Welcome to the 70th day of the year! Day 70 is the seventh and last day of the tenth week – the week of answers to prayers. It is also the 21st day in the second 49 days of the year. Day 70 is March 11 in a clear year; and March 10 in a leap year. The Bible keys for understanding and interpreting the 70th day are the seventh day of creation story, the 70th psalm, the 21st book of the Bible (Ecclesiastes), and the last three chapters of Second Samuel; the 10th book of the Bible.
1. Day 70 is a seventh day of creation day. God did not create anything on the seventh day. He rested on that day. Then, He blessed and hallowed the seventh day because He rested on it. Day 70 is therefore a day of rest from unrest. It is a day of “it is done!”. This is a day of entering into rest by faith; by believing “it is done”. On this 70th day, the distressed will come into rest as when Jesus healed on the Sabbath; as when Naaman washed in Jordan the seventh time and was healed; as when Israel marched around Jericho the seventh time on the seventh day and the wall fell down flat.
2. Day 70 is a Psalm 70 day. Psalm 70 is a cry to God for deliverance. As part of the tenth week, it is a season of crying out to God for intervention. The 70th season is a time of desperate cry for help. The 70th psalm bears witness to this. Psalm 70:1-5 says, “Make haste, O God, to deliver me! Make haste to help me, O LORD! [2] Let them be ashamed and confounded Who seek my life; Let them be turned back and confused Who desire my hurt. [3] Let them be turned back because of their shame, Who say, “Aha, aha!” [4] Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; And let those who love Your salvation say continually, “Let God be magnified!” [5] But I am poor and needy; Make haste to me, O God! You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay. Three times in this five-verse chapter, the psalmist calls to God to “make haste”. That shows how desperate men are for answers in the 70th season. However, the seventh season is not a season of haste but a season of rest. It is a season of rest; not haste. God seems to go slowly, or delay, in the seventh season. Israel marched around Jericho seven times on the seventh day! In the book of Revelation, there is an interlude before the opening of the seventh seal and before the sounding of the seventh trumpet. In Daniel’s vision of 70 weeks, there is a break between the 69th week and the 70th week. In the creation story of Genesis 1, the two-verse account of the seventh day is recorded in the second chapter. The tenth week is a season of ‘no delay’; and the 70th Psalm captures it in the last phrase of the last verse – “do not delay”. Sometimes, the best counsel to give to a person in a seventh season is “be patient”. Things may seem to drag but God’s help is going to come through anyway. The seventh season is the season of His pleasure. It is not desperation that moves God in a seventh season; it is faith that rests and waits on Him. In the seventh season, you don’t tell God what you want Him to do; He tells you what He wants to do. Most of the people Jesus healed on the Sabbath did not ask for healing. He just stepped into their situation.
3. Day 70 is a 21st book and 21st chapters of the Bible day in the second 48 days. As the 21st day in the second 49 days of the year, Day 70 expresses the 21st book of the Bible. in the book of Ecclesiastes, the author ‘arrived’. He had position, power, possession, pleasure, and knowledge. He had everything man could get. The one thing he seemed to lack was fulfillment. The other thing he did not have was permanence. He came to the conclusion that life without permanence and a center (meaning, purpose, and fulfillment) is vanity. He identified God as the Center of existence; and pleasing Him, the goal of man’s life. The 21st chapters of Bible also reveal that the 21st day is a season conflicts and breakthroughs. May this 70th day of the year be a day of triumphs for you.
4. Day 70 is a Second Samuel 22-24 day. As the seventh day of the tenth week, Day 70 expresses the seventh and last part of the tenth book of the Bible. The 22nd chapter is David’s song to God about his deliverance. In the 23rd chapter, we have a record of David’s last words, and a listing of his mighty men. In the 24th chapter, David conducted an ill-advised census in Israel. Judgment came. Prophet Gad told David what to do. This led to the recovery of the spot where Isaac was to be sacrificed; which a Jebusite, Araunah, was using as threshing floor. “And David built there an altar to the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the LORD heeded the prayers for the land, and the plague was withdrawn from Israel” (2 Samuel 24:25). Day 70 is a day of trouble, deliverance, recovery, and restoration.
Day 70 is a Hebrews – Revelation day in the tenth week. Every week has an Old Testament side and a New Testament side. The first four days is the Old Testament side. Day 70 is the last day on the New Testament side; and has its guiding light in the last nine books of the Bible and the New Testament. Those nine books are books of recovery and restoration. Day 70 is a day of recovery and restoration for the just; but a day of devastation and desolation for the wicked and evil oppressor.
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, raise a cry against wickedness; trust in the Lord, hope in Him, and take refuge in His grace and mercy. Today, prophesy restoration and blessing on God’s people because of the finished work; and prophesy against ungodliness. This is a day of “IT IS DONE”. Today, you will have pleasure by seeking the pleasure of God. Today, make it priority to honor God. Obey Him. If you missed it anywhere, repent and return to God. This is a day to go back to Bethel. This 70th day, seek God for answers; seek rest from unrest; seek deliverance, recovery, and restoration. Happy 70th day!
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