An all night prayer to God presents a window of opportunity for man to shape his future and re-designs his destiny. Here also, man can receive new, princely name and sing a new song.
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It is also the meeting point between God and man to receive supernatural breakthrough and abundant blessing from the Almighty.
"......And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestle a man with him until the breaking of the day....And he said, let me go for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go except thou bless me. And he said unto him, what is thy name? And he said, thy name shall be called no more Jacob but Israel, for as a prince thou hast thou power with Gos and man and has prevailed. And Jacob asked him and said tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there. And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel for I have seen God face to face and my life preserved" Genesis 32:24.
The uncanny ability to make the perfect choice of career, workers for company domestic servants, partners in marriage and business, choice of apartment and educational pursuit, is a manifestation of a successful all night discussion with God. An all night prayer session with the all-seen God, confers on man spiritual eagle-eye ability, that stand him in good stead at this critical level of decision making. Here, man sees as God see, beyond the facade of outward appearance into the very depth of the heart inner-most recesses. "The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked; who can know it. I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins" Jeremiah 17:9-10b.
During and after night vigil, God opens man's spiritual eyes, that is, to see beyond his nose. For unless He (God) illuminates us in the closet, we walk in total darkness. When God is your counsellor, adviser and instructor and you follow His instructions and directives to the letter, you cannot, it is impossible for you to make a wrong choice. God cannot make a mistake. He is faultless.
Of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savour, this is the record: "And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. And when it was day he called unto him his disciples and of them, he chose twelve whom also he named apostles" Luke 6:12. Without controversy, the twelve apostles of the Lord including Judas were ordained by God. There was no mistake about it. That is the power of asking in prayer all the night.
Physical exercise is often recommended, and practiced to keep the body fit and in proper working conditions. But the Bible says, "For bodily exercise profiteth little but godliness is profitable unto all things having promise of life that now is and of that which is to come" 1Timothy 4:8. However , while praying all the night to God, the body is not only exercised physically by the clapping, dancing, singing at times, jumping and even running around, a greater exercise is also going on or taking place viz-spiritual exercise.
"Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities, for we know not what we should pray for as we ought; but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered" Romans 8:26. The Holy Spirit is the Executive General Overseer over all matters between God and His redeemed on earth.
Above it is written "likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities - Physical, mental, moral flaws, diseases, sicknesses - headaches, cancer, fibroid, sickle cell, barreness, stroke etc. As He carries out the function during night vigil, the Holy Spirit searches the reins, the heart, bone, the marrow, intestine, the liver, the kidney, the blood system etc, and heal any diseased organ from the source, without physical cutting of any vein - spiritual surgery, that is Praise God. To God belongs the glory for the past thirteen years I have had no reason to seek medical attention. In the few occasions that I went to the hospital, it was to pray for sick men and women there. Hallelujah. For those who would like to stay healthy, free all the year round, I strongly recommend a regular does of this spiritual tonic.
You can't do what Jacob did and expect the same results. The Bible doesn't promise that. It seems like everyone who talks about getting whatever they want through prayer never seem concerned about how they could help others that way. It's always about themselves. God isn't stupid or unwise. God knows how to deal with selfish people. As James said,
(James 4:2-3 NIV) You want something but don't get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask God. {3} When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.
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