Welcome to a new day!
FIVE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE DAY
Today Is
- 1. June 23 (in a Clear year); June 22 (in a Leap year).
2. The sixth day of the 25th Week (June 18 –24 in a Clear year/ June 17 – 23 in a Leap year).
3. The 27th day in fourth 7 Weeks of the year. (May 28 July 15).
4. The 174th day of the year (from January 1). In this article, this day will be called Day 174
5. A sixth-season day because it is the sixth day of the 25th week of the year.
SIX BIBLICAL PATTERNS FOR THE DAY
The Bible patterns for understanding this 174th day are
1. The sixth day of creation narrative.
2. The sixth book of the Bible (Joshua)
3. The sixth chapters of the Bible.
4. The sixth 22 verses of the book of Lamentations (Lamentations 4:1-22)..
5. The 27th book (Daniel) and 27th chapters of the Bible.
6. The second 9 books of the New Testament (Ephesians – Philemon).
Day 174 is a sixth day of creation day-in the 25th week. On the sixth day of creation, God did the following:
1. He made land animals.
2. He made man in His image and after His likeness.
3. He blessed man with fruitfulness and multiplication
4. He mandated man to rule and have dominion.
5. He spoke to man concerning food for himself and the animals.
Day 174 is a season of clash between agents of God and agents of Satan; but the agents of God are expected to dominate the agents of Satan. This is a season to subdue and overthrow the enemies of God. In the sixth season, God wants men to enjoy fruitfulness and multiplication while the enemy wants it to be a season of barrenness and decimation. The sixth season is a time to be guided to provisions. It comes with scarcity for those who do not know God. Divine guidance is the secret of success in a sixth season like Day 174. God seeks His image in man in the sixth season. If He does not see His image in man in the sixth season, He reacts against the ungodliness He sees in man.
Day 174 is a Lamentations 4:1-22 season in the 25th week. The sixth 22 verses of the 25th book of the Bible are applicable to the sixth day of the 25th week. This section of the book reveals that in a sixth season like Day 174, God reacts against the loss of His image and likeness in man. In Lamentations 4:1-22, the author acknowledges the trouble they went through was divine reaction to sin and iniquity. This divine reaction caused scarcity of food – making even compassionate mothers cook their children. God forsook His people because of ungodliness. Food is important in sixth seasons. The sixth book and sixth chapters of the Bible bear witness to this. In 2 Kings 6, two women agreed to boil their children and eat.
Day 174 is a book of Daniel day in the fourth seven weeks of the year. As Day174 is the sixth day of the fourth week, Daniel is the sixth of the fourth seven books of the Bible. The book of Daniel represents separation to God. It is about the price and prize of loyalty to God. Taking a stand for God in a polluted world, may lead one into trouble; but Daniel shows that deliverance and promotions are the lot of those who stand out for God. Fear, anxiety, carnality, and compromise, are the enemies of the sixth season. It is a season in which we need courage to stand for God. In the sixth season, success or failure is a product of where a man stands with God and divine instructions.
Standing for God is a requirement in the 25th week; and the sixth day of the week critically demands that. The narrative in Second Chronicles 25 is typical of the sixth season. In the 25th chapter of Second Chronicles, Amaziah was encouraged to stand for God instead of looking for, or leaning on, a fleshly prop.
2 Chronicles 25:6-10 says, “He also hired one hundred thousand mighty men of valor from Israel for one hundred talents of silver. [7] But a man of God came to him, saying, “O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for the LORD is not with Israel-not with any of the children of Ephraim. [8] But if you go, be gone! Be strong in battle! Even so, God shall make you fall before the enemy; for God has power to help and to overthrow.” [9] Then Amaziah said to the man of God, “But what shall we do about the hundred talents which I have given to the troops of Israel?” And the man of God answered, “The LORD is able to give you much more than this.” [10] So Amaziah discharged the troops that had come to him from Ephraim, to go back home. Therefore their anger was greatly aroused against Judah, and they returned home in great anger.”
Day 174 is Ephesians – Philemon day in the 25th week. Going through any week is like taking a journey through the Bible. Every week has an Old Testament side and a New Testament side. In the first four days of the week, you go through the Old Testament side that expresses the 39 books of the Old Testament. In the remaining three days of the week you go through the New Testament side that express the 27 books of the New Testament. The sixth day of the week is the second day in the New Testament side of the week; and expresses the second 9 books of the New Testament. In the second 9 books of the New Testament, Paul taught and guided churches and disciples. His four pastoral epistles are among the second 9 books of the New Testament. These nine books in the sixth division of the Bible show that the sixth season is a season of prospering through instruction and counsel. This is a day to walk in the counsel of God. This is a day to receive and obey godly instructions.
DECREE AND DECLARE: God made us in His image and likeness to rule, have dominion, and impose His will on seasons; as He did with the seven days of creation. He decreed what He wanted for each day. We are to decree what is revealed concerning each day. Today, the Lord is looking out for men and women who are loyal to Him. Be that person! Declare and demonstrate your loyalty and allegiance to the Lord. Separate yourself to Him by worship and obedience. Today, decree and that there is a man or woman standing faithfully for God where it matters. Decree that the godly will have dominion over the ungodly today. Decree that God’s people shall have the wisdom and counsel of God to execute His will today. Today, decree the downfall of the wicked and the lifting and establishment of the just. Today, prophesy and declare war against the enemies of God. Today, prophesy restoration and blessing on God’s people because of the finished work; and prophesy against ungodliness. Today, show that your primary allegiance is to the God of Israel. You are made in the image and likeness of God. This is a day to commemorate and relive the creation of man in the image and likeness of God. Today, make your way back to the Lord. Even if you are not a backslider, you can still get closer to the goal of expressing the Lord – as His image and likeness. Today, stand out for God as His representative and look into your life, and look around, for things and areas that need to be conformed to God’s standards. Today, pray that the kingdom comes, by the word of God, to establish God’s will in your life, family, church, community, nation; and in the nations of the world. Have a happy and tremendously fruitful 174th day!
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