Welcome to the 15th week of the year – the week of April 9-15. We shall be praying into the 15th week of the year from the 15th book and 15th chapters of the Bible. The 15th week is the beginning of the third seven weeks of the year – the seven weeks that will change the course of the year. How should we pray this week?
Zechariah 10: 1 tells us to ask the Lord for rain in the time of the latter rain. The Holy Spirit can guide us to pray in line with seasons through impressions and revelations. He can also guide us through principles and patterns in the Bible. The 15th book and chapters of the Bible reveal five basic things about the 15th season:
1. This is a week of restoration and recovery.
In the 15th book of the Bible, Ezra, Cyrus proclaimed the release of Jews in captivity. The captivity ended, and some Jews returned to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple destroyed by Babylonians. This is a week of rebuilding ruins and experiencing fulfillment of prophecies. Unfortunately, this is the week (April 14, 2014) when 276 high school girls were abducted by Boko Haram in North-east Nigeria.
In Exodus 15, Moses and Miriam sang to the Lord after Israel crossed the Red Sea. God healed bitter water for the people and also spoke of healing them of diseases if they obey Him.
In Luke 15, Jesus spoke 3 parables of restoration and recovery – the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the lost son.
In Acts 15, James referred to the prophecy of Amos about restoring and rebuilding the Tabernacle of David.
First Corinthians 15 dwells on resurrection and triumph over death.
The 15th week is
The 15th week of the year is a week of Victory Celebration
2. This is a week of receiving the word about issues in your life.
In Genesis 15, God spoke to Abraham about having multitude of children and about inheriting the land of the Amorites – after He had argued with God about having to child. God also spoke to him about Egyptian bondage without mentioning Egypt. This is a prophetic season – both for declaration and fulfillment.
The Word of the Lord came to John the Baptist in the 15th year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar. God speaks in the 15th season.
The Bible was printed for the first time in the 15th century. The 15th season is a season of the Word – season of releasing the Word and a season of performing the Word.
3. This is a week receiving the fulfillment and manifestation of God’s word. The Lord remembers His word to perform it in the 15th season.
In First Samuel 15, God sent Samuel to go and perform His word against Amalek in Exodus 17. Saul was called to be the agent of the fulfillment of that prophecy. He trivialized the calling and was rejected from being king. The Lord is passionate His word this this 15th week of the year.
In the 15th book of the Bible, Ezra, Cyrus proclaimed the release of Jews in captivity – to fulfill the word of God through Jeremiah. This is a week of experiencing fulfillment of prophecies.
4. This a week of contending against opposition and resistance the fulfillment of God’s word. This is a week of resistance and opposition against God’s purposes.
The 15th book of the Bible also indicate that this is a week contending with resistance and opposition against God’s will for our lives. Sanballat and Tobiah rose against the Jews rebuilding the temple in the 15th book of the Bible. The work stopped, was restarted, and then completed. Don’t let the devil stop you this week!
In Acts 15, the council at Jerusalem dealt with the opposition against admission of gentile believers into the church.
Jesus was crucified in Mark 15. In 2022, April 15 is Good Friday.
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in the 15th week of 1865 (precisely April 15) – the day before Resurrection Day.
The 15th seven years of the United States (from 1776) ended with the assassination of the 20th President, James A. Garfield on July 2, 1881.
5. This 15th week is the beginning of a new beginning in the year. This week is a terminus for the status quo.
Babylonian captivity of the Jews ended in the 15th book of the Bible; and the Return began.
The Promise of the child born in Genesis 21 began in Genesis 15.
In Exodus 15, Israel was on the other side of the Red Sea where Egyptians were no longer a threat.
In First Samuel 15, God finally rejected Saul and the search for a new king began.
King Asa carried out sweeping reforms in Judah in Second Chronicles 15. That was a new beginning for God’s people.
In Acts 15, Gentiles were formally admitted into the church. It was a new beginning for Gentile believers. Paul and Barnabas parted ways in this chapter too
PRAYERS
1. Pray for sensitivity to receive the Word of the Lord this week. The Lord has a word for us this week.
2. Pray against resistance and opposition to the fulfillment of God’s word in our lives, families and nations.
3. Pray for the recovery and restoration of what is lost. Pray for the rebuilding of ruins. Pray for the resurrection God for the week will prevail in the nations.
4. Pray for the activation of prophecies this week. Pray that what Heaven had declared in the past will find room for performance this week.
PROMISES
Exodus 15:26: “If you diligently heed the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.”
