Blessings of the Night Shift: Psalm 134
“1) Behold, bless the Lord, all servants of the Lord, Who serve by night in the house of the Lord! 2) Lift up your hands to the sanctuary And bless the Lord. 3) May the Lord bless you from Zion, He who made heaven and earth.” Psalms 134:1-3
Don’t forget those who have the night shift! That’s what this Psalm is about. The temple service had a night shift. They kept the fire on the altar burning. It was never to go out.
Others were on guard all night against attacks from enemies. They had a very important job.
Others were night shepherds guarding the flocks against thief’s and predators.
Still others would wake up for the night watches in prayer. Such was the case with Anna the widow in Luke 2:37. God appeared to the young boy Samuel during the night.
In fact, night watching is a kind of spiritual fasting. Instead of going without food, you go without sleep to meet with God. Jesus often did this during His ministry.
There’s something special about the night shift and experiencing the presence, blessing and glory of God. For the past 16 years, I’ve taken a few hours of the night shift to write and pray.
Here’s a little secret, when you wake up during the night, instead of tossing and turning on your bed, get up and grab your Bible for an hour or two. Enjoy some quality time with God. There aren’t many distractions or interruptions during the night shift.
Then go back to bed, put on an audio Bible and rest in the presence of the Lord. Some of my greatest encounters with the Holy Spirit have come during the night shift.
Daily Bible Commentary By Terry Baxter: Cofounder of GoServ Global
Sent from my iPhone
“1) Behold, bless the Lord, all servants of the Lord, Who serve by night in the house of the Lord! 2) Lift up your hands to the sanctuary And bless the Lord. 3) May the Lord bless you from Zion, He who made heaven and earth.” Psalms 134:1-3
Don’t forget those who have the night shift! That’s what this Psalm is about. The temple service had a night shift. They kept the fire on the altar burning. It was never to go out.
Others were on guard all night against attacks from enemies. They had a very important job.
Others were night shepherds guarding the flocks against thief’s and predators.
Still others would wake up for the night watches in prayer. Such was the case with Anna the widow in Luke 2:37. God appeared to the young boy Samuel during the night.
In fact, night watching is a kind of spiritual fasting. Instead of going without food, you go without sleep to meet with God. Jesus often did this during His ministry.
There’s something special about the night shift and experiencing the presence, blessing and glory of God. For the past 16 years, I’ve taken a few hours of the night shift to write and pray.
Here’s a little secret, when you wake up during the night, instead of tossing and turning on your bed, get up and grab your Bible for an hour or two. Enjoy some quality time with God. There aren’t many distractions or interruptions during the night shift.
Then go back to bed, put on an audio Bible and rest in the presence of the Lord. Some of my greatest encounters with the Holy Spirit have come during the night shift.
Daily Bible Commentary By Terry Baxter: Cofounder of GoServ Global
Sent from my iPhone
