KEY SCRIPTURE: Mat 13:25 KJV” But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.”

In the above verse, the Lord Jesus referred to one aspect of the functioning of the kingdom of God. Such statements from the Lord refer to how certain matters work out in the Spirit realm.

Sleeping is one of the gifts to a man that repairs or refreshes his whole body when observed, yet there is a spiritual symbolism of sleep that is not very good for us to engage in. At such moments, man is at his weakest best, and gives access to any enemy to easily take advantage of him, to do whatever he (the enemy) desires. Indeed he has no resistance from you at all at such a time.

When does the sleep of men become a let out to his enemy to take advantage of him? Sleep occurs in the night. The night hours are called the dark hours. Darkness is also the spiritual state of the power of Satan Col 1:13. Sleep in this context becomes an activity of darkness. Now let’s look at a few scriptures that refer to this matter.

Rom 13:11-12 KJV” And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.”

In this verse, the Bible calls sleeping as works of darkness.

Eph 5:14 KJV: Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.”

At this moment, he equates sleep to death.

1Th 5:6 KJV” Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.”

More scriptures make references to sleeping that is the wrong type of sleep.

When a child of God does anything contrary to the word of God, he or she is sleeping. Leaving in sin is a spiritual sleeping state. Walking in unforgiveness is a spiritual sleeping state. Negative and unscriptural confessions are all wrong or evil sleeping states. The Bible said at such moments the enemy or your enemy comes along and sows evil seeds into your life. Prayerlessness and all forms of lukewarmness are very dangerous sleeping moments in which many find themselves. The Christian is light and the devil whose power is darkness should never under any condition mess up the Christian, yet many believers are suffering under all forms  of evil PLANTINGS in their lives

Dear child of God, it is time to wake up from your slumber and deal with any evil seeds that might have been planted in your life

Turn to the Lord in prayer and repentance, turning away from that wrong way.Isa 55:7 KJV” Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.”

PRAYER

Heavenly Father, I pray, asking forgiveness for whatever wrong actions, gave access to the enemy to attack my life. I repent from every wrong way. Have mercy on me and help me recover whatever I lost or evil work that has been sown in my life. Thank you, Lord Jesus.

FURTHER STUDIES

1 Kings 3:20 KJV And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.

1 Kings 3:21 KJV “And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I did bear.”