Poems from the Witching Hour by Pam Reed-Yang

In this watch, we can appropriate the blessings of God’s Covenant and ask Him to manifest those blessings into our lives. Through Jesus Christ, we have a Covenant with God. This watch is for seasoned Christians who are determined to do mighty things with boldness in the Lord. This watch is usually for those who have a strong apostolic calling and anointing to break strongholds and walls. Jesus also healed many sick people during this time (Mark 1:32 Luke 4:40). During this watch, ask God to give you clear directions for the next day and about His call on your life. What we could not hear clearly earlier in the day, we begin to hear during this time. Meditation quiets our emotions, realigns our mind, and frees our will to do the will of God. This is a time to meditate on God’s Word. After the business of the day is a time to release anxieties to the Lord before going to sleep. Jesus used the Evening Watch to go aside and pray (Matthew 14:15-23). Every prayer watch has a purpose.įirst Watch (The Evening Watch from 6:00 P.M. If you have ever been awakened during the night or are wondering why you are being led to pray at specific times, it is probably because God wants you to pray or intercede for someone. This is why you may find yourself repeatedly praying at specific times of the day or evening.

This is because everyone has a prayer watch, even though they may not know it.

There are basically eight watches covering 24 hours. The Bible speaks of “watches,” which are specific times of the day or night. With the Holy Spirit’s leading, we can discover God’s will and expose the plans of the enemy through strategic prayer. Major decisions we are confronted with require us to know God’s individual will for our lives. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:10). Today more than ever, it is important that we pray and seek the mind of the Lord: “Thy Kingdom come. Jesus said in Matthew 24:43, “But know this, if the good man of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.” If we watch for the enemy and announce his activity, we can avert the devil’s plans to steal, kill and destroy what God has for us.

We are to watch not only for the enemy’s activity but also for the manifestation of God’s plans. Just as men stood on city walls in the Bible to watch for approaching danger, God calls us to be modern-day watchmen and warn those who are in danger (2 Kings 9:17-18). In James 5:16 (NIV), we are told that the “prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.” As we pray, we stand watch over our families, cities, and nations.

Poems from the Witching Hour by Pam Reed-Yang