{"id":6819,"date":"2025-04-09T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/satchurch.lv\/?p=6819"},"modified":"2017-03-17T20:37:09","modified_gmt":"2017-03-17T18:37:09","slug":"god-reveals-his-secrets-stand-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/satchurch.lv\/en\/god-reveals-his-secrets-stand-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"God reveals His secrets to those who  \u201estand their watch\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"Dear children of God, \u00a0you are welcome to \u00a0our \u201eDaily Word for Spiritual Edification\u201d! Our God is alive, and He desires that His children will come alive through God\u2019s Word and be prepared for every good work.\r\n\r\nYesterday we talked about the fact that God reveals His covenant and His secrets to certain group of people and you can belong to \u00a0such group.\r\n\r\nFirstly,\u00a0<strong>God reveals His secrets to the people who fear and love Him.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nSecondly,<strong>\u00a0God reveals His secrets to those who \u201estand their watch\u201d.\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n<h6><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00abI will stand my watch and set myself on the rampant, and watch to see what He will say to me, and what I will answer when I am corrected. Then the LORD answered me and said &#8230;\u00bb\u00a0(Habakkuk, 2:1-2).<\/span><\/h6>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe expression\u00a0\u00abto stand one\u2019s watch\u00bb has several meaning; it means:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>to observe,<\/li>\r\n\t<li>to expect,<\/li>\r\n\t<li>to watchfully set your eyes on something,<\/li>\r\n\t<li>to guard,<\/li>\r\n\t<li>to be alert.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nAll these things describe specific actions of an individual. Habakkuk talks about himself standing on his watch, because he wanted to hear from God. How can one discover the will of God without listening to Him? Do you want to hear \u00a0from God? Then you need to \u00a0learn to stand on your watch.\r\n\r\nStanding on the watch usually takes place on an elevated place where it would be easy to see everything around \u2013 near and far.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h6><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00abFor thus has the Lord said to me: \u201eGo, set a watchman, let him declare what he sees.\u201d And he saw a chariot with a pair of horsemen, a chariot of donkeys, and a chariot of camels, and he listening earnestly with great care. Then he cried, \u201eA lion, my Lord! I stand continually on the watchtower in the daytime; I have sat at my post every night. And look&#8230;\u00bb\u00a0(Isaiah, 21:6-9).<\/span><\/h6>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn a spiritual sense \u201estanding on one\u2019s watch\u201d means creating an atmosphere where it is easier \u00a0to hear the voice of the Lord. The classic example of this is Apostle John.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h6><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00abI, John, both your brother and companion in the tribulation and kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was on the island that is called Patmos for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">I was in the Spirit<\/span>\u00a0on the Lord\u2019s Day,\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">and I heard behind me a loud voice<\/span>, as of a trumpet, saying, \u201cI am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last\u00bb(Revelation, 1: 9-10)<\/span><\/h6>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h6><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00abAfter those things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven. And the first voice which I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, \u201e<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Come up here, and I will show you<\/span>\u00a0things which must take place after this\u00bb\u00a0(Revelation, 4:1).<\/span><\/h6>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nApostle John says that he was in the Spirit on the Lord&#8217;s day \u00a0and because of \u00a0that he heard the Lord\u2019s voice. Standing on the watch means to be in such a spiritual condition that makes one able to hear the Lord\u2019s voice in one&#8217;s spirit. When you learn to be in the spirit like John, then you will be able to hear God\u2019s voice clearly. For example, praise and worship is one of the ways that helps us in this area.\r\n\r\nMore so, \u00a0John\u00a0said that the voice asked him to come up higher so that he could see the things concerning the future. We can then conclude that \u00a0until we all \u00a0rise higher above the noice and clutter of this world to stand on our watch, we won\u2019t be able to know God\u2019s heart and His will.\r\n\r\nTo rise higher means to leave behind all the things that hinder our spiritual enlightenment.\u00a0Separation from the world and solitude with God allows one to receive fresh messages from heaven and instructions from God and His Word.\r\n\r\nMoses needed to go up \u00a0to a physical mountain to receive the prototype of the Temple. You and I do not need to climb any physical mountains. You don&#8217;t have to climb a physical mountain, all you need to do is to separate yourselves unto God in the secret place of your choice where appropriate spiritual atmosphere can be created for your spirit man. Then your spirit will be able to commune with God and receive guidance \u00a0from Him. You can do that in the seclusion of \u00a0your room or house where you have a quiet place and time to talk with God without interruptions.\r\n\r\nHabakkuk stood on his watch and heard what the Lord was saying. John was in the spirit and went up\u00a0higher in the spirit and he received revelations from God. If you will stand on \u00a0your watch before God today and will expect the Lord to speak to you it will surely happen.\r\n\r\nGod bless you!\r\n\r\nPastor Rufus Ajiboye","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00abI will stand my watch and set myself on the rampant, and watch to see what He will say to me, and what I will answer when I am corrected. 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