God Will Turn Our Midnight Into Day!

Midnight: the transition time from one day to the next

As 12:00 midnight closes one day, 12:00:01 am opens another. That means there is always going to be a midnight in every day. Midnight is also known to some as a time of darkness and gloom, but I'm here to tell you that midnight does not have to be that way for us. It's really all about what we do in and with our midnight experiences that determines how long we will stay in them. Let me take a couple of minutes to share with you some examples that will get you to 12:00:01 in a very short period of time.

For instance, let's think about Hezekiah. The Lord sent the Prophet Isaiah to tell Hezekiah to get his house in order, because he was going to die and not live. Now to me - that feels like a midnight situation - a time of potential darkness and gloom. However, instead of Hezekiah getting angry with God and falling into a bed of depression, He turned his face toward the wall and cried out to God. God heard him and added fifteen more years to his life (Isaiah 38:1-5). Midnight will come to all of us, but how we handle it will make all the difference.

Let's take Paul and Silas - they were put into prison for casting out a spirit. They had been beaten with many strips, and their feet had been put into stocks, but at midnight they prayed and sang praises unto God. Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone's bands were loosed (Acts 16:23-26). Not only were Paul and Silas singing and praising God in the midst of their midnight experience - they were also bearing witness to the goodness of the Lord in a most difficult situation - and look at how their situation changed!

Now, keep in mind, God doesn't always take us out of our darkness and gloom. No, sometimes He get into that situation with us, just as He did for the three Hebrew boys.

Friends, when we are going through our midnight seasons, we must remember to cry out to God. He's the only one who can fix it; the only one who can change our midnight into day. Let's keep a heart of gratitude, because this midnight season shall pass. As the scripture says, "Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning" (Psalms 30:5).

With all that said, let the Church say Amen... and AMEN!