Welcome to a new day!
Let us begin with the FIVE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE DAY: These will help you to view the day from its different angles.
Today Is
- 1. July 22 (in a Clear year) but July 21 (in a Leap year).
2. The seventh day of the 29th Week (July 16 – 22 in a Clear year/ July 15 – 21 in a Leap year).
3. The seventh day in the fifth 7 Weeks of the year. (July 16 – September 2 in a clear year/ July 15 – September 1 in a leap year).
4. The 203rd day of the year (from January 1). In this article, this day will be called Day 203.
5. it is a seventh-season day because it is the seventh day of the 29th week of the year.
FIVE BIBLICAL PATTERNS FOR THE DAY
The Bible patterns for understanding this 203rd day are
1. The seventh day of creation narrative.(Genesis 2: 1-3)
2. The seventh book of the Bible (Judges)
3. The seventh chapters of the books of the Bible.
4. Joel 3:18-21 (the seventh section of the 29th book of the Bible).
5. The third and last 9 books of the New Testament (Hebrews –Revelation).
Day 203 is a seventh day of creation day. God ended the work of creation on the seventh day and rested. He blessed the seven day and made it holy. God intends the seventh day to be a day of rest and blessings; but how it turns out depends, largely, on what people do on the day. So, the seventh day is a day of blessings and curses – depending on which way we go. It is both for deliverance and destruction. Jesus saved lives on the seventh day but the wall of Jericho was also destroyed on the seventh day. The flood is recorded in the seventh chapter of Genesis but Noah also found mercy in that seventh chapter. The seventh book of the Bible records both oppression and deliverance. The key to a happy seventh season is giving God His due.
Although Psalm 29 applies generally to the 29th week, it is also applicable to Day 203. When God is given His due, He releases His power in favor of His people.
Psalm 29:1-11: “Give unto the LORD, O you mighty ones, Give unto the LORD glory and strength. [2] Give unto the LORD the glory due to His name; Worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness. [3] The voice of the LORD is over the waters; The God of glory thunders; The LORD is over many waters. [4] The voice of the LORD is powerful; The voice of the LORD is full of majesty. [5] The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars, Yes, the LORD splinters the cedars of Lebanon. [6] He makes them also skip like a calf, Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild ox. [7] The voice of the LORD divides the flames of fire. [8] The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; The LORD shakes the Wilderness of Kadesh. [9] The voice of the LORD makes the deer give birth, And strips the forests bare; And in His temple everyone says, “Glory!” [10] The LORD sat enthroned at the Flood, And the LORD sits as King forever. [11] The LORD will give strength to His people; The LORD will bless His people with peace.
Day 203 is a Joel 3:18-21 day. Joel is the 29th book of the Bible. The seventh section of the 29th book of the Bible is applicable to the seventh day of the 29th week of the year. The seventh and last part of Joel reveals that the seventh season is a season of joy for God’s favored people; and a season of tears for the enemies of His people. Joel 3:18-21 says, “And it will come to pass in that day That the mountains shall drip with new wine, The hills shall flow with milk, And all the brooks of Judah shall be flooded with water; A fountain shall flow from the house of the LORD And water the Valley of Acacias. [19] “Egypt shall be a desolation, And Edom a desolate wilderness, Because of violence against the people of Judah, For they have shed innocent blood in their land. [20] But Judah shall abide forever, And Jerusalem from generation to generation. [21] For I will acquit them of the guilt of bloodshed, whom I had not acquitted; For the LORD dwells in Zion.”
Day 203 is a seventh Book of the Bible day. It is also a seventh chapters of the Bible day. Judges is the seventh book of the Bible and is applicable to all seventh seasons. God’s people often think that the seventh season (the seventh of any seven days, weeks, years, 49 years, or century) is an automatic season of rest. That is what God intends. However the seventh book and chapters of the Bible reveal that seventh season is not a fixed or automatic season of blessings and rest. The 21st century is a seventh-season century and has not been disaster-free.
There are three things that make the seventh season a season of blessings and rest.
The first is honoring God through obedience or repentance. Israel suffered in the seventh book of the Bible for turning away from God. Hope only came when they repented and turned to God. That is the reason Second Chronicles 7:13-14 says, “When I shut up heaven and there is no rain, or command the locusts to devour the land, or send pestilence among My people, if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land”. Dishonoring God makes the seventh season catastrophic. For sin, flood destroyed humanity in Genesis 7. For the pride and stubbornness of Pharaoh, plagues began in Egypt in Exodus 7. Achan and his family perished in Joshua 7 for dishonoring God. It was for the sin of Achan that Ai defeated Israel in the same chapter. Stephen was stoned in Acts 7 because the Church settled in Jerusalem.
The second is the availability of intervention. The availability of an intervening Savior makes the seventh day a day of salvation, It was the Judges that made a difference in the seventh book of the Bible. Gideon led Israel to war and brought victory in Judges 7. Samuel helped Israel against the Philistines in First Samuel 7. Elisha ended famine in Second Kings 7. Jesus raised the widow’s son about to be buried in Luke. Jesus healed on the Sabbath. There was no intervention for Stephen in Acts 7.
The third thing is finishing the work of the sixth day. If God had not finished His work on the sixth day, He would not have rested on the seventh day. If you take your rest on the sixth day, you will be compelled to labor in the season of rest. If Israel had destroyed the Amorites in the sixth book of the Bible, they would have rested in the seventh book. Noah was safe in Genesis 7 because he built the Ark in Genesis 6.
Day 203 is a Hebrews – Revelation day in the 29th week. Every week is like a journey through the Bible. Every week also has an Old Testament side and a New Testament side. The first four days of the week belong to the Old Testament side and express the 39 books of the Old Testament. The remaining three days of the week constitute the New Testament side and express the 27 books of the New Testament. The seventh day of the week is the third and last day in the New Testament side of the week; and expresses the third nine books of the New Testament. Day 203 is a day of the last battle and ultimate triumph in the 29th week. The third 9 books of the N.T are books of correction, recovery, and restoration.
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, 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. This is a day of “IT IS DONE”. Today, you will have pleasure by seeking the pleasure of God. Today, make it priority to honor God. Obey Him. If you missed it anywhere, repent and return to God. Seek intervention and be ready to intervene where necessary and possible. May this last day of the week be the end of the week’s toil. May it be a blessed day of rest for you. Happy 203rd day!
BORN ON THIS DAY? You were born on this day because of who God made you to and the purpose he wants you to fulfill. This is a day of Intervention, deliverance, and rest. God made you for rest and not distress; but you must continually pursue alignment and peace with the Creator. That is the secret of rest in your life. If your life is out of alignment, with the Creator’s purposes, you need to turn to Him You were also made to lead others to peace with God. You were also made to fight the oppressor and bring the oppressed into rest. So, here are three things you must give attention to: Pursue the pleasure of God without looking back. Set your heart on leading others into rest by fighting agents of oppression and distress in their lives. Teach and lead others to turn to God from sin and pursue His pleasure.
Learn more about this day in history: http://timelines.ws/days/07_22.HTML
