Welcome to Day 96! The 96th day of the year is the fifth day of the fourteenth week. It is also the 47th day in the second 49 days of the year. It is April 6 in a clear year; and April 5 in a leap year. The Bible patterns for understanding the 96th day are the fifth day of creation narrative, the 96th psalm, and the fifth five chapters of the fourteenth book of the Bible.
Day 96 is a fifth day of creation day. It is a fifth season day. On the fifth day of creation, God made sea creatures and the birds of the air. He made flying creatures and swimming creatures. The fifth season is a season of justice and equity. God’s work on the fifth day, touched, the earth, the firmament, and the waters. The wings of the birds and the fins of the fish express justice. It is justice and righteousness that keep en afloat in the fifth season. Day 96 is a day of justice or judgment.
Day 96 is a Second Chronicles 22-26 day. These five chapters of the fourteenth book are applicable to the fifth day of the 14th week. The five people who ruled in the five chapters died terrible deaths. In the 22nd chapter, Ahaziah, the surviving son of Jehoram, was murdered in the revolution of Jehu when he went to visit his cousin in Samaria. In the 23rd chapter, Athaliah, Ahaziah’s mother, killed the royal seed when she saw that her son had been murdered. Little Joash survived the purge. Joash was made king through the efforts of Jehoiada the priest. Athaliah was murdered in a palace coup. In the 24th chapter, Joash led reforms in the early period of his reign but later turned apostate. He was murdered via conspiracy. In the 25th chapter, Amaziah became king and killed those who killed his father. He did not kill their children. He started well but later turned idolatrous, arrogant, and resistant to prophetic confrontation. From becoming a captive of the king of Israel, Amaziah died of conspiracy at the hands of his own people. Perhaps, this is the bloodiest five chapters in the fourteenth book of the Bible. May the Lord keep Day 96 free of bloodshed. The 26th chapter is about King Uzziah who feared God at the beginning of his reign but became proud as he became strong. He died a leper.
Day 96 is a Psalm 96 day. Psalm 96 calls us to sing to the Lord and proclaim the good news of His salvation. The passage also tells us why we are to sing to the Lord
Psalm 96:1-3,7-10 says, [1] Oh, SING to the LORD a new song! SING to the LORD, all the earth. [2] SING to the LORD, bless His name; PROCLAIM the good news of His salvation from day to day. [3] DECLARE His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples. [7] GIVE to the LORD, O families of the peoples, GIVE to the LORD glory and strength. [8] GIVE to the LORD the glory due His name; BRING AN OFFERING, and come into His courts. [9] Oh, WORSHIP the LORD in the beauty of holiness! Tremble before Him, all the earth. [10] SAY among the nations, “THE LORD REIGNS; The world also is firmly established, It shall not be moved; He shall judge the peoples righteously.”
Psalm 96:11-12 calls all creation to rejoice.
[11] Let the heavens rejoice, and Let the earth be glad; Let the sea roar, and all its fullness; [12] Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it. Then all the trees of the woods will rejoice before the LORD.
WHY ARE WE TO SING TO THE LORD AND REJOICE?
Psalm 96:4-6,13 tells us:
1. For the LORD is great and greatly to be praised;
2. He is to be feared above all gods.
3. For all the gods of the peoples are idols,
4. But the LORD made the heavens.
5. Honor and majesty are before Him;
6. Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.
7. For He is coming, for He is coming to judge the earth. He shall judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with His truth.
Today, let us do the bidding of the psalmist in this chapter: “Oh, sing to the LORD a new song! Sing to the LORD, all the earth. [2] Sing to the LORD, bless His name; Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day. [3] Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples. [7] Give to the LORD, O families of the peoples, Give to the LORD glory and strength. [8] Give to the LORD the glory due His name; Bring an offering, and come into His courts. [9] Oh, worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness! Tremble before Him, all the earth. [10] Say among the nations, “The LORD reigns; The world also is firmly established, It shall not be moved; He shall judge the peoples righteously” (Psalm 96:1-3,7-10). Let us also be in expectation for the triumph of the righteousness and justice of God.
Day 96 is a Matthew – Galatians day in the 14th 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,, organization, and nation. Decree a change in the week and declare that today is the beginning of the New Testament side of the week. As a Book-of-Matthew day, decree that Emmanuel (God is 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. Happy 96th day!
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