Welcome to the 278th day of the year! Day 278 is the fifth day of the 40th week; the fifth day of the fifth week in the sixth 49 days; the 33rd day in the sixth 49 days. This is a core fifth-season day. Day 278 is October 5 in a clear year and October 4 in a leap year.
The Bible patterns for understanding the 278th day are
The fifth day of creation narrative
The fifth book and fifth chapters of the Bible
The 33rd book and chapters of the Bible
The fifth four chapters (17-20) of the 40th book of the Bible.
Day 278 is a fifth day of creation day in the 40th week. On the fifth day of creation, God began to make living (moving) creatures. He made sea creatures and the birds of the air. Flesh and blood, movement, voice sounds, sensory perception, and blessings, began on that day. The creatures of the fifth day are creatures of balance. The birds have wings and the seas creatures have fins. The fifth season is for the full expression of life; and in this season, the evil one seeks to hinder the full expression of life through lack, bondage, disease, death, and barrenness; but God intervenes with healing, deliverance, and provisions. Day 278 is a day to insist that God’s intention for the fifth season will be established.
Day 278 is a Matthew 17-20 day in the 40th week. The fifth four chapters of the 40th book of the Bible is applicable to the fifth day of the 40th week. In Mathew 17, Jesus was transfigured before His three inner disciples and received the Father’s affirming Voice from heaven. In the same chapter, Peter fetched silver coins from the mouth a fish for taxes – as Jesus directed. There, also, He cast out a foul spirit of epilepsy from a boy. This was the beginning of a new day in the ministry of Jesus. In chapter 18, Jesus taught conflict resolution and forgiveness. In chapter 19, He dealt with divorce, remarriage, and self-denial. In Matthew 20, Jesus spoke of grace, servant-leadership as the kingdom-ideal. In this chapter, He healed two blind men. The fifth season is a season of looking beneath the surface. It is a season of redefining and interpreting things spiritually – from God’s perspective. Day 278 is a day to put self behind others. It is a day of cut-off the flesh; because ‘the flesh’ is a hindrance to God’s purposes in the fifth season.
In the fifth chapter of the fortieth book of the Bible, Jesus, following the Beatitudes, calls His disciples to go deeper and higher than the Scribes and Pharisees, in their walk with God. In Matthew 5:20, Jesus said, “For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven”. The fifth season is a time to take a deeper look at things. It is a time to go beyond and under the ‘outer coverings’.
In the fifth chapter of the 40th book, the blessings are not material things but the virtues and values; the salt and light are people; sin begins with thought and intentions; the oppressor is the weaker one; we are to see men and deal with them as God does. The fifth season is a time to see yourself as God sees you; not as you appear to yourself or to men.
In Genesis 40, though Joseph was in prison as a slave, he saw himself as God’s agent and representative in Egypt. He knew the people around him could access God through him. On this 278th day of the year, endeavor to look at all people and things with the eyes of God.
Day 278 is a book-of-Micah day in the sixth 49 days. Micah is the 33rd book of the Bible; and is applicable to the 33rd day in the sixth seven weeks (or sixth 49 days) of the year. It is a day to pursue righteousness and justice rather than empty religion. It is a season to quit superficiality and get deep with God. The fifth season is a time to go deep and high. God created fish to swim deep and birds to fly on the fifth day. He made them to have wings and fins of equity and balance.
Today is a Matthew – Galatians day in the week. It is a day of the compassionate intervention of God. Every week is like a journey through the Bible having an Old Testament side and a New Testament side. The first four days of the week belong to the Old Testament side and expresses 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 fifth day of the week is the beginning of the New Testament side of the week; and expresses the first nine books of the New Testament. The first 9 books of the NT are about Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, and the Church. The books are about the love and grace of God granting salvation and justification to humanity by faith. This is a day to enter experientially into the New Testament side of the week. It is a day of answers to prayers, fulfillment of prophecies, and delivery of promises. The New Testament side is the spiritual and deeper side. The New Testament side is the side of manifestation. The old has passed away; and the new has begun. Dreams for the week are expected to come to pass and promises should be fulfilled. Expect deliverance and divine intervention.
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,, organizations, and nation. Decree a change in the week and declare that today is the beginning of the New Testament side of the 33rd week. As a Book-of-Matthew day, decree that Emmanuel (God 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, see yourself, everyone else, and everything else, as God does. It’s what He says or thinks that counts in the fifth season. Happy 278th day.
BORN ON THIS DAY? God saw to it that you manifested on earth on this day. You were born in this season for a reason. Although you came into this world as a little baby, you were born on this day to be part of the Creator’s solution to problems associated with this day. Light is for the time of darkness. Heater is for the time of cold. You and the other people born on this day were chosen for this day because the world needs you on this day. It would seem there was a cry from this day to bring you in. You were born in this season because the season placed order and cried out for you. This is a day of freedom and full expression of life when the kingdom of darkness seeks to limit full expression of life through lack, scarcity, barrenness, disease, disasters and death. You were born to resist forces that work against the full expression of life. How you do this will depend on your field of endeavour. Since you are set against the enemies of abundant life, the kingdom of darkness will want to keep you from enjoying life to the full. Do not given to that. True life is in Christ Jesus. Today, give thanks to God for your life and press into the life and freedom that is in Christ. Happy birthday!
Learn about other people born on this day
On this date in 2018, Judge Kavanaugh received 51-49 votes towards confirmation of his nomination as Supreme Court Justice. He and the Trump administration won!
On this day in 2022, the 23 remaining abductees on the Abuja – Kaduna train were released after 191 days in captivity. They were taken into captivity on March 28, 2022. This is a day of freedom.
Learn more about this day in history: http://timelines.ws/days/10_05.HTML
