III. THE MIDNIGHT WATCH OR THIRD WATCH OF THE NIGHT (12:00 midnight – 3:00am)
Psalm 119:62; Isa. 42:22; Psa. 68: Acts 16:25; 27:25-44; Exo. 12:29
THIS IS A SPECIAL TIME FOR DIVINE GOVERNMENTS
TIME OF FREEDOM FOR THE BRIDE Isa. 42:22
This is the time to pray for freedom of the bride, especially those who are trusting God for their marriage partners. Therefore those of you who are not married, this is a good time to pray for marriages, so you can also get married.
TIME TO MAKE OUR CASE IN PRAYER. (Mark 13:35; Luke 11:5-13; Acts 16: 25-34; Acts 20:7-12)
TIME FOR OVERRULING – HUMAN DECREES (Exo. 12 – 14, Act 16:24-25)
TIME OF RELEASE FROM EVERY PRISON (Isa. 24;22; Jud. 16:3; Acts 16:25; Psa. 18:27-28; 2 Kings 19:35)
This is also the time people are released. According to the scriptures, God released the people of Israel to leave Egypt at this time It was also midnight that Samson according to Judges 16:3-4 carried the gates of the city and went out.
POSSESSING THE GATE OF THE THIRD NIGHT WATCH / THE MIDDLE WATCH LORD, I come to take possession of the gate of this Third Watch of the Night – for myself, my family, church, community, and Canada.
A. PRAY FOR DIVINE GOVERNMENTS
LORD, I take this time as the time for Divine Governments and the Overruling of Human Decrees. I Pray that You release Your people from bondages as You have done with Your people, Israel when they left Egypt at this watch. I Pray for greater level of concentration (Mark 1:35; Isa. 17:14) and for angelic intervention. This is also the time the wicked are wiped out and also the time when I could employ the land to fight for us. Thank You, LORD that this is the time to rule in the midst of our enemies.
B. PRAY FOR FREEDOM OF THE BRIDE
For Those Who Are Trusting God For Their Marriage Partners: For those of you who are not married, this is a good time to pray for marriages, so God will give you his assigned marriage partner. According to Matt. 25:6, it was at midnight that the bridegroom came. In the case of Ruth, though she had been sleeping at Boaz’s feet, it was at midnight that he noticed that a woman was sleeping there.
For Those Who Are Married: This the best time to pray for your marriage.
C. PRAY FOR MARRIAGES IN THE LAND.
I Pray God that You show things to make my marriage a happy one. I pray also that my marriage partner and I will discover new and beautiful things in each other. Let there be love and unity in our marriage. Let honoring and valuing each other be part of the eternal foundations of our marriage and our family as we make the Lord Jesus Christ our strong foundation and the center of our relationship.
While this is the watch to enter into our rest (Psa. 67), LORD I pray You enable us to keep our lamps burning.
In line LORD with this watch, I take this as the best time to make my case in prayer. (Mark 13:35; Luke 11:5-13; Acts 16: 25-34; Acts 20:7-12) [personal requests]
LORD, I also take this period to pray for every emergency provision to be released (Luke 11:5 -13; Acts 16:3).
I also take this time to pray for my God-given dreams (Job 4:13-14); time for miracles or covenants; and time to apply the Blood of Jesus. In the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, I confront every storm of destruction and distraction that we are facing. I take this time to speak peace and calm into every situation of turbulence and confusion, in Jesus’ Name.
I Plead to heaven to unravel insights and revelations to take our rightful place in God. (Jer. 33:3) I Break every spirit of LIMITATION that has been sitting on me, my family, home, business/job, ministry. I Throw away all the shackles in the name of Jesus and move on, for it is time to let the people go (Exo. 4:22-23).
I Ask You LORD to deliver me from spiritual drowsiness. I Pray LORD You bless my household with both spiritual and physical food (Mark 13:33-37). I Ask LORD that You arrest every thief sent out to steal from my barn, in Jesus’ Name.