Psalms 134:1-2 (NASBStr)
Behold, bless the Lord, all servants of the Lord,
Who serve by night in the house of the Lord!
Lift up your hands to the sanctuary
And bless the Lord.
The night air brings a lot of useless chatter. Talk radio fills the darkness with empty government conspiracy theories and/or the rehearsing and rehashing of the latest sporting event. Talk, talk, talk replaces the star gazing of old and empty conversations are employed to watch over our eye-lids, as they clamor for sleep. However, in the above portion of Psalm 134 we read that God is active in the night and calls for worship, no matter the time frame. The Levite was to make sure the fire in the alter or the candles by the alter did not go out into darkness. But, here, the Levite is reminded that he was not to turn to idle chatter. No, he was to use the time to bless The Lord (called upon to worship and acknowledge the goodness of God). Just as God watches over us all night and doesn't slumber or sleep and blesses us in the night watches, so should we bless and praise God in the night. In Psalm 132:4 we read about the industrious servant of God who will not give sleep to the eyes or slumber to the life until they find a place for God and worship. We tend to limit worship to an hour, or two, on Sunday morning. We lose sight that true worship is 24x7. We can and should take opportunity in the night to sing our song of praise to the King of King.
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