SEVEN WAYS IN WHICH THE NIGHT MAY COME

Scripture: John 9:4
Topic: Seven Ways In Which The Night May Come

"I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work."
                                                                                                                                                         John 9:4

a) Sometimes night comes in the form of pregnancy and childbirth in which a very active Christian woman may be relegated to the mothers’ corner of spiritual inactivity for ten to fifteen years.

b) Sometimes, the night comes in the form of marriage to a person who opposes and prevents the Christian activities you have loved during the years before you got married.

c) Sometimes the night comes in the form of old age in which the energy and life needed for the work of God is simply not there.

d) Sometimes the night comes due to sickness which prevents you from doing what you would have loved to do. As I have grown older, I have found myself unable to fast in the way I used to fast when I was younger. At one point, I collapsed whilst waiting on the Lord all by myself. I really thought people would come and find my body on the floor. That is when I realised that I was not as strong as I used to be. On another occasion, I recognized at least three different illnesses that were creeping on me due to persistent fasting, and I knew that the night had come when I would not be able to fast as much as I really wanted to.

e) Sometimes the night comes because you have graduated from a school that you have belonged to for many years. All the opportunities to win souls and to preach the Word of God in that school are gone forever.

f) Sometimes the night comes because you are forced to travel or migrate from a particular country or location. Many people have had to migrate because of war, economic situations or immigration issues. This has brought nightfall to many well-meaning Christians who wanted to continue working for God in a particular location.

g) Finally, nightfall comes because it is the end of your life on this earth. Death is the final and inevitable exit for all of us from the world of today. That night is coming to every man who is born to this earth. It is amazing how few of us even think of this reality that will happen to every man.

Credit: Excerpt from
Many Are Called 
Bishop Dag Heward-Mills

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  1. Nina orwa16 September 2024 at 08:26

    Death is the final and inevitable exit for all of us from the world of today.

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