Welcome to the 12th week of the year! Week 12 is the fifth week in the second 49 days of the year. The Bible key for understanding the twelfth day or season is the fifth day of creation, the 12th book of the Bible, and the 12th chapters of the Bible, Exodus 25-30 (fifth 6 chapters of the second book of the Bible), the first 9 books of the New Testament.
Week 12 is a fifth day of creation week. On the fifth day, God filled the empty waters with abundance of living (moving) creatures; and created the birds to fly over the earth. The fifth day of creation is unique for the following reasons: it is –
1. The beginning of movement on the earth – birds and sea creatures.
2. The beginning of flesh and blood in God’s creation.
3. The beginning of verbal communication – chirping and singing birds.
4. The beginning of seeing and sensing and breathing.
5. The beginning of blessings. God blessed His creation with fruitfulness and multiplication for the first time.
6. The beginning of life in the waters.
7. The beginning of prey-predator relationships. That is the reason for oppression in fifth seasons.
8. The beginning of think-ability in creation.
9. The beginning of mating (sex) and egg production.
10. The beginning of creatures of balance – moving with fins and wings.
From the account of the fifth day of creation, we learn that the fifth season is a season of life, movement, freedom, equity, abundance, blessings, visions and revelations, and of reaching depths and heights. This 12 week is a week of radical new beginnings. It is a season of departure from the norm and the usual.
Week 12 is a book-of-Second-Kings week. The book of Second Kings is the twelfth book of the Bible. This is the only book of the Bible that ends in the 25th chapter. It is a story of revival and declension. Elijah’s ministry experienced a revival and he ended up leaving the earth without dying. The first time a man left the earth without dying was in the fifth chapter of Genesis. That man was Enoch. The fifth season is flight-time. In the 12th book of the Bible, Elisha’s ministry of power and intervention began in this book. The 12th season is a season of adversities in which God, in His mercy, intervenes to bring help to men. The 12th season is a season of crying out God for salvation, healing, sustenance, and restoration. Elisha was the answer in the 12th book of the Bible. God used Elisha to move people into new levels by delivering them from afflictions, distresses, destruction, and death. The ministry of Elisha culminated in the anointing of Jehu for destruction of the house of Ahab. The twelfth season is a season of revival. There were reformations of religion in the 12th book of the Bible; but the book sadly ended with the fall and captivity of Judah and Jerusalem. The fifth season is an up-down season if God is disregarded; but if God is honored, it is a down-up season. May this 12th week of the year be a week of powerful spiritual movements; a week of demonstrations and manifestations of God’s power; a week of great deliverance, and salvation; a week of inexplicable triumphs over death.
Week 12 is a twelfth-chapters-of-the-Bible week. The twelfth chapters of the Bible reveal that the 12th season is a season of departures and a new beginning. It is also a season of escapes from death and distress. In Genesis 12, Abraham departed his country and family; and also escaped the scourge of famine in the new land. In Exodus 12, the Passover happened; and the firstborns of Israelites escaped death on the night of Passover. In First Samuel 12, Samuel gave His farewell address before Israel. In First Kings 12, ten tribes seceded from the United Kingdom of Israel. In John 12, the Jews planned to kill Lazarus and Jesus, after Jesus had raised Lazarus from the dead, but they could not. In Acts 12, Peter escaped death at the hands of Herod – after Herod had beheaded James. Herod died mysteriously in this chapter. In Revelation 12, the Man-child, whom the dragon wanted to devour, was caught up to heaven and escaped death. Death comes in the 12th season, but God also grants escape from death in the same season. Zachary Taylor, the anti-slavery, anti-secession, 12th president of the United States, died after 16 months in office; and after 5 days of illness. The ‘unsinkable’ Titanic sank in 1912; on April 14-15. Over 1500 people (many of whom were famous) died in the disaster. Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, was delivered from death and imprisonment to become the 12th leader of Nigerian government. There were several deaths in that season including the death of the First Lady. The spirit of death is very active in the twelfth season; but so also the spirit of life and preservation. The 12th season is ordained for deliverance and departures. It is a time to move up to the next level. The 12th season favors freedom and liberty. In the 12th seven years of the United States (1853-1860), the anti-slavery Republican Party was formed; paving way for Abraham Lincoln and his Emancipation Proclamation. Bleeding Kansas happened in the 12th seven years of the United States.
Week 12 is an Exodus 25-30 day in the second 49 days of the year. Within these chapters, Israel gave free-will offerings for the tabernacle. God collaborates with people in the 12th season. God gave instructions concerning the construction of the tabernacle, the altars, and the garments of the priests. Aaron and his sons were consecrated. What is the reason for the focus on the construction of the tabernacle in the fifth six chapters of Exodus? The Tabernacle was intended to be the Habitation of God among men. From the Tabernacle, men can receive answers from God. The 12th season is a season of great needs that compel men to seek help from God. The 12th is also a season of offerings and sacrifices. This is a season to demonstrate loyalty through devotion, offerings, and sacrifices. The twelfth book of the Bible has several accounts of generosity. In John 12, Mary broke the alabaster and lavishly anointed Jesus with the oil. It was a costly offering. In Acts 12, Paul and Barnabas were in Jerusalem with gifts and offerings from the church at Antioch. Romans 12:1 says, “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service”. First Corinthians 12 is about the gifts of the Holy Spirit to believers and the church. The twelfth season is a season of offerings and sacrifices.
The 12th week is a Psalm 78-84 week – a psalm for each day of the week. Going through the 12th week is like going through the 12th seven Psalms. These seven psalms are a desperate plea for intervention and deliverance. The 12th week is a time to cry out to God for help.
Week 12 is a Matthew – Galatians week in the second 49 days of the year. Every 49 day season has an Old Testament side and a New Testament side. The first four weeks (in every 49 days) is the Old Testament side of the season. The remaining 3 weeks is the New Testament side. Week 12 is the beginning of the New Testament side of the second 49 days; and has its guiding light in the first 9 books of the New Testament. These books tell the story of Jesus and the Church. The 12th week is a Jesus week. It is a week of divine interventions. As the New Testament began with the Gospel, may the Lord fill this week with good news for you.
May the Lord move you, in this 12th week of the year, out of disempowering limitations; and move you into empowering freedom and liberty! Welcome to the week of good news. This is a week of freedom regained; the barren womb conceived; the hungry fed; the poor made rich; the bound loosed; the sick healed, and the dead raised. This is a week of good news. Let evil news be far away from you this week. In Psalm 12:5, God says, “For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, Now I will arise,” says the LORD; “I will set him in the safety for which he yearns.” Happy 12th week!
12TH WEEK PRAYERS:
1. In the name of Jesus, this week, let destruction and death pass over me.
2. Lord, use me, this week, as a channel of deliverance and salvation. This week, deliver those who are appointed to death and destruction.
3. This week, let the Herods of this year sink into the pit.
4. Grant me sensitivity of heart to make progressive moves, and advance higher, in your plan and purpose for my life.
5. This week, let my life be to the Lord, a living sacrifice and offering.
