Welcome to the 224th day of the year. Day 224 is the seventh and last day of the 32nd week; the seventh day of the fourth week in the fifth 49 days; the 28th day in the fifth 49 days. Day 224 is a seventh season day. Day 224 in a August 12 in a Clear Year and August 11 in a leap year. The basic Bible patterns for understanding Day 224 are
The seventh day of creation narrative
The 7th book and chapters of the Bible
The 28th book of the Bible
The 7th and last section of the book of Jonah
Day 224 is a 7th day of creation day. God ended His work on the seventh day and rested; then He blessed and sanctified the 7th day because He rested on it. So, in the mind of God, the seventh day is a day to end toils; and enter into rest experientially. God does not want it to be a day of distress or unrest. It is a holy season of blessings. It is a season to pursue God’s pleasure rather than seeking self gratification. The seventh book and chapters of the Bible reveal that distress in the seventh season is the result of turning away from God. Today is a day to end toiling and enter into the rest of God by pursuing His pleasure.
Day 224 is a Jonah chapter 4:6-11 day. Jonah is the 32nd book of the Bible; and the seventh section of the book is applicable to the seventh day of the 32nd week. In the fourth chapter of Jonah, the prophet had ended his assignment in Nineveh but he had no rest. He was not concerned about God’s pleasure but about his own preference and pleasure. Firstly, he was upset and angry that God forgave Nineveh; instead of destroying the city and the people because of their wickedness. In the seventh season, our joy should come from knowing that the will of God had been done – even if the season did not give us everything we desired. Jonah should have rejoiced that God was pleased with his obedience and Nineveh’s repentance. He did not. He withdrew to corner of the city, built a shanty for him to wait and watch if God would judge Nineveh. Jonah’s anger did not make sense to God. The Creator chose to teach Jonah a lesson without words. After Jonah’s shelter proved to be an insufficient covering from heat, God made a plant grow over Jonah’s to give him a shade. The prophet was happy for the shade but the Lord gave it to worms; and by the following day, they damaged the plant and it withered. Then the sun rose, and Jonah had no protection from heat anymore. The sun came down on him and he became dehydrated and weak. Jonah complained that the shading plant died and wished to die. The situation exposed his lack of sensitivity and understanding. Jonah 4:10-11 says, “But the LORD said, “You have had pity on the plant for which you have not labored, nor made it grow, which came up in a night and perished in a night. And should I not pity Nineveh, that great city, in which are more than one hundred and twenty thousand persons who cannot discern between their right hand and their left-and much livestock?” Seeking your own interest in the seventh season will blur your vision from seeking or focusing on God’s pleasure in the season. This is a day to rejoice in the Lord’s pleasure.
Day 224 is a book of Hosea day. Hosea is the 28th book of the Bible and is applicable to the 28th day in the fifth 49 days of the year. The book of Hosea is a seventh-season book. In the book of Hosea, God joined a man committed to the pursuit of His will with a woman bent on pursuing her own pleasure. Hosea gave up his own interest and preference to do the will of God. The pursuit of divine pleasure made him marry a harlot that was sold to her own pleasures. God told the prophet to marry, love, raise children from, and stay faithful to, an unfaithful woman. God used Hosea’s marriage to illustrate the relationship between the Faithful God and unfaithful Israel. In this book, God returned to a people He had disowned. Unlike Jonah, Hosea sacrificed his pleasure to give pleasure to God. Day 224 is a day to honor God with all of your life. It is a day to sacrifice your pleasure for God’s pleasure; so that in His pleasure, you would find your own pleasure.
Day 224 is a Hebrews – Revelation day in the 32nd 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 224 is a day of the last battle and ultimate triumph in the 32nd 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. Today, reach out to stand in the gap for people. Also prophesy against walls and forces that stand against the counsel of God in the land and in the lives of people. 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. Today, may the Lord be glorified in the eyes and hearts of those who know Him. Today, give it all up for God. Be willing to sacrifice your interests, preference, and pleasures, to please God and bless humanity. Happy 224th day!
On this day in 2020, the Prime Minister of Lebanon and his Cabinet stepped down in the interest of peace in Beirut following angry protests over the August 4 explosion that claimed over 220 lives, injured 7000, and rendered 300, 000 homeless.
Learn more about this day in history: http://timelines.ws/days/08_12.HTML
