Welcome to the 71st day of the year. Day 71 is the first day of the eleventh week; and the 22nd day in the second 49 days of the year. Day 71 is March 12 in a clear year; and March 11 in a leap year. The Bible patterns for understanding the 71st day are the first day of creation, the 71st psalm, the book of Song of Songs, and the first three chapters of the eleventh book of the Bible – First Kings.
1. Day 71 is a first day of creation day in the 11th week. On the first day of creation, God triumphed over darkness with light. He also divided the light from the darkness and named them day and night respectively. From the narrative of the first day of creation, we understand that Day 71 is a day of conflict between light and darkness, good and evil, love and hate. We also know from the narrative that Day 71 is a day of the triumph of light. Today, put God first and honor Him through obedience to His word..
2. Day 71 is a book of Song of Songs day in the second 49 days. Song of Songs is the 22nd book of the Bible; and is applicable to the 22nd day in the second seven weeks of the year. This book is a love-song of two lovers. In this book love and loyalty is tested. The 22nd book of the Bible reveals that the 71st is a day of testing love and loyalty.
3. Day 71 is a First Kings 1-4 day in the eleventh week. The book of First Kings is the 11th book of the Bible; and is applicable to the eleventh week of the year. As the first day of the eleventh week, Day 71 expresses the first 4 chapters of the eleventh book of the Bible. In the first chapter, David fulfilled his promise to Bathsheba and made Solomon king. Adonijah had gone ahead to make himself king without the consent of his father or the company of his father’s advisers. The second chapter is about David’s counsel to Solomon, the death of David, Solomon’s exercise of wisdom to secure the throne by executing and weeding off the wrong people around. In the third chapter, Solomon gave offerings to God, had an encounter with God, and received wisdom from God. Solomon gave his famous judgment about the two harlots dragging a living baby. Wisdom is Light! In the 4th chapter is about Solomon’s administration and prosperity.
Day 71 is a Psalm 71 day. The 71st psalm reveals that the 71st season is a time to call on God for deliverance. It is a time to pray and not give up. The psalmist prays repetitiously “Deliver me…Cause me to escape…Incline your ear to me and save me…Be my strong refuge…Deliver me…Do not cast me off…Do not forsake me…Do not be far from me…Make haste to help me…Do not forsake me”. He seeks deliverance from “the hand of the wicked, Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man” (Psalm 71:4). He seeks deliverance because “my enemies speak against me; And those who lie in wait for my life take counsel together, saying, “God has forsaken him; Pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver him.” (Psalm 71:10-11). The 71st is a time to trust God and repose confidence in Him. Psalm 71:5-6 says, “For You are my hope, O Lord GOD; You are my trust from my youth. [6] By You I have been upheld from birth; You are He who took me out of my mother’s womb. My praise shall be continually of You”. The 71st season is a time to look back and also look forward with hope. Psalm 71:17-24 says, “O God, You have taught me from my youth; And to this day I declare Your wondrous works. [18] Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, do not forsake me, Until I declare Your strength to this generation, Your power to everyone who is to come. [19] Also Your righteousness, O God, is very high, You who have done great things; O God, who is like You? [20] You, who have shown me great and severe troubles, Shall revive me again, And bring me up again from the depths of the earth. [21] You shall increase my greatness, And comfort me on every side. [22] Also with the lute I will praise You- And Your faithfulness, O my God! To You I will sing with the harp, O Holy One of Israel. [23] My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing to You, And my soul, which You have redeemed. [24] My tongue also shall talk of Your righteousness all the day long; For they are confounded, For they are brought to shame Who seek my hurt”.
Wickedness rises at the beginning of the eleventh season. Coronavirus epidemic struck China in the 71st year of The People’s Republic of China and worsened to a global pandemic.
Day 71 is a Genesis – Second Samuel season. Every week has an Old Testament side and a New Testament side. The first four days is the Old Testament side and has guiding light in the 39 books of the Old Testament. The remaining three days is the New Testament side; and have guiding light in the 27 books of the New Testament. Day 71 is the beginning of the Old Testament side of the week; and has guiding light in the first ten books of the Bible. The first ten books of the Bible is about finding God’s anointed. From the creation of Adam in Genesis, God began the search for a man until He found David (the man after His heart) whose kingship manifested in the tenth book of the Bible. Day 71 is for the pursuit of God’s pleasure. It is a day to demonstrate loyalty to God.
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 collapse and end of expressions and manifestations of darkness in your life and world. Decree that expressions of light will triumph in this first day of the week. Today, make a quality decision to receive the word of the Lord and act on it without fear or doubts. Make a quality decision to walk in unconditional love. This is a day of sacrificial (tough) love. Today, take time to hear from God. Do not act without His direction. Follow what He says or shows. Today, seek the Lord against disasters in the week as you come into alignment. Call upon Him for mercy! On this 71st day, pray, trust God, and find refuge in Him. Without the help of God, the 71st season is a deadly season. The wicked and ambitious had to be cleared out of the way for Solomon to sit on the throne. May the Lord clear you, and also clear the way for you, to take over what belongs to you today. Happy 71st day!
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