30 (I believe) David watched all night and battled all day to win it all at Ziklag. Jesus Himself watched and prayed all night and battled all the following day to win back what we lost - on the cross. The precept is there.

The point was to study what was revealed at these times, and to listen intently if God gives you occassion to be awake at any of these times. Naturally, most people are awake at evening watch, but we American Idol right on through it. This is a prime time, designed by God (remember, the day begins in the evening) to wind down, empty self, refill with Him, and begin your day correctly. WEIRD CONCEPT.

The author also mentioned reclaiming the night. A certain world-religion has call to prayer many times a day - but NONE at night. What an opportunity! Other cults do their encantations, spells, and various rituals during the night hours. If we are on watch and praying (for only one hour?) then we can tap into much of the plan of God for our lives that we have missed, simply because we never knew the importance of watching and praying. Be alert and don't miss an opportunity to sit, watch, and pray.