Welcome to the 116th day of the year. Day 116 is the fourth day of the seventeenth week. It is also the eighteenth day in the third 49 days of the year. It is a fourth-season day. It is April 26 in a clear year; and April 25 in a leap year. The Bible keys for understanding the 116th day are the fourth day of creation narrative, the 116th psalm, and the fourth chapter of the fourth chapter of the 17th book of the Bible.
Day 116 is a fourth day of creation day in the 17th week. God made luminaries (the sun, moon, and stars) on the fourth day of creation. Darkness fights back in the fourth season but the luminaries of are designed to put the operations of darkness in check. Hell is let loose in fourth seasons but God’s people (the luminaries of the world) must learn to contain and dominate hell in this season. Day 116 is the middle of the 17th week. It is the bridge connecting the first three days to the last three days.
Day 116 is Obadiah – Malachi day in the 17th week. This is the day ending the Old Testament side of the 17th week. Every week has an Old Testament side and a New Testament side. The first four days of the week is the Old Testament side. The last three days is the New Testament side. The last nine books of the Old Testament (the fourth division of the Bible) is applicable to the fourth day of the 17th week.
Day 116 is an Esther-chapter-seven day in the 17th week. The fourth prophetic section of the seventeenth book of the Bible is applicable to the fourth day of the seventeenth week of the year. The fourth section is the seventh chapter; and that was Haman’s dooms day chapter. On the second day of Esther’s banquet for the king and Haman, Esther opened up and reported Haman’s wickedness against the Jews to the king. The king rose from the banquet in fury. Haman knew he was in trouble and went the Queen to plead for his life. The king returned and saw Haman around his wife and felt insulted. While he was in anger, servants reported to him that Haman had erected a gallows for Mordecai. That was the end for Haman. He was hanged on the gallows he constructed for Mordecai. That was the end of the old order in the kingdom. That was the end of the Old Testament side of the book of Esther. The prevailing forces of the 17th week is ending today.
Day 116 is a book-of-Job day in the third 49 days of the year. It is the eighteenth day (fourth day of the third week) in the third seven weeks (49 days) of the year. Preservation is a critical need in the eighteenth season. Darkness came all out against Job in the 18th book of the Bible. God delivered him. Psalm 18 is another testimonial of preservation in the eighteenth season. God does not want His own destroyed in the 18th season. He wants them preserved. We must not surrender to problems in the eighteenth season; we should call upon God instead. The 18th book and 18th chapters of the Bible indicate that Day 116 is a day of deliverance from trouble.
Day 116 is a Psalm 116 day. This is a psalm of victory over darkness and death. It is a testimonial of preservation.
A. I LOVE GOD BECAUSE HE ANSWERED MY PRAYER: Psalm 116:1-2 says, “I love the LORD, because He has heard My voice and my supplications. [2] Because He has inclined His ear to me, Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live”. The love of God towards us is the reason we love Him. We love Him because He first loved us. His love for us is so pure and true. He deserves that we love; but we are so undeserving of His love – if love is ever to be deserved.
B. I WAS SURROUNDED BY DEATH BUT GOD DELIVERED ME: The pains of death surrounded me, And the pangs of Sheol laid hold of me; I found trouble and sorrow. [4] Then I called upon the name of the LORD: “O LORD, I implore You, deliver my soul!” [5] Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; Yes, our God is merciful. [6] The LORD preserves the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me. [7] Return to your rest, O my soul, For the LORD has dealt bountifully with you. [8] For You have delivered my soul from death, My eyes from tears, And my feet from falling. [9] I will walk before the LORD In the land of the living. [10] I believed, therefore I spoke, “I am greatly afflicted.” [11] I said in my haste, “All men are liars.”
C. THE MERCY OF GOD LAYS ON ME THE BURDEN OF GRATITUDE:
[12] What shall I render to the LORD For all His benefits toward me?
1. [13] I will take up the cup of salvation, And call upon the name of the LORD.
2. [14] I will pay my vows to the LORD Now in the presence of all His people. [15] Precious in the sight of the LORD Is the death of His saints. [16] O LORD, truly I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have loosed my bonds.
3. [17] I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of the LORD.
4. [18] I will pay my vows to the LORD Now in the presence of all His people, [19] In the courts of the LORD’s house, In the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!
Day 116 is a day of praying and receiving answers to prayers and supplications. It is a day to cry out for interventions and deliverances. It is a day of thanksgiving to God for all the benefits we enjoy and expect. Do not fear; go to God with your desires and requests.
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. Happy 116th day.
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