Welcome to the 273rd day of the year! Day 273 is the seventh and last day of the 39th week; the seventh day of the fourth week in the sixth seven weeks; the 28th day in the sixth 49 days. It is a seventh-season day. Day 273 is September 30 in a clear year and September 29 in a Leap Year.
The Bible patterns for understanding the 273rd day are
The seventh day of creation narrative
The seventh book and chapters of the Bible
The 28th book and chapters of the Bible
The seventh section of the 39th book of the Bible.
Day 273 is a seventh-day-of-creation day in the 39th week. God ended His work of creation on the seventh day and rested. He intended His seventh day rest to be a pattern for man – to usher men into rest in their seventh seasons. When God rested on the seventh day, it wasn’t because He was tired. He did it for the blessing of those who would trust in Him. The seventh season, in the evil calendar, is for dishonoring God, harassing men, and keeping them restless with burdens and pain. God rested on the seventh day to make the seventh season a season of bringing the ‘un-resting’ and restless men into rest. This is the reason Jesus chose to heal on the Sabbath. That is the reason Jericho fell on the seventh day of marching around it; the seventh time. That is the reason Elisha told leprous Naaman to dip himself in Jordan seven times; and he was healed after taking seventh dip.
This seventh day of the 39th week is the day to rest from the toils and struggles of the week. It is the day to be delivered from the darkness of the week. The enemy would want the struggles to continue. He would have loved the 39th chapter of Genesis to end with Joseph still in Portiphar’s house. So, the rest of the seventh season must be imposed and enforced. Jesus had to heal on the seventh day though the Jews objected to it and opposed him. The rest of the seventh season must be imposed and enforced!
In the 39th chapter of Isaiah, the healing of Hezekiah was imposed. He was sick and close to death. God even told him he would die. When he cried to God, his life was extended by 15 years. In Jeremiah 39, the land of Judah was given rest from pollution.
The key to entering the rest of the season is faith. Hebrews 4:3 says, “For we who have believed do enter that rest, as He has said: “So I swore in My wrath, ‘They shall not enter My rest,'” although the works were finished from the foundation of the world”.
Day 273 is a book of Hosea day in the sixth 49 days. As the 28th book of the Bible, Hosea is applicable to the 28th day in the sixth 49 days of the year. In the 28th book of the Bible, God commanded Hosea to marry a harlot and raise children from her. He did; and though the woman was unfaithful to him. God told the prophet to treat his wife better than she deserved. God wanted to use the prophet’s experience to teach him the meaning of love; and help him understand God’s relationship with Israel. It was not a relationship based on Israel’s performance but on God’s love and faithfulness. Israel was secure in God’s love. Day 273 is not a day of performance but of appropriation. It is by faith that people enter into the rest God intends for the seventh season. This 273rd day is the end of the Old Testament side of the sixth 49 days. In every 49-day (seven-week) season, the first 28 days constitute the Old Testament side ; and the remaining 21 days constitute the New Testament side. So, the Old Testament side of the 6th forty-nine days of the year is ending today. It should end with tokens of the grace and unconditional love of God.
Day 273 is a Malachi 4 day in the 39th week of the year. The seventh section of the 39th book are applicable to the seventh day of the 39th week of the year. The seventh is God’s end-point. It is for some a season of blessing; and for others, a season of judgment. Day 273 is a season of adjustment on earth to forestall reaction from heaven. Day 273 is a day of turning hearts to one another – children to parents; and spouses to each other. Malachi 4:1-6 says, “For behold, the day is coming, Burning like an oven, And all the proud, yes, all who do wickedly will be stubble. And the day which is coming shall burn them up,” Says the LORD of hosts, “That will leave them neither root nor branch. [2] But to you who fear My name The Sun of Righteousness shall arise With healing in His wings; And you shall go out And grow fat like stall-fed calves. [3] You shall trample the wicked, For they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet On the day that I do this,” Says the LORD of hosts. [4] “Remember the Law of Moses, My servant, Which I commanded him in Horeb for all Israel, With the statutes and judgments. [5] Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet Before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD. [6] And he will turn The hearts of the fathers to the children, And the hearts of the children to their fathers, Lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.” Day 273 is the end of the 39th week of the year. This day marks the end of the Old Testament side of the year. The 39th book of the Bible is the end of the Old Testament.
Day 273 is a Hebrews – Revelation day in the 39th 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 273 is a day of the last battle and ultimate triumph in the 39th 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, raise a cry against wickedness; trust in the Lord, hope in Him, and take refuge in His grace and mercy. 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. This is a day to go back to Bethel. Today, I call you to believe that what God said, He would do. As you believe His word, go to rest and leave the performance of God’s word in God’s hands. Day 273 is the end of the Old Testament side of the 39th week, the sixth 49 days, and the year. Declare that the Old Testament side of the year has ended. Celebrate! On this day in 1960, the eve of Nigeria’s independence day, the British Government congratulated Nigeria, through the Prime Minister, Tafawa Balewa, for her freedom from colonization. May your own congratulatory messages reach you today for ending the Old story and crossing over to a new day. Happy 273rd day!
BORN ON THIS DAY? You were born on this day for a reason. The day a person is born is key to understanding the identity, purpose and mission of that person. Ecclesiastes 3 says there is a day to be born. That means you couldn’t have been born any other day. Why were you born on this day? It is to announce that the season of waiting and pain is over. You were born to end pain and tears. You were born to end struggles. You were born to save and deliver the distressed. You were born to close old and uncomfortable chapters of people’s lives. You were born to wipe tears away from the eyes of those going through hard times. This is your ordination. The kingdom of darkness would want you to be in endless distress or be a channel of endless distress in the lives of people. Refuse to go that direction. You were made for joy. You need the presence and power of God with you to be able to stand strongly in your ordination. To enjoy that, you must be an untiring pursuer of God’s pleasure. Today, give thanks to God for your life and pray for grace to stand firm in your ordination. Happy birthday!
On this day in 2022, Vladimir Putin annexed four Ukrainian regions and said they are “Russian forever”.It followed the referendums’ in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia the West slammed as “illegal”.Volodymyr Zelenskyy hit out at the move and said Putin wanted “war more than life”.
Learn more about this day in history: http://timelines.ws/days/09_30.HTML
