Show Time for MeditationIn addition to reflection and prayer, the first prayer watch is a time to meditate on God’s Word. Meditation quiets our emotions, realigns our mind, and frees us to hear God speaking to us. What we could not hear clearly earlier in the day, we begin to hear during this time. During this watch, ask God to give you clear directions for the next day and insight into His call on your life. Period for Covenant Renewal with GodGod’s covenant is found in the Bible and one of the many covenantal benefits we have is healing. Jesus healed many sick and demon-possessed people during this time. (Mark 1:32; Luke 4:40). This watch is usually for those who have a strong apostolic calling and anointing to break strongholds and walls. At this time, seasoned Christians are determined to do mighty things with boldness in the Lord. If we begin to pray strategically during this watch with the Holy Spirit’s leading, we can prevent the kingdom of darkness from releasing curses on the new day. Prayer Decrees for the First Prayer Watch
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 This is the second post of a series that looks at God’s 24-hour day. This post addresses how the hours of the day and night are described and understood in the Scriptures. Click here to read the first post called God’s 24-hour day according to Genesis 1:5 – God’s Time Clock to see how the common day is shifted 6 hours from God’s 24 hour day. God’s 24 Hour Day – Details of the NightIn the Old Testament, it seems as though the night was divided into three parts. In Lamentations 2:19 we read of the beginning of the watches, then in Judges 7:19 we read of the middle watches and in Exodus 14:24 and 1 Samuel 11:11: we read of the morning watch. In Luke 2:8 it is recorded that the shepherds were keeping watch by night which helps to confirm how the night was divided into different watches. Each watch covered a period of four hours.
The night watches described in the New Testament are based on the military watches of the then dominant Roman Empire. The night was divided into four watches. In Matthew 14:25 and Mark 6:48 we read of the fourth watch of the night. In Acts 23:23 we can read of the third hour of the night. This equals the third hour after sunset or 9 pm which corresponds to the end of the first watch and the beginning of the second watch.
God’s 24 Hour Day – Details of the DayIn the New Testament, in Matthew 20:3; Mark 15:25; Acts 2:15 we read of the third hour, then in Matthew 27:45; Mark 15:33; Luke 23:44; John 4:6; 19:14 we read of the sixth hour, then in Matthew 27:45, 46; Mark 15:33, 34; Luke 23:44; Acts 3:1; 10:3, 9, 30 we read of the ninth hour. We can also read of the tenth hour in John 1:39 and of the eleventh hour in Matthew 20:6, 9, 12. The hours of the day are counted from the time of the rising of the sun. As the sunrise is commonly referred to begin at 6 am, then the first hour of the day would correspond to 7 am. And subsequently hour by hour, therefore defining the times mentioned in Scripture:
God’s 24 Hour Day – An Afternoon TwistThere are two other instances of telling time that provide important details with respect to the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The first such instance occurs in Mark 15:42 when mention is made of “at even”. Loosely understood, it could be rendered as “at evening time”. However, when reading the story, we can note that emphasis is being placed on getting the body of Jesus down from the cross and buried before sunset. Why the hurry? The time at which the sun set on that particular day, was the beginning of a Sabbath day; the Sabbath day began at 6 pm. A Sabbath day is a day in which no servile work was to be done. The meaning of the word “at even” in Mark 15:42 has the sense of late in the day, or at the close of the day. This reference is commonly understood to be as the daylight portion of the day came to an end, but understanding God’s 24-hour day, we note that it is also the actual 24-hour day that was coming to an end. When the sun set, it was literally the beginning of the new 24-hour day. Please read the post on God’s 24 Hour Day According to Genesis 1:5 for a more in depth look at this important detail. Insert graphic pending God’s 24 Hour Day – An Evening TwistThe second instance of telling time that provide important details with respect to the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ is from the Old Testament and occurs in Exodus 12:6 where it mentions “in the evening”, in Leviticus 23:5 where it mentions “at even”, and in Numbers 9:3, 5, 11 where it mentions “at even”. |
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