Welcome to the 109th day of the year! Day 109 is the fourth day of the sixteenth week. It is the eleventh day of the third 49 days. It is a fourth-season day. Day 109 is April 19 in a clear year; and April 18 in a leap year. The Bible keys for understanding Day 109 are the fourth day of creation narrative, Psalm 109, and the fourth chapter of the sixteenth book of the Bible.
Day 109 is a fourth-day-of-creation day. On the fourth day of creation, God made the luminaries. The sun, moon, and stars, are silent (noiseless) influencers. However, the fourth season, is when men are prone to engaging their mouths for harm. Oh that men would learn to be os noiseless as the luminaries in fourth seasons. In the fourth seasons, action should speak louder than voice. It is a season of fasting, prayer, and meditation to release power without noise (noiseless power!). This fourth day of the week is a day of order. It is the bridge day in the week – the
Day 109 is a Nehemiah chapters 7-8 day in the 16th week. The fourth two chapters of the sixteenth book of the Bible is applicable to the fourth day of the sixteenth week. In the seventh and eight chapters of the 16th book of the Bible, Nehemiah began to organize the people and the city. In the seventh chapter, he took record of the people. In the 8th chapter, Ezra read the book of the Law to the people; and they were moved to return to the Lord with all their hearts. The people were heartbroken for the things they heard but they were encouraged to rejoice because that day was a new beginning for them.
Day 109 is Obadiah – Malachi season in the 16th week. The fourth division of the Bible (the last 9 books of the Old Testament) are applicable to the fourth day of the (16th) week. They are the bridge-books leading to the New Testament. They are books of recovery and reconstruction. They are books of preparation.
Day 109 is a Book of First Kings Day in the third 49 days of the year. The 11th book of the Bible is applicable to the 11th day in the third 49 days of the year. In the 11th book of the Bible, Solomon became king of Israel but fell below the Davidic standard of alignment with God. Israel prospered materially in the 11th book of the Bible but also declined spiritually in this book. Israel’s problem as a nation began in this book. The kingdom divided in this book. Idol worship became state religion in this book and affected Israel until the captivity. An unprecedented move of confrontational and judgmental revival also started in this book but it focused mainly on overthrowing the Advil system in the land. Ahijah the Shilonite, the man of God from Judah, Elijah the Tishbite, and Micaiah stood before God in this book. This was a tough season for prophetic voices in Israel. The kings, especially Ahab and his wife Jezebel, did everything to silence them. Many of them went into hiding to escape death. Day 109 is a day of trials and tests. It is a day to walk with great sensitivity and submission to divine counsel.
Day 109 is a Psalm 109 day. In Psalm 109, the psalmist calls on the Lord to rise to speak and act on his behalf – because of the treachery of the wicked. It is a call for vengeance.
Psalm 109:1-5 says, “Do not keep silent, O God of my praise! [2] For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful Have opened against me; They have spoken against me with a lying tongue. [3] They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, And fought against me without a cause. [4] In return for my love they are my accusers, But I give myself to prayer. [5] Thus they have rewarded me evil for good, And hatred for my love”.
The psalmist makes a 11-point demand from heaven against the wicked:
Psalm 109:6-20 says,
1. [6] Set a wicked man over him, And let an accuser stand at his right hand.
2. [7] When he is judged, let him be found guilty, And let his prayer become sin.
3. [8] Let his days be few, And let another take his office.
4. [9] Let his children be fatherless, And his wife a widow.
5. [10] Let his children continually be vagabonds, and beg; Let them seek their bread also from their desolate places.
6. [11] Let the creditor seize all that he has, And let strangers plunder his labor.
7. [12] Let there be none to extend mercy to him, Nor let there be any to favor his fatherless children.
8. [13] Let his posterity be cut off, And in the generation following let their name be blotted out.
9. [14] Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD, And let not the sin of his mother be blotted out. [15] Let them be continually before the LORD, That He may cut off the memory of them from the earth; [16] Because he did not remember to show mercy, But persecuted the poor and needy man, That he might even slay the broken in heart.
10. [17] As he loved cursing, so let it come to him; As he did not delight in blessing, so let it be far from him. [18] As he clothed himself with cursing as with his garment, So let it enter his body like water, And like oil into his bones. [19] Let it be to him like the garment which covers him, And for a belt with which he girds himself continually. [20] Let this be the LORD’s reward to my accusers, And to those who speak evil against my person.
Psalm 109:28-29 continues,
11. [28] Let them curse, but You bless; When they arise, let them be ashamed, But let Your servant rejoice. [29] Let my accusers be clothed with shame, And let them cover themselves with their own disgrace as with a mantle.
The psalmist makes a two-point mercy-demand from God for Himself in Psalm 109:21-27:
1. [21] But You, O GOD the Lord, Deal with me for Your name’s sake; Because Your mercy is good, deliver me. [22] For I am poor and needy, And my heart is wounded within me. [23] I am gone like a shadow when it lengthens; I am shaken off like a locust. [24] My knees are weak through fasting, And my flesh is feeble from lack of fatness. [25] I also have become a reproach to them; When they look at me, they shake their heads.
2. [26] Help me, O LORD my God! Oh, save me according to Your mercy, [27] That they may know that this is Your hand- That You, LORD, have done it!
THE PSALMIST’S COMMITMENT TO PRAISE GOD
Psalm 109:30-31: I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth; Yes, I will praise Him among the multitude. [31] For He shall stand at the right hand of the poor, To save him from those who condemn him.
Psalm 109 reveals that Day 109 is a gate of time for both wickedness and vengeance against treachery. The gate-keepers of the day must occupy the gate of time and declare war against the wicked and treacherous in the land. This is a day for light to rise against darkness.
Day 109 is Obadiah – Malachi day in the 16th 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.
Day 109 is a day of conflict with the adversary; but by light, you will prevail over darkness. Happy 109th day!
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