Stay Awake To Stay Alive

Also on that day, He scored another victory by healing the man whose hand is withered. He won a victory over sickness, pains, deformity, paralysis, disability and every work of darkness on that day. Because Jesus healed that man, it means if you have any disability, He can heal you too. God will heal you totally today in Jesus name.

One would have expected that after such powerful victories, Jesus would have relaxed as many of us would like to relax after the victories that God NOT US have recorded during the “BOG” program. Not one person, at least 2 people suggested that this is too much, can we have some days off, some Bible study days, some prayers off to relax after this powerful encounter with the Lord, and I responded no. We were told after this that immediately after these victories, Jesus went out to a mountain to pray, not for vacation, and not just simple, one hour prayer, the Bible says He prayed all night long, throughout the night. The people of the world has seized this and they have turned it to their own advantage “Lionel Ritche sang we will party all night long” someone else sang “tonight is going to be something, everything is going to be alright”

So after winning a victory, do not relax, the Bible says the enemies of Jesus were filled with madness, rage because of good deed, Satan is not happy that we had victories last month during the Breath of God, he is filled with rage and madness and will remain in sorrow, madness and rage over your situation in Jesus name. Jesus by doing good exposed the hatred of their hearts, ironically, the hatred combined with their zeal for their so called traditions drove them to plot murder; an act that was clearly against their law. Jesus did not relax after winning a victory, please do not relax. Tell your brother or sister beside you, please do not relax.

The second event that was sandwiched between the time Jesus prayed all night was the chosen of the twelve. Apparently, many people have been following Jesus at this time and it was time to choose the inner caucus, the inner circle, those to be promoted, those to become apostles and the Bible says He prayed all night. When an important decision is about to be made, please pray all night, it will worth it. With an all night prayers, one devil still managed to slipped in, what if He did not pray at all? Jesus said, I have chosen you the twelve, and is still one of you a devil?

Also when our Lord faced the cross at Calvary, He prayed all night long. In Matthew 26 from verse 36 and Luke 22 from verse 39, we read about how Jesus agonized in the Garden of Gethsemane. He alone went to pray on the mountain and he asked His disciples to be praying as well, the Bible says for three times when he checked them, they were sleeping, why? Because it was night. However Jesus was telling them that keep watch and pray so that you will not give in to temptation” Brethren, there is a need for us to keep watch and pray during the night so that we will not fall into temptation. The Spirit is willing but the body is weak, one way to strengthen the body is through an all night prayers. You will be strengthened in Jesus name.