PRAISE THE LORD EVEN IN THE DARKEST HOURS

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Saturday, June 06 Read: Psalm 134: 1-3

“Praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, who minister by night in the

house of the Lord.” - Psalm 134: 1

We may wonder, who are the servants ministering by night in God’s temple? The answer is, the priests, or Levites - not the people in general. The duty of the Levites is explained in I Chronicles 9:26-33, 23:28-32, 25:1,6. Warren Wiersbe writes, “Visitors at churches sometimes ask, “When does the worship service end?” “If you had asked that question to a priest or a Levite in the temple in Jerusalem, he would have replied, “Never!” There were twenty -four Levites, three priests and the captain of the guard, whose duty was to keep guard over the holy place from sunset to sunrise, and to thank and praise the Lord. C.H. Spurgeon said, “Any man can sing in the day, but he is the skillful singer who can sing when there is not a ray of light.” When you and I are asleep in our part of the world, somewhere else on the globe, believers are worshipping God.

Dear friends, God gives us “songs” in the night (Job 35:10), when circumstances are difficult and we cannot see our way. He gave David songs in the darkness of the cave when his life was in danger (Psalm 142: 1-7), and He gave Paul and Silas songs while they suffered in the Philipian jail. (Acts 16:25)

Our greatest responsibility and highest privilege is to worship God, for everything that we are and do flows out of worship. So let us remember to look to the Lord on our beds and meditate upon Him in the night watches. Like a sailor on night watch, the sentry on guard and the nurse in her ward, let our nights be of sacred service to the Lord.

Dear Father, when I lay awake on my bed at nights, let me not fill my mind with unwanted thoughts, but let me look to You, my Creator, Savior and Comforter. Let me worship You, the Source of all good things, and praise You for Your mercy and grace. Let my praises come to You as fragrant offerings. Amen.

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