APRIL: The Mystery of the Fourth Month of the Year

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May 13, 2020

The fourth month is the 4-week season following the third month. In the Gregorian calendar, this is the 30-day month of April. In the Hebrew calendar, the fourth month is the 29-day month of Tammuz. Nations, states, organizations, families, and individuals are also to count their fourth months from the day of their birth. All fourth months have common characteristics. Biblical patterns for understanding the fourth month are the fourth day of creation narrative, the fourth book and chapters of the Bible, and Bible passages mentioning the fourth month.

The Fourth Month is a fourth day of creation month. On the fourth day of creation, God made the sun, moon, and stars to rule, divide, and give light. He also designed and intended the luminaries to be for signs and for seasons. The fourth season is a fight-back season for the kingdom of datkness. It is a season you must aided by light from the Word of God (the Sun), the Spirit of God (the Moon), and wise counsellors (the stars). Darkness seeks to overtake people in fourth seasons but God has given you light for the season.

The fourth month is a Book of Numbers month. Going through the fourth month of the year is like journeying through the fourth book of the Bible. The book of Numbers is the fourth book of the Bible and is applicable to the fourth month of the year. In the fourth book of the Bible, Israel went through tests and trials. Many leaders and men of war failed and fell in this book (including Aaron and Miriam). Israel fought major wilderness-battles in this book also won a number victories. This is a season to follow God closely and not give in to your lower emotions or appetites. Israel suffered greatly in the book of Numbers because of failing to believe and obey God. The fourth chapters of the Bible also indicate fourth month is a month of intense spiritual warfare. Boko Haram terrorists abducted 276 schools from Chibok (in North-east Nigeria) in the fourth of the year. Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in the fourth month of 1865. Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler died in the fourth month of 1945. The month of April is the month of Passover in most years. Make this fourth month a month of deep spiritual engagements. Up your spiritual sensitivity, and be led by God’s Word and Spirit. Do not be led by your senses, emotion, and appetites.

The fourth month is a Second Chronicles – Job 12 season. Going through the fourth month of a leap year is like journeying from the first chapter of Second Chronicles to the 12th chapter of Job. The following 28 days (14th week, 15th week, 16th week, and 17th week) express the the 14th -17th books of the Bible (Second Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther). The last 2 days of the fourth month expresses the first 12 chapters of the book of Job. So, the fourth month of the year is a season of pressures, breakthroughs, intense spiritual resistance, and divine favor flowing from high places of power and authority. The fourth month is a month of spiritual warfare. It is a time to engage all spiritual forces available to you. Pray and fast in this month. Jehoshaphat fasted in the 14th book of the Bible. Ezra fasted in the 15th book of the Bible. Nehemiah fasted in the 16th book of the Bible. Esther, Mordecai, and the Jews fasted in the 17th book of the Bible. This month, the Lord will grant you victories as you engage the forces of heaven to go with you through the month.

The fourth month of the year is a fourth-seven-books-of-the-Bible month. Going through the fourth month is also like going through the fourth seven books of the Bible (Song of Solomon, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, and Hosea). The fourth seven books of the Bible cover a season of darkness for the Jews. They were threatened by Assyrians and Babylonians because of spiritual declension. Isaiah and Jeremiah prophesied before the captivity. Ezekiel and Daniel experienced the captivity. The fourth seven books of the Bible are full of revelation-encounters. The fourth month is a month of spiritual encounters. It is a season to see, hear, and declare. This is the season of people who are spiritually sensitive. Position yourself to hear, see, obey, and declare.

BIBLE PASSAGES THAT MENTION THE FOURTH MONTH

The Bible reveals the following three things about the fourth month:

1. It is a season of hunger and scarcity

l. It is a season of open heavens for visions

3. It is a season of fasting

1. THE FOURTH MONTH IS THE MONTH OF SCARCITY AND HUNGER AND HARDSHIP

2 Kings 25:1-4: Now it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came against Jerusalem and encamped against it; and they built a siege wall against it all around. [2] So the city was besieged until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. [3] By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine had become so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land. [4] Then the city wall was broken through, and all the men of war fled at night by way of the gate between two walls, which was by the king’s garden, even though the Chaldeans were still encamped all around against the city. And the king went by way of the plain.

2. THE FOURTH MONTH IS WHEN THE HEAVENS OPEN FOR VISIONS

Ezekiel 1:1: 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.

3. THE FOURTH MONTH IS A SEASON OF FASTING

Zechariah 8:19: “Thus says the LORD of hosts: ‘The fast of the fourth month, The fast of the fifth, The fast of the seventh, And the fast of the tenth, Shall be joy and gladness and cheerful feasts For the house of Judah. Therefore love truth and peace.’

PRAYERS FOR THE FOURTH MONTH

1. O Lord, strengthen me to engage spiritual forces for the battles of this fourth month. Strengthen me to pray and fast as Moses fasted in the fourth book of the Bible; as Esther, Mordecai and the Jews fasted in the fourth chapter of Esther; and as Jesus fasted in the 4th chapters of Matthew and Luke.

2. O Lord, open doors for me and grant me favors from high places as it happened to the Jews in the 15th book of the Bible, to Nehemiah in the 26th book of the Bible, and to Esther in the 17th book of the Bible.

3. O Lord deliver me from the plots, envy, efforts, and attacks of evil men. Expose and judge the wickedness of the wicked in this month. Rise and fight for me against the spirits of Sanballat, Tobiah, and Haman.

4. O Lord, keep me from falling into foolishness and error in this season. Help me to be alert and sensitive and discerning. Deliver me from temptations of the evil one.

5. O Lord, make some powerful seats and positions vacant in this month for your people. Let trouble makers go down in this month.

THE MYSTERY OF EACH DAY OF THE FOURTH MONTH

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The Mystery of the Third Month of the Year

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Nkem Okemiri

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May 13, 2020

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The third month is the 4-week season following the second month. In the Gregorian calendar, this is the month of March. In the Hebrew calendar, the third month is the 30-day month of Sivan that corresponds to May/June. The month of March is when the Hebrew 12th month ends and the first month begins. Nations, states, organizations, families, and individuals are to count their third months from the day of their birth. All third months have common characteristics. Biblical patterns for understanding the third month are the third day of creation narrative, the book and chapters of the Bible corresponding to the month, and Bible passages mentioning the third month.

A. The third month is a third day of creation season. On the third day of creation, the Creator commanded the water under heaven to be gathered together in one place. He then called the dry ground to appear (manifest and bring forth vegetation. The third month is the month of the Call from heaven. It is a month of overthrow, manifestation, establishment, and productivity.

B. The third month is a Book of Leviticus season. Leviticus is the third book of the Bible and is applicable to the third month. The book of Leviticus is about peace with God through offerings, sacrifices, and feasts in holiness and sanctification. This book draws a clear line between the clean and unclean; the pure and the profane. The book is about consecrated people, places, things, and times. The third chapters of the Bible are also applicable to the third month. The third chapters of the Bible tell stories of change, manifestation, overthrow, and establishment. They also tell stories of the call of God and unshakable commitment to God. The third month is a turning point, game-changing, season.

C. The third month is a First Samuel 16 – First Chronicles 25 season. Going through the third month of the year is like going from the middle of the ninth book of the Bible (1 Samuel 16) to about the end of the 13th book of the Bible (1 Chronicles 25). Why is it so? Going through the third month is the same as going from the fourth day of the 9th week to the sixth day of the 13th week. The 9th week is a First Samuel week. The 10th week is a Second Samuel week. The 11th week is a First Kings week. The 12th week is a Book of Second Kings week. The 13th week is First Chronicles week. So, the third month is a month of distinction and triumphs. David is anointed king and faced challenges in First Samuel. He is made king in Second Samuel and fought battles. Solomon emerges in First Kings, the kingdom divides, idolatry is institutionalised and Elijah begins a move of recovery. In Second Kings, Elisha takes over from Elijah and demonstrates the goodness and power of God by his prophetic ministry, the house of Ahab is destroyed but the kingdoms of Israel did not recover from idolatry until captivity. Focus returns to David in First Chronicles.

BIBLE PASSAGES WHERE ‘THIRD MONTH’ IS MENTIONED

1. It is the month of arrival. It is for arriving where God is waiting for you.

2. It is is for gathering the people

3. It is for gathering offerings

4. It is for reversing evil decrees.

5. It is for dethroning evil and proud powers.

1. THE THIRD MONTH IS THE MONTH OF ARRIVAL

Exodus 19:1-2: In the third month after the children of Israel had gone out of the land of Egypt, on the same day, they came to the Wilderness of Sinai. [2] For they had departed from Rephidim, had come to the Wilderness of Sinai, and camped in the wilderness. So Israel camped there before the mountain.

2. THE THIRD MONTH IS THE MONTH OF ATTRACTION AND THE GATHERING TOGETHER OF THE PEOPLE

2 Chronicles 15:9-10: Then he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and those who dwelt with them from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon, for they came over to him in great numbers from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him. [10] So they gathered together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.

3. THE THIRD MONTH IS THE MONTH OF GATHERING THE OFFERINGS

2 Chronicles 31:6-8: And the children of Israel and Judah, who dwelt in the cities of Judah, brought the tithe of oxen and sheep; also the tithe of holy things which were consecrated to the LORD their God they laid in heaps. [7] In the third month they began laying them in heaps, and they finished in the seventh month. [8] And when Hezekiah and the leaders came and saw the heaps, they blessed the LORD and His people Israel.

2 Chronicles 31:9-11: Then Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps. [10] And Azariah the chief priest, from the house of Zadok, answered him and said, “Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of the LORD, we have had enough to eat and have plenty left, for the LORD has blessed His people; and what is left is this great abundance.” [11] Now Hezekiah commanded them to prepare rooms in the house of the LORD, and they prepared them.

4. THE THIRD MONTH IS FOR REVERSING THE EVIL DECREE

Esther 8:8-12: You yourselves write a decree concerning the Jews, as you please, in the king’s name, and seal it with the king’s signet ring; for whatever is written in the king’s name and sealed with the king’s signet ring no one can revoke.” [9] So the king’s scribes were called at that time, in the third month, which is the month of Sivan, on the twenty-third day; and it was written, according to all that Mordecai commanded, to the Jews, the satraps, the governors, and the princes of the provinces from India to Ethiopia, one hundred and twenty-seven provinces in all, to every province in its own script, to every people in their own language, and to the Jews in their own script and language. [10] And he wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus, sealed it with the king’s signet ring, and sent letters by couriers on horseback, riding on royal horses bred from swift steeds. [11] By these letters the king permitted the Jews who were in every city to gather together and protect their lives-to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the forces of any people or province that would assault them, both little children and women, and to plunder their possessions, [12] on one day in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar.

5. THE THIRD MONTH IS FOR DETHRONING THE EVIL AND PROUD POWERS

Ezekiel 31:1-2, 18: Now it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came to me, saying, [2] “Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his multitude: ‘Whom are you like in your greatness? [18] ‘To which of the trees in Eden will you then be likened in glory and greatness? Yet you shall be brought down with the trees of Eden to the depths of the earth; you shall lie in the midst of the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude,’ says the Lord GOD.”

PRAYERS FOR THE THIRD MONTH

1. O Lord, deliver me from agents of death that manifest in the third season; as in Genesis 3, First Kings 3, Second Kings 3, Esther 3, and Daniel 3. This month will never cooperate with the spirit of death against me.

2. O Lord, let this third month be a positive game-changing season in the year for me.

3. O Lord, let the proud and arrogant oppressors be brought down in this season.

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The Mystery of the Second Month of the Year

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Nkem Okemiri

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May 13, 2020

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Time is cyclical and is reckoned by ranking – first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and so on. The second month is the lunar season following the first month. In the Gregorian calendar, this is the month of February. The name February is not mentioned in the Bible. The name came from an ancient Roman festival of purification, Februa. Our concern here is ‘the second month’ regardless of the name it is called or where the name came from.

The second month in the Hebrew calendar is the 29-day month of Iyar which corresponds to April/May in the Gregorian calendar. The month of February is where the 9th Hebrew month (Shevat) ends and the 10th month (Tevet) begins.

Nations, states, organizations, families, and individuals are to count their second months from the day of their birth. All second months have common characteristics. Biblical patterns for understanding the second month are the second day of creation narrative, the book and chapters of the Bible and Bible passages mentioning the second month.

A. The second month is a second day of creation season. On the second of creation, the Creator made the firmament to divide and thwart the monopoly of the dominating waters. God created space on the second day. The dividing of the waters and the creation of space made rain possible. The second month is the time to begin to battle opposition, resistance, and barriers to life and progress.

B. The second month is a Book of Exodus season. Exodus is the second book of the Bible and is applicable to the second month. In the book of Exodus, Egypt oppressed the Israelite with cruel bondage. God raised a monopoly-breaker to battle oppression and deliver Israel from Egyptian bondage. The second month is the time break through barriers and move forward by the presence and power of God. The second chapters of the Bible are also applicable to the second month. The second chapters of the Bible tell stories of breakthrough and finding a way where there is no way. The second month is a time to believe God for breakthroughs and miracles.

C. The second month is a Deuteronomy 16 – First Samuel 15 season. Going through the second month of the year is the same as gong from the fourth day of the fifth week to the third day of the ninth week. It is like going from Deuteronomy 16 to to First Samuel 15. It is like a journey from second half of the fifth book of the Bible to the first half the ninth book of the Bible. The emphasis in this month, therefore, is on obedience. In the fifth book (Deuteronomy), obedience brings blessings. In the sixth book (Joshua), obedience brings success and prosperity. In the seventh book (Judges), obedience brings safety, peace, and rest. In the eighth book (Ruth), obedience brings favor. In the ninth book (First Samuel) obedience brings promotion and honor. This month is loaded with blessings through obedience. Activate the blessings by clicking the obedience-button daily. Never touch the disobedience-button. It is the gate way to curses.

D. Bible passages mentioning ‘the second month’. The ‘second month’ is mentioned 15 times in the Bible; and those passages reveal five things about the second month:

1. It is for outpouring from heaven

2. It is time to number the men of war. Time to prepare for war.

3. It is for second chance

4. It is for moving forward.

5. It is for commencing building.

1. THE SECOND MONTH IS FOR THE OUTPOURING AND DRAINING

Genesis 7:11: In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.

Genesis 8:14: And in the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth was dried.

GOD RAINED BREAD FROM HEAVEN IN THE SECOND MONTH

Exodus 16:1-4: And they journeyed from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came to the Wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they departed from the land of Egypt. [2] Then the whole congregation of the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. [3] And the children of Israel said to them, “Oh, that we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat and when we ate bread to the full! For you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.” [4] Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you. And the people shall go out and gather a certain quota every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in My law or not.

2. THE SECOND MONTH IS FOR NUMBERING MEN FOR WARFARE

Numbers 1:1-3: Now the LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying: [2] “Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, every male individually, [3] from twenty years old and above-all who are able to go to war in Israel. You and Aaron shall number them by their armies.

3. THE SECOND MONTH IS FOR SECOND CHANCE

What you could not do in the first month can be done in the second month.

Numbers 9:9-11: Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, [10] “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘If anyone of you or your posterity is unclean because of a corpse, or is far away on a journey, he may still keep the LORD’s Passover. [11] On the fourteenth day of the second month, at twilight, they may keep it. They shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.

2 Chronicles 30:2-3: For the king and his leaders and all the assembly in Jerusalem had agreed to keep the Passover in the second month. [3] For they could not keep it at the regular time, because a sufficient number of priests had not consecrated themselves, nor had the people gathered together at Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 30:13-20: Now many people, a very great assembly, gathered at Jerusalem to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread in the second month. [14] They arose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem, and they took away all the incense altars and cast them into the Brook Kidron. [15] Then they slaughtered the Passover lambs on the fourteenth day of the second month. The priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought the burnt offerings to the house of the LORD. [16] They stood in their place according to their custom, according to the Law of Moses the man of God; the priests sprinkled the blood received from the hand of the Levites. [17] For there were many in the assembly who had not sanctified themselves; therefore the Levites had charge of the slaughter of the Passover lambs for everyone who was not clean, to sanctify them to the LORD. [18] For a multitude of the people, many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet they ate the Passover contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, “May the good LORD provide atonement for everyone [19] who prepares his heart to seek God, the LORD God of his fathers, though he is not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.” [20] And the LORD listened to Hezekiah and healed the people.

4. THE SECOND MONTH IS FOR MOVING FORWARD

Numbers 10:11-13: Now it came to pass on the twentieth day of the second month, in the second year, that the cloud was taken up from above the tabernacle of the Testimony. [12] And the children of Israel set out from the Wilderness of Sinai on their journeys; then the cloud settled down in the Wilderness of Paran. [13] So they started out for the first time according to the command of the LORD by the hand of Moses.

5. THE SECOND MONTH IS THE TIME TO COMMENCE BUILDING.

The second month is action time.

1 Kings 6:1: And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 3:1-2: Now Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David, at the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. [2] And he began to build on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign.

Ezra 3:8: Now in the second month of the second year of their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem, Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the rest of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all those who had come out of the captivity to Jerusalem, began work and appointed the Levites from twenty years old and above to oversee the work of the house of the LORD.

PRAYER POINTS

1. O Lord, as you released Manna from heaven for Israel in the second month, let this second month be a season of visitation and release from heaven.

2. O Lord, dismantle every opposition, resistance, and barriers against my life. Make a way for me where there is no way. Let this month be a season of moving forward and making progress in my life, family, and nation.

3. O Lord, send me relationship-help for the tasks of this month.

4. O Lord, build up my life in this month of building and repairing your house. Enable me to be a fitting habitation for you in this month.

5. O Lord, deliver me from enemies and forces that are too strong for me. Do not allow the proud and arrogant to prevail against me.

6. O Lord, as the flood of Noah’s day began in the second month and dried up in the second month, let the waters that have risen up against me in this second month dry up.

7. O Lord, in this month of second chance, help me to catch up and recover from any losses in the previous season..

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The Mystery of the First Month of the Year

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Nkem Okemiri

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May 13, 2020

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Happy New Year and welcome to the first month of the year. Although there is no mention of ‘January’ in the Bible, whatever pertains to the first Biblical month is applicable to the month of January or any other first month. The emphasis is on ‘first‘.

Although January is the ‘official’ beginning of the year globally (per the Gregorian calendar), the first month in every nation is the month of their independence. The first month of Hebrews (Israelites) began with the Passover and their deliverance from Egyptian bondage. The Biblical first month (Nisan) was not the Egyptian first month. Exodus 12: 2, God said to Israel, “This month shall be your beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you. The month of Nisan corresponds to March-April in the Gregorian calendar and January corresponds to part of the 9th and 10th months in the Biblical calendar.

The first month of every organisation is the month the organisation was born. The first month for every family is the month the family was born; that is the month of the marriage that birthed the family. The month begins the day the marriage was contracted. Individuals have their first months. This is the month of birth and it starts on the day of birth. If you were born June 18; that is the beginning of the first month of your new year. See my article on the Biblical first month.

The Biblical patterns for understanding the first month are the first day of creation, the first book and first chapters of the Bible, and the first-month mentions in the Bible.

A. The first month is a first day of creation season. God manifested Himself as light (singular) on the first day of creation to overthrow the prevailing darkness. This means that the first month is a time to usher in the Light of the year. God is Light and there is no darkness in Him (1 John 1:5-6). Light illuminates, reveals, and directs. God is first and the first belongs to Him. The first month belongs to the Giver of months. It is the first-fruit of the months of the year. It should be given to God as an offering of time. It is a time to honor God with time in His presence. It is a season to seek and pursue alignment with God through obedience or repentance. It is a time to acknowledge God as the Giver of the new year and as the Guide through the new year. It is a time to pour out gratitude to the Creator and give special attention to the written Word of God, the Voice of the Holy Spirit, and the spoken word from oracles of God.

B. The first month is a first book and first chapters of the Bible season. The first month is a book of Genesis season. The book of Genesis is a book of beginnings and began with God. The first month is a month of beginnings and should begin with God. It is a time to focus on His word, His work, and His will. The disasters that happened in the book of Genesis were the result of disregarding the word of God and the ways of God. Do not give God second place in the first month. As the first book of the Bible is key to understanding the Bible, the first month of the year sets the course of the year. As with the first book of the Bible and death, the first month of the year is a season to keep death and destruction away through alignment with God. Without God, the first month of the year is a deadly season.

C. The first month of the year is a Genesis 1 – Deuteronomy 15 season. The first month of the year consists of four full weeks and a remainder of three days into the fifth week. The first five weeks of the year have their patterns in the first five books of the Bible. The first week is a book of Genesis week. The second week is a book of Exodus week. The third week is a book of Leviticus week. The fourth week is a book Numbers week. The fifth week is a book of Deuteronomy week. So, going through the first month of the year is like taking a journey from the first chapter of Genesis to the 15th chapter of Deuteronomy.

This indicates three things about the first month:

(1) the first month is a season of revelations of God, His plans and purposes. God revealed His person, plans and purposes in the first five books of the Bible.

(2) the first month is a season of alignment with God and recruitment for His purpose in the year. God picked His men in the book of Genesis. He found Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham and the patriarchs of Israel. God recruits men for the year in the first month.

(3) The first month is also a season of preparation for the year. From the book of Exodus to the book of Deuteronomy, God prepared Israel for His purpose and promises. God has a purpose and a promise for each year. It is in the first month that He recruits and prepares a people for His purposes and promises in the year. Do not be left out.

D. Passages mentioning ‘the first month’ in the Bible. ‘The first month’ is mentioned about 29 times in the Bible. The passages where ‘the first month’ is mentioned reveal five things concerning the first month: 1. It is a time to make a fresh start in the new year 2. It is time to repair the house of God. You are the house of God! 3. It is time to receive the word of God. 4. It is time to make decisions. 5. It is time to expect divine visitation.

1. Time to make a fresh start. This is the beginning of the months of the year; and it is for a new beginning.

a). The Waters of the Flood Dried from the Earth

Genesis 8:13: And it came to pass in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, that the waters were dried up from the earth; and Noah removed the covering of the ark and looked, and indeed the surface of the ground was dry.

b). Egyptian Bondage Ended In the First Month

Exodus 12:2, 51: “This month shall be your beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you. [51] And it came to pass, on that very same day, that the LORD brought the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt according to their armies.

Numbers 33:3-4: They departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the day after the Passover the children of Israel went out with boldness in the sight of all the Egyptians. [4] For the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn, whom the LORD had killed among them. Also on their gods the LORD had executed judgments.

(c). The first month is departure season. Ezra Departed Babylon in the First Month.

Ezra 7:9: On the first day of the first month he began his journey from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him.

Ezra 8:31: Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go to Jerusalem. And the hand of our God was upon us, and He delivered us from the hand of the enemy and from ambush along the road.

(d). Israel Came Up From Jordan in the First Month as Jordan Dried Up for Them

Joshua 4:19, 23-24: Now the people came up from the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and they camped in Gilgal on the east border of Jericho. [23] for the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you until you had crossed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red Sea, which He dried up before us until we had crossed over, [24] that all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty, that you may fear the LORD your God forever.”

1 Chronicles 12:15: These are the ones who crossed the Jordan in the first month, when it had overflowed all its banks; and they put to flight all those in the valleys, to the east and to the west.

The first is when obstacles are removed. There is no obstacle in the first. Whatever barriers you see in the first month are not real. As darkness cannot stand in the way of light, no barrier should stop you in the first month.

2. Time to Repair and Prepare the Tabernacle of God

(a). The Tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting was Set Up in the First Month

Exodus 40:2, 17: “On the first day of the first month you shall set up the tabernacle of the tent of meeting. [17] And it came to pass in the first month of the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was raised up.

(b). Hezekiah Repaired the Temple of the Lord in the First Month. The first month is for repairs.

2 Chronicles 29:3, 17: In the first year of his reign, in the first month, he opened the doors of the house of the LORD and repaired them. [17] Now they began to sanctify on the first day of the first month, and on the eighth day of the month they came to the vestibule of the LORD. So they sanctified the house of the LORD in eight days, and on the sixteenth day of the first month they finished.

(c). Cleaning Up the Sanctuary

Ezekiel 45:18: Thus says the Lord GOD: “In the first month, on the first day of the month, you shall take a young bull without blemish and cleanse the sanctuary.

You are the temple and sanctuary of God under the New Covenant. The first month is for preparing yourself to be a fitting habitation for God in the year.

(d). THE FIRST MONTH IS A NEW-ACTION SEASON

Ezra 10:17: By the first day of the first month they finished questioning all the men who had taken pagan wives.

3. Time to Receive the Word from The LORD.

(a). God Spoke to Moses at Sinai in the First Month of their Second Year. The first month is the time to receive divine instruction and follow it. Get ready for divine direction.

Numbers 9:1-5: Now the LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying: [2] “Let the children of Israel keep the Passover at its appointed time. [3] On the fourteenth day of this month, at twilight, you shall keep it at its appointed time. According to all its rites and ceremonies you shall keep it.” [4] So Moses told the children of Israel that they should keep the Passover. [5] And they kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month, at twilight, in the Wilderness of Sinai; according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did.

(b) Moses Did Not Follow the Voice of GOD in the First Month When they Arrived Kadesh.

Numbers 20:1, 7-8, 12: Then the children of Israel, the whole congregation, came into the Wilderness of Zin in the first month, and the people stayed in Kadesh; and Miriam died there and was buried there. [7] Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, [8] “Take the rod; you and your brother Aaron gather the congregation together. Speak to the rock before their eyes, and it will yield its water; thus you shall bring water for them out of the rock, and give drink to the congregation and their animals.” [12] Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not believe Me, to hallow Me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.”

(c) The Word of the Lord came to Ezekiel in the first month.

Ezekiel 29:17-20: And it came to pass in the twenty-seventh year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came to me, saying, [18] “Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to labor strenuously against Tyre; every head was made bald, and every shoulder rubbed raw; yet neither he nor his army received wages from Tyre, for the labor which they expended on it. [19] Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: ‘Surely I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; he shall take away her wealth, carry off her spoil, and remove her pillage; and that will be the wages for his army. [20] I have given him the land of Egypt for his labor, because they worked for Me,’ says the Lord GOD.

Ezekiel 30:20-21: And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh day of the month, that the word of the LORD came to me, saying, [21] “Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and see, it has not been bandaged for healing, nor a splint put on to bind it, to make it strong enough to hold a sword.

4. Time to make decisions and plans

Esther 3:7, 12: In the first month, which is the month of Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, they cast Pur (that is, the lot), before Haman to determine the day and the month, until it fell on the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar. [12] Then the king’s scribes were called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and a decree was written according to all that Haman commanded-to the king’s satraps, to the governors who were over each province, to the officials of all people, to every province according to its script, and to every people in their language. In the name of King Ahasuerus it was written, and sealed with the king’s signet ring.

The first month is the time to determine when to do what in the year.

5. Time of Divine Visitation

(a). The First Month is a Time of Visions and Revelations

Daniel 10:4-9: Now on the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, that is, the Tigris, [5] I lifted my eyes and looked, and behold, a certain man clothed in linen, whose waist was girded with gold of Uphaz! [6] His body was like beryl, his face like the appearance of lightning, his eyes like torches of fire, his arms and feet like burnished bronze in color, and the sound of his words like the voice of a multitude. [7] And I, Daniel, alone saw the vision, for the men who were with me did not see the vision; but a great terror fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves. [8] Therefore I was left alone when I saw this great vision, and no strength remained in me; for my vigor was turned to frailty in me, and I retained no strength. [9] Yet I heard the sound of his words; and while I heard the sound of his words I was in a deep sleep on my face, with my face to the ground.

(b). The First Month is a Time of Abundant Rain from GOD

Joel 2:22-23: Do not be afraid, you beasts of the field; For the open pastures are springing up, And the tree bears its fruit; The fig tree and the vine yield their strength. [23] Be glad then, you children of Zion, And rejoice in the LORD your God; For He has given you the former rain faithfully, And He will cause the rain to come down for you- The former rain, And the latter rain in the first month.

Rain signifies divine blessings. So, the first month of the year is a time of the rain of blessings from God. Don’t miss it. If God rains His blessings on you in the first month, the year will give you a bountiful harvest from seeds planted.

PRAYER POINTS

1. Give thanks to the Giver of time. Worship and praise Him. He is first and the first belongs to Him. Pray that He will take over His tabernacle in you.

2. Pray that the ears of your inner man will be attentive to His Voice of instructions and commands in this first month. Pray to be connected to the divine agenda for the year beginning this first month.

3. Ask the Lord to bless you with His presence in this month. Pray for grace to stay in alignment with His plans and purposes. Pray to be delivered from distractions and temptation to give Him second place in this first month.

4. Pray to be delivered from the assault of darkness in this first month. Pray that death and destruction will be far from your first month. Pray for the overthrow of agents and operations darkness.

5. Pray that this month will mark a new beginning in your life and story. Let it be a month of departure from old ways and experiences. Let this be a month of freedom.

6. Ask the Lord for wisdom to take steps that will create what you desire. Present your needs and desires to God and ask Him to guide you.

7. Ask the Lord to equip you and give you grace to represent Him well in this opening month of the year.

8. Thank Him for hearing your prayers.

LINKS

Next Month – Learn the mystery of the 2nd month

Previous Month – Learn the mystery of the 12th month

Learn about each day of the first month

Day 127: The Mystery of May 7

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Nkem Okemiri

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May 6, 2020

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Welcome to the 127th day of the year! Day 127 is the beginning of the nineteenth week. It is the 29th day in the third 49 days. Day 127 is a first season day. It is the first day of the fifth week in the third 49 days. The things that pertain to the first and fifth seasons apply to the 127th day. The key Bible patterns for understanding Day 127 are the first day of creation narrative, the 29th book of the Bible (Joel), Psalm 127, and the first 21 chapters of the nineteenth book of the Bible.

Day 127 is a first day of creation day in the 19th week. On the first day of creation, God released His power against darkness. This is that day when the light of Heaven rises against the darkness of the earth. This is that day when God dismantles what He did not institute. This is Light’s day of war against darkness. God is first and the first belongs to Him. He must have first place today. He shows His sovereignty wherever Hie is robbed of, or denied, first place. Those who give the place of Light to darkness in this season seek disaster and devastation.

Day 127 is a Book of Joel day in the third 49 days of the year. Joel is the 29th book of the Bible and is applicable to the 29th day in the third 49 days. The book of Joel is a call to repent and recover from devastations. The disasters happened as a result of turning from God; and Joel calls the people to seek God for mercy and intervention. God’s response in the book is the promise of restoration. Joel 2:25-27 says, “So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, The crawling locust, The consuming locust, And the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you. [26] You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, And praise the name of the LORD your God, Who has dealt wondrously with you; And My people shall never be put to shame. [27] Then you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel: I am the LORD your God And there is no other. My people shall never be put to shame.

Day 127 is a 29th chapters of the Bible day. It is season of fruitfulness and recompense. Jacob married, and had his first four sons, in Genesis 29. He conquered Barrenness in the 29th season. It is a season of fruitfulness. Genesis 29 is the beginning of the fifth seven chapters (29-35) of Genesis. In Genesis 29, also,Jacob tasted the bitter pill of being cheated. In the previous chapter, he cheated on his brother and seemed to have got away with it. In this chapter, his his uncle, Laban, tricked him into marrying Leah, his first daughter, instead the Rachael he wanted. He eventually married two women in this chapter. The 29th season is pay-back season.

Day 127 is a Psalm 1-22 day in the 19th week. The first 22 chapters of the nineteenth book of the Bible is the first of the seven divisions of the 150-chapter book; and is applicable to the first day of the 19th week of the year. In the first 22 psalms, the Psalmist cried out to God against wickedness and the wicked. He cried out against distress and was heard. That is the cry for light to rise against darkness. It is the cry of one overshadowed by darkness. Psalm 21 is a testimony that God hears and answers prayers.

Day 127 is a Genesis – Second Samuel day in the 19th week. Every week is like a journey through the Bible. The first four days of the week is like a journey through the Old Testament. The last three days of the week is like a journey through the New Testament. The first day of the week expresses the first ten books of the Bible. In those ten books, the Creator revealed Himself and sought a nation, a people, and a man through whom He would express Himself. He walked with Adam, Abel, Seth, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, Joshua, the Judges, and Samuel. David emerged as king in the 10th book of the Bible. This 127th day, God seeks to express Himself through you. Will you be His channel of Light into the world around you?

Day 127 is a Psalm 127 day. As a first season day, and as the beginning of the week, God must be first and ahead. That is the reason Psalm 127:1-2 says, “Unless the LORD builds the house, They labor in VAIN who build it; Unless the LORD guards the city, The watchman stays awake in VAIN. It is VAIN for you to rise up early, To sit up late, To eat the bread of sorrows; For so He gives His beloved sleep”. Without God in the first season, all labor is in vain.

In the nineteenth season, things that God had no hand in building just crumble. Things that men labor to build, without God, cannot survive the nineteenth season. The nineteenth season is when heaven reveals that building without God is a waste of time, energy, and resources. Sodom and Gomorrah was destroyed in Genesis 19. In Acts 19, Diana of Ephesus was shaken, unsaved exorcists were disgraced, and idol worshippers surrendered their occult books for burning. In Revelation 19, the dragon, the beast and false prophet lost ground. Human strength is weakness in the nineteenth season.

As a part of a fifth week or season, Day 127 is a season of fruitfulness. God blessed creation, for the first time on the fifth day. He blessed the creatures of the fifth day with fruitfulness. God blesses with fruitfulness and multiplication in the fifth season. That is the reason Psalm 127 3-5 says, “Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of one’s youth. Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them; They shall not be ashamed, But shall speak with their enemies in the gate”.

Today, put God ahead of needs, labors, efforts, interests, desires, or fears. “Unless the LORD builds the house, They labor in vain who build it; Unless the LORD guards the city, The watchman stays awake in vain”. As you give first place to God in all things, today, expect His blessings of fruitfulness and multiplication. May the Lord keep you away from the disasters and disappointments of the 29th season.

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 collapse and end of expressions and manifestations of darkness in your life and world. Decree that expressions of light will triumph in this first day of the week. Today, make a quality decision to receive the word of the Lord and act on it without fear or doubts. Make a quality decision to walk in unconditional love. This is a day of sacrificial (tough) love. Today, take time to hear from God. Do not act without His direction. Follow what He says or shows. Today, seek the Lord against disasters in the week as you come into alignment. Call upon Him for mercy. Happy 127th day!

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The Mystery of Months of the Year

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Nkem Okemiri

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May 4, 2020

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Ecclesiastes 3:1 teaches that every time has its purpose and every purpose has its time. It says, “To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven”.

The God of Israel, who is also our God, guided His people to do certain things at certain times because He wanted them to do things in their time. He is the Author of times and seasons. He established days, weeks, months, and years to man operate on earth. The months, as we have them, are not mentioned in the Bible; but we know from the Bible there are twelve months in the year. There is no mention of a thirteenth month in the Bible. Although the Hebrew months and ours do not fall at the same times, they give us a pattern for operation. The New Testament teaches that we do not have to ‘do Hebrew things’, or ‘do things the Hebrew way’ to become followers of the God of Israel. Jesus Christ has called us to liberty. We do not have to follow the Jewish calendar to be acceptable to God. Our acceptance is in Christ!

Months are not just calendar-issues. They are time-gates for the execution and manifestation of purposes on earth. Certain months are best for certain operations. The power-brokers of this world know it; but many of God’s people are ignorant of this. When Haman planned to exterminate the Jews in the kingdom of Persia, it took casting of lots to determine the best time for this operation. He and his team did not choose the 13th day of the 12th month by reasoning. They determined the best time by a spiritual means. There is a time to kill and there is a time to heal. Every day, week, month, or year, has a spiritual significance.

Believers are called to execute God’s purposes on earth; and should not be ignorant of the mystery of times. We should know the things of each time; so we can do things in their time. We should occupy the time-gates with understanding and discernment. We should know what happens when; and when to do what. Ecclesiastes 8:5-7 says, “He who keeps his command will experience nothing harmful; And a wise man’s heart discerns both time and judgment, Because for every matter there is a time and judgment, Though the misery of man increases greatly. For he does not know what will happen; So who can tell him when it will occur?” Ecclesiastes 9:12 says, “For man also does not know his time: Like fish taken in a cruel net, Like birds caught in a snare, So the sons of men are snared in an evil time, When it falls suddenly upon them”. Matthew 24:43 says, “But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into”. (Also Luke 12:39).

This material would help you to begin to learn the mystery of each month of the year. This publication is based on what is reported in the Bible concerning each month. The Bible is a book of divine principles and patterns. What is said concerning a third month can be applied to, or become a pattern for, our third month. This material is not intended for prognostication; but for praying, proclaiming, prophesying, and divinely pushing God’s purposes for each month into manifestation. The time has come for the people of God to take over the time-gates and execute divine purposes on schedule.

Day 126: The Mystery of May 6

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Nkem Okemiri

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May 4, 2020

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Welcome to the 126th day of the Year! Day 126 is the seventh day of the 18th week. It is also the 28th day in the third 49 days. Day 126 is May 5 in a clear year; and May 5 in a leap year. The Bible keys for understanding Day 126 are the seventh day of creation narrative, the 126th psalm, and the seventh six chapters (37-42) of the 18th book of the Bible, the third nine books of the New Testament.

Day 126 is a seventh day of creation day in the 18th week. The Lord ended His work on the seventh day per Genesis 2:1-3. The seventh season is a season of Divine intervention. It is an end time. The seventh season is a turnaround season. It is the end of toil and struggles. That is when the last whistle is blown. God rested on the seventh day, blessed it, and also hallowed it. The seventh day of the week is a day day of rest from struggles.

Day 126 is a Job 37-42 day in the 18th week. The seventh six chapters of the 18th book of the Bible is applicable to the seventh day of the eighteenth week of the year. This section of the book of Job, though opening with long and fearful questioning, ended with healing of Job’s body and the restoration of Job’s fortune. May this day be, for you, a day of restoration. May this this last day of the eighteenth week end with great comfort and joy.

Day 126 is Hebrews – Revelation day in the 18th week. Every week is like a journey through the Bible; and has an Old Testament side and New Testament side. The first four days of the week is the Old Testament side; and expresses the 39 books of the Old Testament. The last three days of the week belong to the New Testament side; and express the 27 books of the New Testament. The last day of the week expresses the last nine books of the New Testament. Those nine books are books of correction, recovery, and restoration. Day 126 is a day of recovery and restoration.

Day 126 is a book of Hosea day in the third 52 days of the year. Hosea is the 28th book of the Bible and is applicable to the 28th day in the third 52 days of the year. In the 28th book of the Bible, God commanded Hosea to go and marry a harlot. God wanted to use his marriage to a whore to teach him about His relationship with adulterous Israel. His experiences with his wife vindicated God in his relationship with Israel. God threatened to judge Israel but also turned to have mercy of His people. Day 126 is a day of vindication.

Day 126 is a Psalm 126 day. Psalm 126 celebrates the end of captivity for God’s people. “When the LORD brought back the captivity of Zion, We were like those who dream. Then our mouth was filled with laughter, And our tongue with singing. Then they said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.” The LORD has done great things for us, And we are glad. Bring back our captivity, O LORD, As the streams in the South. Those who sow in tears Shall reap in joy. He who continually goes forth weeping, Bearing seed for sowing, Shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, Bringing his sheaves with him”.

This psalm can be applied to the seventh fourteen years of the eighteenth century (1785-1798). That was the beginning of America’s self determination. She had her independent government, elected her own leaders, had control of her land, prepared her own constitution. That was truly a nation come out of captivity.

This was also the season of the French Revolution that took power from the monarchy, the church and the nobility. This season, in France, saw the rise and decline of the Jacobin Reign of Terror. This season culminated in Napoleon Bornaparte’s rise to power in 1799.

Psalm 126:1-6 says, “When the LORD brought back the captivity of Zion, We were like those who dream. [2] Then our mouth was filled with laughter, And our tongue with singing. Then they said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.” [3] The LORD has done great things for us, And we are glad. [4] Bring back our captivity, O LORD, As the streams in the South. [5] Those who sow in tears Shall reap in joy. [6] He who continually goes forth weeping, Bearing seed for sowing, Shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him”.

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. Have a happy 126th day!

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Day 125: The Mystery of May 5

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Nkem Okemiri

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May 4, 2020

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Welcome to the 125th day of the year! Day 125 is the sixth day of the eighteenth week; the sixth day of the fourth week in the third 49 days; the 27th day in third 49 days. It is May 5 in a clear year; and May 4 in a leap year. The Bible keys for understanding the 125th day are the sixth day of creation narrative, the 125th psalm, and the sixth six chapters (31-36) of the eighteenth book of the Bible – Job.

Day 125 is a sixth day of creation Day in the 18th week. God completed the creation of flesh on the sixth day. The sixth day is the ‘closing day’ for flesh. He also created Man in His image and likeness on the sixth day. The sixth season always showcases God’s agent and representative for the season. The sixth day of the week is a day of dominion over ungodly rebellious forces. The Creator favors people and things that bear His semblance in the sixth season; because the sixth season is the season of His image and likeness. This is also a day of grace because though man came last in creation, God made him the first; and all things were ready before man came. God made all things for man before man existed.

Day 125 is a Job 31-36 day in the 18th week. The sixth 6 chapters of the eighteenth book of the Bible is applicable to the sixth day of the eighteenth week of the year. Job’s rhetoric ended in the 31st chapter. Elihu, who was not named as one of the friends of Job, began his six-chapter-long speech. Like a mediator, he was neither for Job nor Job’s friends. God also never rebuked or condemned him in this book. He was the man in God’s image in this book. He was the forerunner of God’s intervention in this book. After him, God took over. He prepared the way of the Lord into Job’s life. This is a day to say, “enough is enough”. Happy 125th day. On this day in 2019, Israel and the Palestinians clashed for the second day in the Gaza Strip and Southern Israel area. It was about “the scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the land allotted to the righteous”. Day 125 is inheritance-defense day.

Day 125 is Ephesians – Philemon Day in the 18th week. Going through every week is like going through the Bible – each day of week expressing ten or nine books of the Bible. Every week also has an Old Testament side and a New Testament side. The first four days of the week is the Old Testament side of the week. The Last three days of the week is the New Testament side. Day 125 (the sixth day of the week) expresses the sixth division of the Bible – the second 9 books of the New Testament. The books emphasize grace and government. In those books, Paul gives instructions about how the church (a people saved by grace) should operate. He teaches leadership and submission in the books. Day 125 is a day of government and orderliness. It is a day of instructions. The pastoral epistles belong to this division of Bible books.

Day 125 is a book of Daniel day in the third season (52 days) of the year. Daniel is the 27th book of the Bible and applies to the 27th day in the third 52 days of the year. Daniel was God’s representative in Babylon. He stood for God at all times and turned kings and nations to stand with him. He was uncompromising in his loyalty to God. He went to Babylon as captive but end up as a highly esteemed ruler. Daniel was blessed with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding. Day 125 is a day to prosper through loyalty to God.

Day 125 is a Psalm 125 day. This psalm is about the invincibility of the one who trusts in God. The sixth season is when God backs men to possess their possessions. The righteous are invincible in the sixth season.

Everyone does not trust in God. Some trust in horses and chariots. Some trust in men. Some trust in money. Some trust in their learning and understanding. Some trust in themselves. Some trust in idols. This promise is for those who trust with all their heart according to Proverbs 3:5 reveals that how to trust in God is to do it with all your heart. It is to have your heart stayed on Him. It is to rest in Him.

HOW TO EXPRESS THAT YOU TRUST IN GOD.

1. Prayer: consulting God.

2. The Word: giving priority to reading or hearing it.

3. Obedience: Doing what God says.

“Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, Which cannot be moved, but abides forever. As the mountains surround Jerusalem, So the LORD surrounds His people From this time forth and forever. For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest On the land allotted to the righteous, Lest the righteous reach out their hands to iniquity. Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, And to those who are upright in their hearts. As for such as turn aside to their crooked ways, The LORD shall lead them away with the workers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel!”.

Psalm 125 can be applied to the sixth fourteen years of the 18th century (1771-1784). This covers the season of America’s war of independence in which Britain was defeated and lost the colonies. God defended the Americans because “the rod of the wicked shall not rest on the land allotted to the righteous.

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. Today, show that your primary allegiance is to the God of Israel. You are made in the image and likeness of God. This is a day to commemorate and relive the creation of man in the image and likeness of God. Today, make your way back to the Lord. Even if you are not a backslider, you can still get closer to the goal of expressing the Lord – as His image and likeness. Today, stand out for God as His representative and look into your life, and look around, for things and areas that need to be conformed to God’s standards. Today, pray that the kingdom comes, by the word of God, to establish God’s will in your life, family, church, community, nation; and in the nations of the world. Today, trust in God’s power to defend you and all yours. Also stand faithful and loyal to Him. This is a day of confident loyalty. It is a day to be defended by God. Happy 125th day.

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Day 124: The Mystery of May 4

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Nkem Okemiri

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May 4, 2020

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Welcome to the 124th day of the year! Day 124 is the fifth day of the eighteenth week; or the fifth day of the fourth week in the third 49 days; or the 26th day in the third 49 days. It is a fifth season day. Day 124 is May 4 in a clear year; and May 3 in a leap year. The Bible keys for understanding Day 124 are the fifth day of creation narrative, Psalm 124, and fifth six chapters (25-30) of the eighteenth book of the Bible.

Day 124 is a fifth day of creation day in the 18th week. The fifth day of creation was a day of new things: moving creatures, flesh and blood creatures, voice sounds and balance. The fifth day was the beginning of blessings. There was no blessing until the fifth day. The fifth is a season of enjoyment. It is a season of celebration. It is a season of freedom and deliverances. It is the end of battles. It is intended to be a season of peace and prosperity. On the first day of creation, God fought darkness with light. On the second day, He fought the waters with the firmament. On the third day He completed the battle against the waters; and furnished the earth with vegetation. On the fourth day, He consolidated the victory of light over darkness. On the fifth day, He furnished the waters and the air-space with moving living creatures. Day 124 is a day of escape from death. It is a day to celebrate life and the Giver of life. It is a day of enjoying and expressing life.

Day 124 is a Job 25-30 in the 18th week. The fifth six chapters of the eighteenth book of the Bible is applicable to the fifth day of the eighteenth week of the year. In Job 25, Bildad made his last attempt to condemn Job. The servant of God broke free from his friends and spoke freely, in the 26th, 27th and 28th chapters, of the loftiness of God and his helplessness of his condition. Today is a day of freedom. In the 29th and 30th chapters, Job spoke of his prominence and generosity in the past and the reproach of his plight. The interference of Job’s friends ended in this section. Day 124 is a day of freedom and life.

Day 124 is a Matthew – Galatians day in the 18th week. Every week is like a journey through the Bible; and has both Old Testament and New Testament sides. The first four days of the week belongs to the Old Testament side of the week. The last three days of the week constitute the New Testament side. The first 9 books of the New Testament are about the life and ministry of Jesus (the Word), the Holy Spirit, and the Church (the temple and city of God). Day 124 is for a change of narrative. It is a day of gracious miraculous interventions – salvation, deliverance, healing, provision, and preservation. It is a day of fulfilling prophecies and promises belonging to the week.

Day 124 is a book of Ezekiel day in the third 49 days. Ezekiel is the 26th book of the Bible; and is applicable to the 26th day in the third 49 days of the year. Ezekiel is about life and power through the word and Spirit of God. It is also about the New Temple and city of God. Ezekiel the prophet was in constant touch with Heaven – living in the spirit, seeing visions, receiving the word, and doing the will of God by the Spirit of God. Day 124 is a day of doing exploits by the Word and the Spirit. Ezekiel enjoyed freedom of movement in the spirit. He was not limited by time and space. By the Spirit, he could be wherever the Lord wanted him to be at any time.

Day 124 is a Psalm 124 day. This psalm is the fifth of the 18th seven psalms (120-126). It is a psalm of testimony about God’s intervention and deliverance. This psalm is not a prayer but a testimony. The psalmist testified that if God had not showed up when the enemies attacked, it would have been disastrous. This is a psalm of terrible things that could have happened but did not happen because of the presence of God.

Psalm 124:1-5 says, “If it HAD not been the LORD who WAS on our side,” Let Israel now say- [2] “If it HAD not been the LORD who WAS on our side, When men ROSE up against us, [3] Then they WOULD have swallowed us alive, WHEN THEIR wrath WAS kindled against us; [4] Then the waters WOULD HAVE overwhelmed us, The stream WOULD have gone over our soul; [5] Then the swollen waters WOULD HAVE gone over our soul.”

THE RESULT OF DIVINE INTERVENTION

Psalm 124:6-8

1. [6] Blessed be the LORD, Who has not given us as prey to their teeth.

2. [7] Our soul has escaped as a bird from the snare of the fowlers; The snare is broken, and we have escaped.

3. [8] Our help is in the name of the LORD, Who made heaven and earth.

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 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 and in the affairs of people around you. Determine to make a next-level move. It’s time to shift base in the spirit! Today, put yourself on the side of blessing by choosing obedience instead of curses by choosing disobedience.

TODAY, reflect on God’s interventions and deliverances; and celebrate His goodness – in healing, provision, protection, preservation, and vindication. The fifth season is a time to celebrate the blessing and generosity of God. Enjoy freedom today. Happy 124th day!

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Day 123: The Mystery of May 3

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Nkem Okemiri

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May 4, 2020

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Welcome to the 123rd day of the year! Day 123 is the 25th day of the third 49 days, or the fourth day of the fourth week in the third 49 days, or the fourth day of the eighteenth week of the year. It is a fourth-season day. The key Bible patterns for understanding the day are the fourth day of creation narrative, Psalm 123, and the fourth six chapters (19-24) of the eighteenth book of the Bible.

Day 123 is fourth day of creation day in the 18th week. The fourth season is when darkness fights back to cover and overwhelm the righteous. It is a test season for the righteous. We are not to be ruled by what darkness but by what God does. God gives light to the righteous for this season. That is the reason God made the luminaries on the fourth day of creation. He created the luminaries on the fourth day because darkness ‘naturally’ comes in this season. For God’s people, the fourth season is a season to operate by divine light.

Day 123 is a Job 19-24 day in the 18th week. The fourth six chapters of the eighteenth book of the Bible is applicable to the fourth day of the eighteenth week of the year. In the 19th, 21st, 23rd, and 24th chapters, Job spoke out concerning the contempt and reproach he suffered from family, friends, employees, and acquaintances, and the emptiness of the final contemptible analysis of Zophar and Eliphaz in the 20 and 22nd chapters respectively. He says the wicked do not always suffer as Job’s friends thought and said.

Day 123 is a book of Lamentations day in the third 49 days of the year. Lamentations is the 25th book of the Bible and is applicable to the 25th day in the third 49 days. The 25th chapters of the Bible are also applicable to Day 123. In the 25th book of the Bible, Jeremiah lamented the foolishness of Judah in disregarding the word of God. Jerusalem was destroyed, the temple was burnt, lives were lost, and God’s people became captives. They sinned against God. One should watch against bad decisions on this day. On this day in 1928, a dispute between the Chinese and the Japanese caused the death about 12 Japanese civilians. The Japanese retaliated and the Chinese lost over 2000 lives in the days that followed. Rather than make Day 123 a day of lamentations, it should be made a day of jubilation by good decisions. Britain elected Margaret Thatcher as the first female Prime Minister on this day in 1979. That was good news.

Day 123 is a Psalm 123 day. Here, the psalmist is in a dark season and looks to God, intently, for intervening mercy. Psalm 123:1-2 says, “Unto You I lift up my eyes, O You who dwell in the heavens. Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, So our eyes look to the LORD our God, Until He has mercy on us”.

Under the New Covenant, we are better than servants looking to their masters, or maids looking to their mistress, for mercy. God is our Father. We are His loved sons and not just His servants.

THE FOURTH SEASON AND CONTEMPT

In the fourth season, the prince of darkness attacks with scorn, contempt, shame, disgrace, humiliation, and dishonor. Darkness does not kill directly; but it frustrates.

In Psalm 123:3-4, the psalmist prays, “Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy on us! For we are exceedingly filled with CONTEMPT. [4] Our soul is exceedingly filled With the SCORN of those who are at ease, With the CONTEMPT of the proud.

Day 123 is Obadiah – Malachi day in the 18th week. Every week is like a journey through the Bible. Every week 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 fourth day of the week is the day closing the Old Testament side of the week; and expresses the last nine books of the Old Testament. Today is the bridge-day leading to the New Testament side of the week. The books of ‘the minor prophets’ are part of the last 9 books of the O.T. They are about judgment and promises of restoration. Today is a day of the dominion of the Voice of God in the nations. Let His Voice dominate in your life.

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 an end to something in your life, family, business, community, and nation. Today, raise your voice against wickedness and oppression wherever it is found. Prophesy! Prophesy!! Prophesy!!! Today, also pray to be more sensitive in the spirit; to pick up necessary signals that would help you triumph over the enemy and keep darkness away. Today, pray to be delivered from falling into temptation. Pray to be preoccupied with the person of God; and to be focused on His mandate and His revealed purpose for your life. Be careful to weigh every decision in light of God’s purpose for your life; and God’s purpose for the time. Today, proclaim an end to woes and declare the dawn of a new day.

Today, look to the Lord, our God, and Father, for His intervening mercy and favor. Do not let the contempt of men weary you. You will not see shame or disgrace. Happy 123rd day!

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