The Lord has, in His matchless wisdom, given us prophetic patterns, in His word, for each season. Now, he calls us to labor in the spirit to take delivery of what He had made the seasons to be, while standing against the agenda of darkness for the season. Ecclesiastes 1: 9 says, “That which has been is what will be, That which is done is what will be done, And there is nothing new under the sun”. As we pray and make decrees, seasons will conform to patterns in the word of God.
THE 26TH WEEK OF THE YEAR
We’ll begin with what is revealed in the Word concerning the 26th season and then move on to prayer points for the week.
FIVE BIBLICAL PATTERNS FOR THE 26TH WEEK
There are five basic patterns for the 26th week in the Bible. You can pray into the week using any of the patterns or all of them.
Here are the five patterns:
The narrative of the 5th day of creation.
The 26th book of the Bible
The 26th chapters of the Bible
The narrative of Numbers 22 – 26
The first 9 books of the New Testament.
..1. WEEK 26 IS A FIFTH-DAY-OF-CREATION WEEK (Genesis 1:20-23).
Why is it so? #26 is the fifth in the fourth seven (22-28). What God did on the fifth day of creation is key to understanding the 26th week. Every other biblical pattern for the week leans on this fifth day of creation narrative.
How can we apply the fifth day of creation to the 26th week?
a). On the fifth day of creation, God began to make free-moving flesh and blood creatures. He gave the sea creatures ability to live and swim in water. He made the birds of the air to fly above the earth and across the firmament. So this is a week of freedom of movement in the spirit. The evil one will work hard to rob people of their freedom and ability to move about. How does he do this? He uses sickness (disease), wickedness, persecution, evil legal systems, scarcity and lack to do this. So, as watchmen, we must take a stand in the spirit and raise our voices against all enemies of freedom and progress warring against God’s purpose in this season. In Exodus 5, Moses went to Egypt and began his God-backed agitation for Israel’s freedom. “This says the Lord, “Let my people go”.
b). On the fifth day of creation, God gave the sea creatures and the birds of the air their habitations. Fish and the other sea creatures, living beneath, represent ‘flesh’. Jesus fed multitudes with fish and bread. The birds of the air, flying above and across, represent ‘spirit’. The Spirit descended on Jesus like a dove. The fifth season is a time to give the spirit ascendancy over the flesh. Galatians 5:16-23 is a witness. Some other fifth chapters of the Bible show the danger of living in the flesh in the fifth season (Elisha’s servant in 2 Kings 5; Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5; the man that took his father’s wife in First Corinthians 5.
c). The two categories of creatures God made on the fifth day, work and fight with their mouths. Birds and fish do a lot with their mouths. Voice sounds also began on the fifth day of creation. This means that the mouth must be fully engaged in this week for the right purposes. It is a season of raising voice, speaking words, singing songs, making confessions and declarations, offering prayers. This is a week of solving problems through prophetic decrees.
d). Sensory perception began on the fifth day of creation. God gave sense of seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling and feeling to creatures of the fifth day. So, this should be a week of heightened spiritual sensitivity.
e). Blessings began on the fifth day of creation. God did not bless anything in the first four days of creation. This is a week of blessings. God blessed the creatures of the fifth day with fruitfulness and multiplication. This week, open your mouth and bless.
f). On the fifth day of creation, God filled the waters with abundance of living creatures. Scarcity is not in God’s thought for this week. God changed the famine story in Genesis 26 for Isaac.
g). The living creatures God made on the fifth day of creation are creatures of balance. Birds spread their wings to fly. The sea creatures also maintain balance in water. This speaks of justice. The 26th season is a time to execute justice. The evil one will seek to oppress the just. Watchmen must stand for justice and truth this week.
- WEEK 26 IS A BOOK OF EZEKIEL WEEK.
Ezekiel is the 26th book of the Bible and is applicable to the 26th week of the year. The 26th week is to the year what the book of Ezekiel is to the Bible.
How can we apply the book of Ezekiel to the 26th week?
a). Ezekiel was a prophet driven by the Spirit and the word of the Lord. The Spirit and the Word were the two vital forces empowering the prophet in this book. Though he was stationed in Babylon he was very mobile in the spirit. He visited many places in the spirit – including the valley of dry bones. This is a season of spiritual transportation by the Spirit. “The spirit lifted me and brought me into….”. In this book, the prophet traveled places in the spirit and by the Spirit. The prophet was borne by the Spirit of God to go to places he went and to see the things he saw. The word of the Lord also came to him several times. He was a man driven by the Spirit of the Lord and the word of the Lord. The 26th week is a season of life through the Word and the Spirit.
Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States. He was the ‘Ezekiel’ of US presidency. As disaster led Ezekiel to prophetic ministry, the assassination of the 25th President made Theodore Roosevelt the 26th President. On October 11, 1910, he became the first US President to fly in an aircraft while in office. An aircraft is like the birds of the air. Ezekiel was the prophet of space travels. Harry Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower served as US Presidents in the 26th seven years of the United States (1951-1958). Both were great visionary leaders. The ‘Air Force One’ call sign for the aircraft carrying the US President was created within the 26th seven years of the US. Dwight D. Eisenhower created the Interstate Highway System within the 26th seven years in 1956. Ezekiel was a prophet of spiritual transportation. He was always on the highway in the spirit. He travelled widely in the spirit. The 26th season is time to move in the spirit. It is a ‘bird of the air’ season.
b). This book reveals that the 26th season s a time when the heavens are open to the earth for visions and revelations. It is a time to see, hear and speak. The book of Ezekiel is about visions and word-encounters. Ezekiel saw, heard and spoke. The 26th season is a time to hear, see and speak. It is a season to move by the Sprit and speak by the word of the Lord.
c). In the 26th book of the Bible, the word ‘prophesy’ is used about 27 times in the book of Ezekiel; and half of those times, is to “prophesy against”. Ezekiel prophesied from a book of “lamentations, mourning, and woe” that was given to him. This is a week of getting things done by issuing divine decrees. In this season, God does things that would cause men to “know that I am the Lord”.
d). Week 26 is the week of “son of man”. Ezekiel is called ‘son of man’ 93 times in the 48-chapter 26th book of the Bible. In the New Testament, Jesus also called Himself ‘the son of man’. Ezekiel was both an expression of the original man (by unquestioning compliance to God’s will) and a foreshadow of “Son of Man”, who came into the world to do the will of God. Both Ezekiel and Jesus were in different ways expressions of the man God intended. Their ministries began with the opening of heaven. This is the week of the man God intended; and a week of unquestioning submission to the will of God.
- WEEK 26 IS A 26TH-CHAPTERS-OF-THE-BIBLE WEEK.
The 26th chapters off the Bible highlight different aspects of the 26th season. In Genesis 26, God prospered Isaac in a season of famine. This is a season of blessing. Exodus 26 is about the construction of the mobile tabernacle of God. First Chronicles 26 is about the temple. God seeks a dwelling on earth in the 26th season. This is a week to be full of God.
Leviticus 26 is about blessings and curses. Numbers 26 is the second census. By this time, only Joshua and Caleb were left of the people that came out of Egypt. Death had no power over them because of the word of the Lord spoken over them. Deuteronomy 26 is about offerings to be brought to God in response to His blessings. First Samuel 26 is about David sparing Saul for a second time. God delivered David from death and put His enemy in his hands. Jeremiah 26 is about the Prophet’s deliverance from death. The 26th season is not a time to kill but a time to save life. Second Chronicles 26 is about the reign of Uzziah, his prosperity, pride, punishment, and death. Ezekiel 26 is proclamation against Tyre. Pride is a killer in the 26th season. Job 26 is a revelation of the majesty of God. Psalm 26 is a cry to God for vindication and redemption. God delivers in the 26th season. Proverbs 26 is about the fool, the lazy, and the liar. Laziness, foolishness, abuse of the tongue do not pay in the 26th season. Foolishness is refusal to deploy the senses for perception. Laziness is refusing to drive your body to desired ends. God did not make lazy or foolish creatures on the fifth day of creation. Birds of the air and the fish of the sea are smart, sensitive, and perceptive creatures. Isaiah 26 is a prophetic song of salvation which Judah shall sing. Matthew 26 is about Jesus betrayal, arrest, and trial before the Sanhedrin. Acts 26 is Paul’s trial and defense before Agrippa. The 26th season is a time to seek justice.
- WEEK 26 IS A NUMBERS 22-26 WEEK.
How and why? The book of Numbers is the fourth book of the Bible and is guiding light for the fourth seven weeks of the year. The five chapters in the fifth division of the fourth book of the Bible are applicable to the fifth week in the fourth seven weeks of the year. This section of the book of Numbers reveal that the 26th season is a season of overthrows for iniquity and transgressions. Those who walk with God in this season cannot be overthrown.
In Numbers 22, Balaam was hired to curse Israel. In Numbers 23 and 24, his efforts to curse Israel were unsuccessful. He could not cast a spell on Israel to overthrow God’s people; because they were a blessed people. This is a week of blessings. There is no room in God’s plan for curses this week. So, let us bless to overthrow or block curses. In Numbers 25, Israel worshipped idols through harlotry with Moabites. Twenty-four thousand Israelites died on that day. They were overthrown by their rebellion against God. In the 26th week, curses come through rebellion.
- WEEK 26 IS A MATTHEW – GALATIANS SEASON IN THE FOURTH SEVEN WEEKS OF THE YEAR (MAY 28 – JULY 15).
It is the beginning of the New Testament side of the fourth seven weeks of the year (May 28 – July 15). Going through any seven-week season is like taking a prophetic journey through the Bible. The season has an Old Testament side and a New Testament side. The first four weeks of the seven-week season belong to the Old Testament side and express the 39 books of the Old Testament. The remaining three weeks of the season constitute the New Testament side and express the 27 books of the New Testament. The fifth week of the season is the beginning of the New Testament side of the 7 weeks; and expresses the first nine books of the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, 1 & 2 Corinthians and Galatians). These 9 books of the NT are about the Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, and the Church. The books are about the love and grace of God granting salvation and justification to humanity by faith. This is a week to enter experientially into the New Testament side of the fourth 7 weeks. The old has passed away; and the new has begun. This is a week of the gracious Intervention of God.
BIBLE READING SUGGESTIONS FOR THE 26TH WEEK:
Going through the 26th week of the year (June 25 – July 1 in a clear year) is like taking a prophetic journey through the 26th book of the Bible (Ezekiel) and 26th chapters of the Bible. So, the Book of Lamentation and the 26th chapters of the Bible (19 of them) are great guiding lights for the week. This is a season to be guided through the Spirit and the Word of the Lord.
You may want to read the suggested passages as follows:
June 25: Ezekiel 1 – 7
June 26: Ezekiel 8-14
June 27: Ezekiel 15-21
June 28: Ezekiel 22-28
June 29: Ezekiel 29-35
June 30: Ezekiel 36-42
July 1: Ezekiel 43-48
SUMMARY OF THOUGHTS AND PRAYER POINTS FOR THE WEEK
Here are 7 things to note and pray about in the 26th week:
- It is a season of prophesying and changing situations by the word of the Lord. In the 26th book of the Bible, the prophet got things done by prophesying or speaking the word of the Lord. Of the 84 verses of the Bible where the word ‘prophesy’ is used, 27 are in the 26th book of the Bible. Several times, God commanded him to prophesy; and he did. This is a week of releasing the Voice and Word of God over situations. Prophesy over death situations. Prophesy over people, families, communities cities, nations. Prophesy over the Church and her local expressions. The Word of the Lord is paramount in this season. This week, you will open your mouth and prophesy and also be open receive prophecies. This week, do not use your mouth for wrong purposes. Use asit to declare the mind of God over situations.
PRAYER: Pray, this week, that you will receive and speak the Word of God over places and situations as commanded by God and led by the Spirit. Pray for grace to prophesy as commanded. Pray for strength to magnify and exalt the word of the Lord above circumstances.
- It is a season of visions. It is a season of open heaven. Much of what is written in the 26th book of the Bible were things the Prophet saw in visions. The 26th book opened with visions of God and ended with visions of the City of God. Ezekiel 1:1 says, “Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the River Chebar, that the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God”. The word ‘vision’ appears 20 times in 16 verses of the book. It is second only to the book of Daniel in the matter of visions.
PRAYER: Pray that the heavens will be open to God’s people this week; and that the Lord will also open the eyes of His people to see realities not accessible to ordinary eyes.
- This is a season to demonstrate before the nations and all men that the God of Israeli is Supreme. The phrase “shall know that I am the Lord” is used about 65 times in the book of Ezekiel; and 96 times in the entire Bible (NKJV). God is revealed as supreme when He judges the proud and lofty. The great King Uzziah suffered and died because of pride in Second Chronicles 26. In Ezekiel 26, the prophet pronounced judgment on Tyre because of pride and haughtiness. Isaiah 26 is about the judgment and punishment of the wicked and rebellious. God also reveals Himself as supreme when He favors and blesses His own. He prospered Isaac in a foreign land in a time of famine
PRAYER: Pray this week that the Lord will show, by His judgment and mercies that He is Lord over the earth and all men.
- This season is for the unveiling of man’s frailty and limitations. In the 26th book of the Bible, the title “son of man” is used in 94 verses for Prophet Ezekiel. In this season, God wants men to know they are men and to acknowledge Him as Lord. In the 26th season, the best of men is still “a son of man in whom there is no help”. Psalm 146:3-4 says, “Do not put your trust in princes, Nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help. [4] His spirit departs, he returns to his earth; In that very day his plans perish”.
PRAYER: Pray this week that men will humble themselves before and acknowledge they are just men. Pray Psalm 9:19-20: “Arise, O LORD, Do not let man prevail; Let the nations be judged in Your sight. Put them in fear, O LORD, That the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah”.
- It is a time to save lives. So, you must take sides with God and the spirit of life against death and murderers. In First Samuel 26. Saul wanted to kill David but David spared the life of the King. Jeremiah 26 is about the Prophet’s deliverance from death. In 1912, the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, escaped assassination. He was shot while delivering a campaign speech. The assassin was captured Do not dig a pit for another in the 26th season. Proverbs 26:27 says, “Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, And he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him”. In the 26th year of Nigeria (March 5, 1986), a high ranking military officer, Mamman Vatsa, and 12 others were executed for alleged involvement in a failed coup.. In Numbers 26, by the time of the second census, adults who were counted in the first census had died except Moses, Caleb, and Joshua. Those two escaped death through faith or agreement with God’s word.
PRAYER: Pray that God will weaken and frustrate those who seek to waste the lives of others. Pray that this is a week of escapes from death.
- It is a season of success through obedience. This is a week of doing as God commands. The phrase “As I was commanded” is used only three times in the entire Bible (NKJV); and the three are in the 26th book of the Bible (Ezekiel 12:7; 24:18; 37:7). God prospered Isaac in Genesis 26 because he listened to God and because his father Abraham obeyed God. In Exodus 26, God gave detailed command concerning the construction of the Tabernacle. The phrase, “You shall….” is used 31 times in this 37-verse chapter. Leviticus 26 shows that obedience attracts blessings while disobedience attracts curses.
PRAYER: Pray that God’s people in the nations will be strong to obey God in their different communities and circumstances.
- It is a season of truth and justice. For the kingdom of darkness, it is a season of wickedness. Isaac faced injustice in Genesis 26 but the Lord also ended the strife at Rehoboth. Jesus faced trial in Matthew 26. Paul faced trial in Acts 26. Psalm 26 is a cry to God for vindication. This is a ‘Rehoboth’ week.
PRAYER: Pray for those who are being persecuted and for those standing trial for the truth. Pray those who are before the courts because of false accusations.
CHARGE: This is a book of Ezekiel week! It is a week of seeing, hearing, and speaking. It is a week of prophesying over situations and changing things by the word of the Lord. Don’t allow the dry bones in the valley shut your mouth. Do not be intimidated by any circumstance. This week, the rod is in your mouth. Son of man, prophesy! See what God is showing you, hear what He is telling you, and speak as He commands you. This is a week of doing as He says; and prospering until the Philistines envy you. Let the Spirit and the Word drive you this week.
THE 39TH WEEK OF NIGERIA’S YEAR
Coming into the 39th week of the year is like coming into the Malachi of the year. Malachi is the 39th book of the Bible. The 39th week is the week ending the Old Testament side of the year. It is the bridge-week in the sixth 49 days of the year. It is a prophetic cross over week in the year. Week 39 is also a 39th-chapters-of-the-Bible week.
Here are three things about the 39th season – from the 39th book and chapters of the Bible:
- The 39th is the end of a phase, and the beginning of a new story. Malachi, the 39th book of the Bible, is the end of the Old Testament. It is the book before the New Testament.
In Genesis 39, Joseph’s time in Portiphar’s house began and ended. He parted with his garment of slavery in this chapter. He never returned to that house.
The work on the tabernacle, under Bezalel, ended in Exodus 39 with the preparation of the garment of the priests. The tabernacle was dedicated in the 40th chapter.
Job 39 marked the end of God’s first round of questions to Job.
Isaiah’s four-chapter story about Hezekiah that began in the 36th chapter, ended in Isaiah 39. In this chapter, Isaiah spoke of the captivity of Judah. Isaiah 39:5-7 says, “Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the LORD of hosts: [6] ‘Behold, the days are coming when all that is in your house, and what your fathers have accumulated until this day, shall be carried to Babylon; nothing shall be left,’ says the LORD. [7] ‘And they shall take away some of your sons who will descend from you, whom you will beget; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.’” The remaining chapters of Isaiah are about restoration.
In Jeremiah 39, Jerusalem finally fell to the Babylonians according to God’s word; and Jeremiah was freed and favored by the Babylonians. In Ezekiel 39, the Prophet saw Israel restored to her land.
How has this played out in modern history?
Nigeria became independent on October 1, 1960; the day following the end of the 39th week of the year.
Nigeria also moved from military rule to democracy in 1999, the 39th year of her nationhood. That was when she began to move into the New Testament of her political destiny.
IPOB Leader,Nnamdi Kanu was rearrested in the 39th week of Nigeria’s 61st year on June 27, 2021.
The War of 1812-1814 between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ended with a Peace treaty in the 39th year of the United States. That war was the second and last war of America’s independence.
The Camp David Accord between Israel and Egypt happened in the season of Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States. It was the beginning of a new day for the two countries.
Margaret Thatcher became UK Prime Minister in the 39th seven years of the United Kingdom; and she was the first woman to hold that office. The stories of men and nations confirm there is a shift that occurs in the 39th season.
PRAYER: Pray and prophesy that this week is the end of the Old Testament side of Nigeria’s current year. Pray that this week will bring a positive shift in the year.
- In the 39th season men ought to reflect on the frailty of human life and call upon God for deliverance from death. In Psalm 39:4-6, the psalmist says, “LORD, make me to know my end, And what is the measure of my days, That I may know how frail I am. [5] Indeed, You have made my days as handbreadths, And my age is as nothing before You; Certainly every man at his best state is but vapor. Selah [6] Surely every man walks about like a shadow; Surely they busy themselves in vain; He heaps up riches, And does not know who will gather them. In Jeremiah 39, Jerusalem fell as Jeremiah prophesied. In Ezekiel 39, Gog is deceived to march against Israel. The forces of Gog were defeated and destroyed; and their carcasses given to the birds of the air. 1939 was a year of great loss of lives. January 13 was Black Friday in Victoria where 71 people died in one of Australia’s bushfires. On January 24, earthquake killed 30, 000 people in Chile. On December 27, earthquake shook eastern Turkey and left over 32, 700 people dead. This is besides the lives consumed by the Second World War that began September 1. The war was an invite from the spirit of death.
PRAYER: Pray against disasters that destroy innocent lives in this season.
- In the 39th season, heaven permits men to be tested for their destiny. In Genesis 39, Joseph was tempted to commit immorality. He refused, and was victimized. His mind was on truth instead of fantasy. He passed the test of the season. In Exodus 39, God gave commandments to Moses about the priestly garment and the Ephod. The ephod was used to determine the will of God. The 39th season is a time to discern the will of God before taking action. It is not a time to do your own thing. If only Adolf Hitler knew that, he would not commanded the invasion of Poland in 1939. At least, he would have saved his own life. He was deceived and deceived others to go with him on a journey that did not favor him and his large company. In the 39th chapter of Psalms, the psalmist speaks of using his mouth carefully. In Psalm 39:1-2, the psalmist says, I said, “I will guard my ways, Lest I sin with my tongue; I will restrain my mouth with a muzzle, While the wicked are before me.” [2] I was mute with silence, I held my peace even from good; And my sorrow was stirred up”. Words matter in the 39th season. The season is also when the worth of men are weighed in a balance. In Isaiah 39, Hezekiah unadvisedly received Babylonian guests and showed them everything in his palace. Isaiah rebuked Him for that; but the king did not understand the weight of what he did. In Malachi, the 39th and last book of the Old Testament, the Lord entered into controversy with Israel but they were full of defenses. They contested every point God made n the book. How can a man argue, or contend, with God?
PRAYER: Pray against failure and falling into temptation. Pray that Nigeria will not shoot herself in the foot this week. Pray that the enemies of Nigeria will make mistakes that will advance the cause of righteousness in the nation.
THIS WEEK, be hopeful that a phase is ending and a new phase is beginning – even if war breaks out against you. Also, be alert and watch against the tempter and destroyer. May the Lord grant you a shift from those who want you just for themselves; to those who seek to draw out the real value in you for the benefit of all. Ensure and treasure the presence and counsel of God. The presence of God is the secret of success in the 39th season; and you should not do anything to grieve or offend the Holy Presence. Walk in the spirit. Stand for God and believe Him for the transition to a new day.
SCRIPTURES FOR THE WEEK
Isaiah 26:4-5: Trust in the LORD forever, For in YAH, the LORD, is everlasting strength. [5] For He brings down those who dwell on high, The lofty city; He lays it low, He lays it low to the ground, He brings it down to the dust.
Genesis 39:2,21: The LORD was with Joseph, and he was a successful man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. [21] But the LORD was with Joseph and showed him mercy, and He gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
Happy 26th week of the year! Happy 39th week of Nigeria’s year!!!..
Prepared for
COALITION OF INTERCESSORS IN NIGERIA (COIN)
