Songs In The Night

In Job 35:10 one of Job’s friends declares that God is the one who “gives songs in the night.” At first glance songs in the night seems to be an odd phrase. Who sings in the night?

However, when you really begin to consider it there is an interesting theme here. The night is that dark time in your life. The night is that place far from the comfort and security of the light. The night is where bad men do bad deeds. The night is where evil lurks and enemies plot and plan your demise. The night is where your mind conjures up all kinds of fears, worries and doubts.

It may be true that monsters lurk in the darkness of the night. However it was in the Night that the angels sung to shepherds in their fields when that precious baby was born in a manger. God didn’t wait for the brilliance of day to share the wondrous good news of the birth of a savior. Instead he invaded the night with a song of praise. Peace on earth was sung in the darkness of the night and it was a song perfectly suited for the night. Isn’t that, after all, exactly what Jesus was? He was the light that shined into the darkness.

My friend, I just want to remind you today that we serve the God that gives songs in the night. Consider this, it was at midnight that the cry came to the wedding party, “The bridegroom cometh.” It was in the darkness of the night that the good news first reached the ears of those who had been waiting and watching. In the night their hopes were fulfilled. In the night their faith was realized.

This is an important little nugget of truth because you are going to have to walk through the night sometimes. There are going to be times and places where the storm clouds are going to hover low and the darkness of night is going to press in upon you. However, you serve a God that gives songs in the night!

The wonder of that truth is that it is in the darkness of the night when your soul really falls in love with or savior. It is when the skies are black and pressing in, when the doubts and fears crowd their way into your mind, in the darkest hours of your life, that’s when the Master gives you a song of grace and comfort. That’s when you truly learn to trust him. That’s when you truly learn to love him.

In the course of this life you will walk some lonely dark roads. However, the wonderful truth is that you will never walk them alone. The one who walks with you and will never forsake you is the one that gives songs in the night.

He’s the one that gives joy in times of sorrow.
He’s the one that gives peace in times of trouble.
He’s the one that whispers calm in the raging storm.

Today I simply want to remind you that you are walking through this life in the company of the peace speaker. He alone has the power to give songs in the night. The next time that troubles and doubts and fears come crashing in on you, the next time that you find yourself lost and alone in the darkness of the night, why don’t you reach out to the one that gives songs in the night and discover just how sweet the night song is. The sweetest of all songs is born in the dark crucible of the night. That’s where joy is born, that’s where hope is revived. That’s where God demonstrates his love for you.

He, alone, gives songs in the night. How sweet his songs are!