#midnight cry

🎶 IJ Chris - Midnight Cry

Part of the Midnight Project

Backing Vocal: Janice Jones

Lyricist: CA Smith

Composer: RA Burton

Production: RA Burton, The Next Room, London, England

Back in 2012 we began the 'Midnight Project' where we used the vocals from one of our reggae releases and sat them on various different genre instrumentals. After 12 experimental instrumental recordings, the very last became the 3rd song version (above) and it's off-shoots. The track was influenced by this and others▼

R T Kendall

(the audio: "Where's ____" "Oh they're probably ___" "It's not your fault" "hm?" "It's not your fault" "I know" Hey. Hey, it's not your fault" "I know")

World is dark indeed. Just like Socrates, I couldn’t know of a thing. All of us, we couldn’t know a thing. We can only believe that we know something.

Seems like there is no kind of faith that is not blind. How could it not? We can’t see a thing, with or without it.

I’ve been telling people that I don’t want to have a blind faith. I use it as a reason for my disobedience. But with what I’ve realised now...

I’m scared.

GIVE ME OIL IN MY LAMP KEEP ME BURNING “At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’ “Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’ “‘No,’ they replied, ‘there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’ “But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut. “Later the others also came. ‘Lord, Lord,’ they said, ‘open the door for us!’ “But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t know you.’ “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.” - Matthew 25:6-13

Talk to just about anyone these days and they will tell you that we are in those last days mentioned in Revelation. We are bombarded with horrible news every day: merciless killings, shootings, crimes committed with no care to others etc. In fact for me, it is so easy to get caught up in all the horribleness of the times that I forget to fill my own lamp. I am a sleepy virgin. Oh, I know all about the midnight cry. I know Jesus is coming soon, but I find myself so distracted that I am afraid I have not been making sure that I fill my oil jar.

Have you spent time with Jesus today? Have you asked Him to fill you with His Holy Spirit so that you can shine brightly for Him? Have you filled your lamp?

Read about the parable of the 10 virgins in Matthew 25.

Song of the day: Give me oil in my lamp keep me burning by Smokey Mountain Jubliee Choir

Prayer: Lord, give me oil in my lamp, keep me burning. Send your Holy Spirit to my heart to prepare me. In Jesus Name, Amen.