The 3rd Watch.

Israelites are one set of people without whom history would have no memory. The Islamic religion, Christian Religion, the Faith (concrete belief of Jesus), and the Bible are all testaments to this fact. Take away the Israelites and we are loosing centuries of details. This goes onto saying that we can learn a lot from them.

The Israelites like most countries have a God they predominantly serve. That God is who they call Jehovah or Yahweh. Yahweh is more or less the sole ruler, whose intention was to govern His people directly, but thanks to their desire to be like everyone they lost that privilege and went under the monarchical system of governance. This however did not completely alter the relationship between God and His people, instead it strengthened their dependence on Him. This is why He still had, and has power over the policies that govern their lives. Policies like the Watch.

Just like the Greeks and Romans, Jews were known to have a night watch system instead of hours. Originally it was a 4-hour duration which started from sunset to sunrise, i.e;

• First Watch (Beginning of the Watches): 6pm - 10pm (Lamentations 2:19)

• Middle Watch: 10:01pm - 2am (Judges 7:19)

• Morning Watch: 2:01am - 6am (1 Samuel 11:11)

However, due to constant review they changed the system and had it reduced from 4hours to 3hours. Amidst these all, the 3rd watch which commences from Midnight till 3am was usually the most important. Till today it is.

Thanks to evil minds, witchcraft and demonic actions are prevalent in our society. Not only that, they have a set time; Midnight till 3am. This is the most Spiritual time of the day. It is the time destinies are shifted or lifted. It is the time to join occultic powers or render praises and prayers to God.

Understanding of this is a tool every believer is supposed to have, cos not only are we supposed to depend on the 'Lord of Hosts' for every victory, we are supposed to render prayers unto Him without ceasing. Daniel Chapter 10 is a reminder as to why we should never put out our flames.

Religion is gradually eclipsing Spirituality. The fight is fierce, but one thing only determines the outcome; YOU! You decide to either play Religion and lose in Spiritual Battles, or not just be spiritually conscious, but spiritual fierce, that you may encounter Physical manifestations of your Spiritual activities.