Welcome to a new day!
FIVE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE DAY: These will help you to view the day from its different prophetic angles.
Today Is
- August 17 (in a Clear year) but August 16 (in a Leap year).
2. The fifth day of the 33rd Week (August 13-19 in a Clear year/ August 12-18 in a Leap year).
3. The 33rd 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 229th day of the year (from January 1). In this article, this day will be called Day 229
5. it is a fifth-season day since it is the fifth day of the 33rd week of the year.
SIX BIBLICAL PATTERNS FOR THE DAY
The Bible patterns for understanding this 229th day are
1. The fifth day of creation narrative.(Genesis 1: 20-23)
2. The fifth book of the Bible (Deuteronomy)
3. The fifth chapters of the books of the Bible.
4. Micah 5 (the fifth chapter of the 33rd book of the Bible).
5. The 33rd book of the Bible (Micah) and 33rd chapters of the Bible.
6. The first 9 books of the New Testament (‘Matthew – Galatians).
Day 229 is a fifth day of creation day. God created birds and sea creatures on the fifth day of creation. They were not just living creatures, but perceptive moving creatures. The fifth day of creation was a day beginnings – flesh and blood, sensory perception, voice sounds, movement, blessing pronouncement, fruitfulness and multiplication.
In the fifth season, God intends blessings, fruitfulness, multiplication, abundance, strength, life, and freedom, to accompany deep spirituality. The enemy wants the fifth season to bring fleshly manifestations leading to curses, barrenness, famine, scarcity, lack, disease, bondage, disasters, and death. The fifth book and chapters of the Bible indicate that the fifth is a season of instructions, corrections, judgment – blessings or curses, healings, deliverances, and provisions. Day 229 is for the full expression of life – abundant life.
Day 229 is a Micah chapter 5 day. It is a book-of-Micah day in a book-of-Micah week. It is a core fifth-season day. The fifth chapter of the 33rd book of the Bible is applicable to the 5th day of the 33rd week. The fifth chapter of Micah is about judgment and redemption. It gives a word about the coming of Israel’s Messiah who would be born in Bethlehem. It is about how the birth and emergence of a Ruler and a Deliverer.
Micah 5:2-9 says, “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth are from of old, From everlasting.” [3] Therefore He shall give them up, Until the time that she who is in labor has given birth; Then the remnant of His brethren Shall return to the children of Israel. [4] And He shall stand and feed His flock In the strength of the LORD, In the majesty of the name of the LORD His God; And they shall abide, For now He shall be great To the ends of the earth; [5] And this One shall be peace. When the Assyrian comes into our land, And when he treads in our palaces, Then we will raise against him Seven shepherds and eight princely men. [6] They shall waste with the sword the land of Assyria, And the land of Nimrod at its entrances; Thus He shall deliver us from the Assyrian, When he comes into our land And when he treads within our borders. [7] Then the remnant of Jacob Shall be in the midst of many peoples, Like dew from the LORD, Like showers on the grass, That tarry for no man Nor wait for the sons of men. [8] And the remnant of Jacob Shall be among the Gentiles, In the midst of many peoples, Like a lion among the beasts of the forest, Like a young lion among flocks of sheep, Who, if he passes through, Both treads down and tears in pieces, And none can deliver. [9] Your hand shall be lifted against your adversaries, And all your enemies shall be cut off”.
The fifth chapter of Micah is also about divine reaction to idolatry. The sin of idolatry is detestable and can hardly be ignored in the fifth season. Micah 5:10-15 says,
“And it shall be in that day,” says the LORD, “That I will cut off your horses from your midst And destroy your chariots. [11] I will cut off the cities of your land And throw down all your strongholds. [12] I will cut off sorceries from your hand, And you shall have no soothsayers. [13] Your carved images I will also cut off, And your sacred pillars from your midst; You shall no more worship the work of your hands; [14] I will pluck your wooden images from your midst; Thus I will destroy your cities. [15] And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury On the nations that have not heard.”
Day 229 is a book of Micah Day in the fifth 7 weeks of the year. Micah is the 33rd book of the Bible and Day
229 is the 33rd day in the fifth 7 weeks of the year. Micah’s book opens with threats of judgment. God does not tolerate rebellion in the fifth season. He makes it clear that obedience will produce blessings; and disobedience, curses. The judgment of the fifth season is often very swift. Think of the Philistines in First Samuel 5; Gehazi in Second Kings 5, and Ananias and Sapporo in Acts 5. The blessings of the season is also great and enormous.
Day 229 is a 33rd chapters of the Bible day. The 33rd chapters of the Bible reveal six things about the 33rd season.
1. It is a time to meet face-to-face with the fearful and not be harmed. In Genesis 33, Jacob came face to face with his brother, Esau and there was no trouble. This 33rd day of the fifth 49 days, do not be afraid. The Lord is going before you to make a way.
2. It is a season to move on to the next level and place. Exodus 33:1-3 says, “Then the LORD said to Moses, “Depart and go up from here, you and the people whom you have brought out of the land of Egypt, to the land of which I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying, ‘To your descendants I will give it.’ [2] And I will send My Angel before you, and I will drive out the Canaanite and the Amorite and the Hittite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite. [3] Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey; for I will not go up in your midst, lest I consume you on the way, for you are a stiff-necked people.” In Exodus 33, God commanded Moses and the people to move – after the Golden Calf failure. Moses coveted the presence of God and even spoke face to face with God in the Tabernacle of meeting – after God said His presence would not go with Israel because of their rebelliousness. In Numbers 33, Israel’s journey from Egypt to Jordan is summarized – according to starting and stopping points. Three words implying motion (move, departed, went) is used 42 times in this chapter. The word ‘camped’ is also used 42 times in Numbers 33. The death of Aaron at 123 years, on Mount Hur, is recorded in this chapter. His son Eleazar took over from him. Today, the Lord is prompting you to move from camping. This is a no-stopping day. The Lord wants you to move and move and move.
3. It is a season of blessing, redemption, and restoration. In Deuteronomy 33, Moses blessed the children of Israel before his death. Simeon is not mentioned among the tribes here. In Job 33, Elihu corrects Job for his words against God. He emphasizes the Sovereignty of God. He also spoke of ransom, redemption, and of a mediator. You do not need any of those three unless there is trouble. They are needed in the 33rd season. In Jeremiah 33, God promised to cause the captivity of Judah to return and to restore Jerusalem. The Lord is speaking blessings over your life today. Stand to receive your portion.
4. It is a season of judgment. Second Chronicles is about the evil reign of Manasseh. Although he repented, God decreed captivity against Judah because of the sins of Manasseh. Manasseh ruled the longest in Judah but his death is recorded in this chapter. His son and successor, Amon, also ruled and died in this chapter. This chapter ends with the emergence of Josiah – the reformer-grandson of Manasseh. Isaiah 33 is about the judgment coming to Zion and to the Plunderer that had not been plundered. Today, the Lord will bring down the wicked in your life, family, and nation. He will raise replacements who will reverse the works of the wicked in the land.
5. It is a season to rejoice in the Lord and praise His name. Psalm 33 is a call to rejoice in the Lord and praise Him (1-3) for His powerful word (4-12) and for His sovereign and saving power (13-22). This is a day of joy. The Lord will keep pain and sorrow far from you.
6. It is a watchman season. In Ezekiel 33, the prophet is a appointed a watchman because to warn the people of impending disaster. News of the fall of Jerusalem came to Ezekiel in this chapter. Ezekiel 33 is about the certainty of the judgment. Today, stand on the watch, with spiritual senses on alert.
Day 229 is a Matthew – Galatians day in the 32nd week. It is a day of the compassionate intervention of God. Every week is like a journey through the Bible having an Old Testament side and a New Testament side. The first four days of the week belong to the Old Testament side and expresses 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 fifth day of the week is the beginning of the New Testament side of the week; and expresses the first nine books of the New Testament. The first 9 books of the NT are about 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 day to enter experientially into the New Testament side of the week. It is a day of answers to prayers, fulfillment of prophecies, and delivery of promises. The New Testament side is the spiritual and deeper side. The New Testament side is the side of manifestation. The old has passed away; and the new has begun. Dreams for the week are expected to come to pass and promises should be fulfilled. Expect deliverance and divine intervention.
DECREE AND DECLARE: At creation, God spoke His will into each day. He made us in His image and likeness; and expects us to release His will into each day. Decree this day that the flesh will not overtake the spirit in your life, family,, organization, and nation. Decree a change in the week and declare that today is the beginning of the New Testament side of the 33rd week. As a Book-of-Matthew day, decree that Emmanuel (God is with us) takes over. As a New Testament type day, decree that the love of God will overtake human error and failure. Today, submit to the spirit against the flesh. Walk in the spirit and make no room for the flesh. The fifth season is a season of giving spiritual interpretations to earthly manifestations. Today, make it your watchword to walk in the spirit and obey God’s Word. Walking in the spirit is the key to gaining all. Birds (representing the spirit) fly above and eat from the land, the sea, and the air. Today, cry out to God against oppression and for the pains in your life. Speak out also. Trust Him to intervene in your affairs. Determine to make a next-level move. It’s time to shift base in the spirit! Happy 229th day. Today, put yourself on the side of blessing by choosing obedience instead o curses by choosing disobedience.
BORN ON THIS DAY? You were born in this season for a season. Your arrival on this day is related to who you are and why you came. You were born on this core fifth-season day to express fullness of life. You were born to stop the things that hinder full expression of life – disease, death, poverty, barrenness, and the likes. Those negative forces may turn against you because you were designed to subdue them. I pray you will be strong daily to fulfill the purpose of your existence. Happy birthday!!!
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