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Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Songs in
the Night
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The great British preacher C. H. Spurgeon said, "Any fool can sing
in the day. It is easy to sing when you can read the notes by daylight. But the
skillful singer is he who can sing when there is not a ray of light to read by.
Songs in the night come only from God. They are not the power of men."
When Paul and Silas were imprisoned for preaching the gospel, it was a hot and
horrible environment. Prisons back then were far more primitive than they are
today. Archaeologists have discovered what they believe was the actual prison
where Paul and Silas were imprisoned as recorded in Acts. It was nothing more
than a dark hole, without ventilation.
But instead of cursing God and questioning how a God of love could do this to
them, they realized it was time to pray. The Bible tells us, "But at midnight Paul and
Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening
to them" (Acts 16:25). Songs, not
groans, came from their mouths. And instead of cursing men, they were blessing
God. No wonder the other prisoners were listening!
When we are in pain, the midnight hour is not the
easiest time to hold a worship service. There are times when we don’t feel like
singing to the Lord or praising Him. But Hebrews 13:15 reminds us,
"Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God,
that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name."
Are you facing a hardship today? God can give you songs in the night.
Copyright © 2006 by Harvest Ministries.
All rights reserved.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright ©1982 by Thomas
Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Bible text from the New
King James Version is not to be reproduced in copies or otherwise by any means
except as permitted in writing by Thomas Nelson, Inc., Attn: Bible Rights and
Permissions, P.O. Box 141000, Nashville, TN 37214-1000
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