Welcome to the 69th day of the year. Day 69 is the sixth day of the tenth week. It is also the twentieth day in the second 49 days of the year. Day 69 is March 10 in a clear year; and March 9 in a leap year. The Bible patterns for understanding the 69th day are in the sixth day of creation narrative, the book of Proverbs, the sixth three chapters of Second Samuel (the tenth book).
1. Day 69 is a sixth day of creation day. On the sixth day of creation God First made land animals; and then man in His image and likeness. Without the image and likeness of God in man, he is just like the animals. The sixth season is the season of the godly man versus the animalistic man. In the sixth season, the wickedness of the wicked reaches a peak that also demands Divine reaction as it happened in Genesis 6 and in the sixth book of the Bible. In the sixth season, God’s plan is to use the godly man to tame the brutal animalistic man. God blesses, empowers, and guides, the godly to rule over the ungodly in the sixth season. On the sixth day, God communicated with man about creation and provisions. Counsel is the key to success in the sixth season. God’s people win in the sixth season through divine wisdom and counsel.
2. Day 69 is a Second Samuel 19-21 day. The three chapters in the sixth section (19-21) of the tenth book of the Bible is applicable to the sixth day of the tenth week. The three chapters are about dominion, sustenance, and warfare. In the 19th chapter, David the ruler returned to Jerusalem. The people rallied to bring back the king. Those who had hurt him also came to receive him. In the 20th chapter, Sheba rebelled against David and started another revolution. He was subdued and killed. In the 21st chapter, David received wisdom to end a three-year famine. Seven sons of Saul were killed to appease the Gibeonites and end the famine. In the 21st chapter also, David’s men subdued the Philistine giants in battle. The sixth season is ‘the end of the journey’ for the wicked. God subdues rebels in the sixth season. Day 69 is for possessing your possessions, subduing the wicked, and enjoying divine provisions.
3. Day 69 is a book of Proverbs day. Proverbs is the 20th book of the Bible and is applicable to this 20th day in the second 49 days of the year. Proverbs is a book of divine wisdom and counsel. There is wisdom in the book of Proverbs for the challenges of life. You must act wisely, not foolishly, on this 69th day. You must exhibit righteousness and not wickedness in the sixth season,
4. Day 69 is a Psalm 69 day. In Psalm 69, the oppressed and afflicted raises his voice in prayer to God. He declares his unjust suffering and pleads to God for deliverance and vengeance. The 69th season is a season of intense pressure and spiritual warfare that necessitates crying out to God for help and salvation. The 69th psalm bears witness to this. This also applies to people, organizations, or nations, going through the 69th year. Psalm 69:1-4 says, “Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck. [2] I sink in deep mire, Where there is no standing; I have come intodeep waters, Where the floods overflow me. [3] I am weary with my crying; My throat is dry; My eyes fail while I wait for my God. [4] Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; They are mighty who would destroy me, Being my enemies wrongfully; Though I have stolen nothing, I still must restore it. Psalm 69:7-15 says, “Because for Your sake I have borne reproach; Shame has covered my face. [8] I have become a stranger to my brothers, And an alien to my mother’s children; [9] Because zeal for Your house has eaten me up, And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me. [10] When I wept and chastened my soul with fasting, That became my reproach. [11] I also made sackcloth my garment; I became a byword to them. [12] Those who sit in the gate speak against me, And I am the song of the drunkards. [13] But as for me, my prayer is to You, O LORD, in the acceptable time; O God, in the multitude of Your mercy, Hear me in the truth of Your salvation. [14] Deliver me out of the mire, And let me not sink; Let me be delivered from those who hate me, And out of the deep waters. [15] Let not the floodwater overflow me, Nor let the deep swallow me up; And let not the pit shut its mouth on me”. Psalm 69:16-21 says, “Hear me, O LORD, for Your lovingkindness is good; Turn to me according to the multitude of Your tender mercies. [17] And do not hide Your face from Your servant, For I am in trouble; Hear me speedily. [18] Draw near to my soul, and redeem it; Deliver me because of my enemies. [19] You know my reproach, my shame, and my dishonor; My adversaries are all before You. [20] Reproach has broken my heart, And I am full of heaviness; I looked for someone to take pity, but there was none; And for comforters, but I found none. [21] They also gave me gall for my food, And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.Psalm 69:22-28 is prayer against the wicked. It says, [22] Let their table become a snare before them, And their well-being a trap. [23] Let their eyes be darkened, so that they do not see; And make their loins shake continually. [24] Pour out Your indignation upon them, And let Your wrathful anger take hold of them. [25] Let their dwelling place be desolate; Let no one live in their tents. [26] For they persecute the ones You have struck, And talk of the grief of those You have wounded. [27] Add iniquity to their iniquity, And let them not come into Your righteousness. [28] Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, And not be written with the righteous”.
Day 69 is Ephesians – Philemon day in the 10th week. Every week has a Old Testament side and a New Testament side. Day 69 is the sixth day of the 10th week; and the second day in the New Testament side of the week. The second nine books of the New Testament (the sixth section of the Bible) is applicable to the sixth day of the 10th week. The second 9 books of the New Testament (Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 & 2 Thessalonians, 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus, and Philemon) are books aching and training. They contain diverse instructions for Christian living. The sixth day of the week is the day of man and his God. It is the day of the Creator and His image and likeness. It is a day to prosper by adhering strictly to His commands. Disobedience brings failure in sixth seasons. A sixth season like Day 69 is the season of the Man of God. It is the season of godly standards. It is error to express ungodliness in the 69th 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 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. O Lord, stop the wicked and his plans today!!!
On this day in 2019, Boeing 737 Ethiopian Airline, flying from Addis Ababa to Nairobi, crashed with 157 people (149 passengers and 8 Crew members) on board. There were no survivors. The enemy got away with his plan to kill and destroy. On this day in 2020, the 14th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II was deposed and exiled by the Kano State Government. He was driven from his throne when he ought to be returning stronger to the throne. On this 69th day, pray to be delivered from the thoughts, plans, and traps of the wicked. Pray also that the wicked be overthrown; so that the righteous may have peace. Happy 69th day!
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