In The Night (part 2)

This is probably the first time you've read my "In The Night" blog, so no worries about the "part 2"... the first blog merely mentioned one quote and a scripture reference on June 9th, 2009.

The quote is as follows:

"Only the Lord can give songs in the night - only He can give peace and joy to His children in the midst of their trials and sorrows. It is only through Him that songs can spring up out of troubled hearts - and it is those same songs that truly can touch and minister to the hearts of others."

-Jerry Bouey

On vacation this summer, God showed me a scripture about night. Not only did the scripture mention night, but it talked about songs. I was wondering where else in the bible I could find it, and ended up seeing it a few times.

Thinking about "Songs in the night" confused me because night had to do with sorrow and trouble, but songs had to do with joy and peace and stuff!

(The quote by Jerry Bouey really helps describe the reasoning behind the scriptures)


I'd also like to point out the scripture of Paul and Silas in Acts (Chapter 16:25-26)
It says:

"About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everybody's chains came loose."

There is something POWERFUL about songs at night!

In Job 35, it says God GIVES songs in the night... and Psalm 77 talks about going through a bunch of problems.. then remembering the songs that God has given you in the midst of it to help you through it.

In a natural sense, do you feel more emotional at night? Movies make you cry more, situations in your head seem a lot more real and dramatic? Maybe that's why sometimes my songs are the best at night because I'm either so tired, or on the flip side, so aware. My mind and my heart seem to be in touch a lot more at night than they are at any other time. (Be careful to not let your heart deceive you, by the way! *disclaimer!* haha) But yeah.. I know for me, I'm more emotional at night... hence the phrase "sleep on it!" Things seem to be more logical and orderly in the morning.


Night also represents the spiritual side... the lows of life. When you're in the valley or desert, how are you handling your situations? Are you still praising Him through everything? Because it's in those times that He gives you those songs to hold on to and praise Him with to strengthen you. Then when you come out of it, you look back and sing those songs that your heart birthed and check it out! awesome! right?

Maybe you're not a writer.. a 'song' for you could be anything! What is the gift God has given you? Are you using that gift to glorify Him even in the hard times? That's when it counts.

Just like we read in Acts, miraculous things can happen when we use our gifts for the Lord in the toughest situations we face.

Maybe I'll write more later on this subject but this is all for now. Love you all.. and keep singing.
The Bible says "make a joyful noise".. He never said it had to be pretty when it came out of your mouth! :)