Welcome to a new day!
FIVE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE DAY: These will help you to view the day from its different angles.
Today Is
- 1. July 15 (in a Clear year) but July 13 (in a Leap year).
2. The seventh day of the 28th Week (July 9 – 15 in a Clear year/ July 8 – 14 in a Leap year).
3. The 49th and last day in the fourth 7 Weeks of the year. (May 28 July 15 in a clear year/ May 27 – July 14 in a leap year).
4. The 196th day of the year (from January 1). In this article, this day will be called Day 196
5. A core seventh – season day because it is the seventh day of the 28th week of the year. It’s the seventh day in a seventh week.
SIX BIBLICAL PATTERNS FOR THE DAY
The Bible patterns for understanding this 196th day are
1. The seventh day of creation narrative.(Genesis 2: 1-3)
2. The seventh book of the Bible (Judges)
3. The seventh chapters of the books of the Bible.
4. Hosea 13-14 (the seventh 2 chapters of the 28th book of the Bible).
5. The 49th book of the Bible (Ephesians) and the 49th chapters of the Bible.
6. The third 9 books of the New Testament (Hebrews – Revelation).
Day 196 is a seventh day of creation day. God ended His work of creation and rested on the seventh day. He also hallowed and blessed the seventh day. Of the seven days of the creation-week, God blessed only the seventh day. There was nothing else to bless since He did not create anything on that day. The seventh day is the last day of salvation. The fifth and sixth days are also days of salvation. God blessed creation on the fifth, sixth, and seventh days because they are judgment days.
The seventh day is a day of salvation because it is equally a day of destructions. Noah was saved from the flood in the seventh chapter of Genesis. Rahab was saved after the walls of Jericho fell on the seventh day. The judges saved Israel from their oppressive enemies in the seventh book of the Bible. Jesus healed many on the seventh day – though the Jews always protested. The seventh season is salvation season. In this season, while the rebellious are destroyed, the humble are delivered and preserved.
Day 196 is a Hosea 7 and 14 day. Hosea is the 28th book of the Bible and is applicable to the 28th week of the year. The two seventh-season chapters of the book are applicable to the seventh day of the 28th week. The seventh and fourteenth chapters of Hosea are applicable to Day 196. The seventh chapter speaks to the rebellious.
Hosea 7:1-16 says, “When I would have healed Israel, Then the iniquity of Ephraim was uncovered, And the wickedness of Samaria. For they have committed fraud; A thief comes in; A band of robbers takes spoil outside. They do not consider in their hearts That I remember all their wickedness; Now their own deeds have surrounded them; They are before My face. They make a king glad with their wickedness, And princes with their lies. “They are all adulterers. Like an oven heated by a baker- He ceases stirring the fire after kneading the dough, Until it is leavened. In the day of our king Princes have made him sick, inflamed with wine; He stretched out his hand with scoffers. They prepare their heart like an oven, While they lie in wait; Their baker sleeps all night; In the morning it burns like a flaming fire. They are all hot, like an oven, And have devoured their judges; All their kings have fallen. None among them calls upon Me. “Ephraim has mixed himself among the peoples; Ephraim is a cake unturned. Aliens have devoured his strength, But he does not know it; Yes, gray hairs are here and there on him, Yet he does not know it. And the pride of Israel testifies to his face, But they do not return to the LORD their God, Nor seek Him for all this. “Ephraim also is like a silly dove, without sense- They call to Egypt, They go to Assyria. Wherever they go, I will spread My net on them; I will bring them down like birds of the air; I will chastise them According to what their congregation has heard. “Woe to them, for they have fled from Me! Destruction to them, Because they have transgressed against Me! Though I redeemed them, Yet they have spoken lies against Me. They did not cry out to Me with their heart When they wailed upon their beds. “They assemble together for grain and new wine, They rebel against Me; Though I disciplined and strengthened their arms, Yet they devise evil against Me; They return, but not to the Most High; They are like a treacherous bow. Their princes shall fall by the sword For the cursings of their tongue. This shall be their derision in the land of Egypt”.
The seventh season is a time to return to the Lord or face the consequences of rebellion. It is a holy season and God reacts against desecration of the season. The fourteenth chapter of Hosea is an appeal to return to the Lord; and offers salvation.
Hosea 14:1-9 says, “O Israel, return to the LORD your God, For you have stumbled because of your iniquity; Take words with you, And return to the LORD. Say to Him, “Take away all iniquity; Receive us graciously, For we will offer the sacrifices of our lips. Assyria shall not save us, We will not ride on horses, Nor will we say anymore to the work of our hands, ‘You are our gods.’ For in You the fatherless finds mercy.” “I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely, For My anger has turned away from him. I will be like the dew to Israel; He shall grow like the lily, And lengthen his roots like Lebanon. His branches shall spread; His beauty shall be like an olive tree, And his fragrance like Lebanon. Those who dwell under his shadow shall return; They shall be revived like grain, And grow like a vine. Their scent shall be like the wine of Lebanon. “Ephraim shall say, ‘What have I to do anymore with idols?’ I have heard and observed him. I am like a green cypress tree; Your fruit is found in Me.” Who is wise? Let him understand these things. Who is prudent? Let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right; The righteous walk in them, But transgressors stumble in them”.
Day 196 is a 49th book and 49th chapters of the Bible day. It is the 49th and last day of the fourth 49 days (seven weeks) of the year. This day is destined to express the 49th book and 49th chapters of the Bible. Day 196 is a day of redemption, restoration, and inheritance. The book of Ephesians is about our redemption through the blood of Jesus. It is about how He raised us from the dead and made us to sit together with Christ in the heavenly places. Jacob’s death is recorded in Genesis 49. He died after blessing his sons. Psalms 49 speaks of the powerlessness of riches in the day day of death. Without the Redeemer, the 49th season is a day of deaths. In Isaiah 49, God is the Redeemer and Restorer of Israel. Jeremiah 49 reveals that the 49th season is a season of inheritance. In this season, one is dispossessed of inheritance in favor of another. God vowed judgment against Ammon, Edom, Damascus, Kedar, and Elam. Day 196 is a day to fight for possessions. The 49th is the season before Jubilee. The 49th is the end of a phase. It is a season of redemption-warfare.
Day 196 is a Hebrews – Revelation day in the 27th week. Every week is like a journey through the Bible. Every week also has an Old Testament side and a New Testament side. The first four days of the week belong to the Old Testament side and express 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 seventh day of the week is the third and last day in the New Testament side of the week; and expresses the third nine books of the New Testament. Day 196 is a day of the last battle and ultimate triumph in the 28th week. The third 9 books of the N.T are books of correction, recovery, and restoration.
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, 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, as you pray and worship, the Lord will make the necessary transfer and bring back to you the things that belong to you. He will answer your prayers and fulfill His promise. Today is a day of salvation, deliverance, and healing. It is a day of redemption from death. It is not a day to die It is a day to fight for God’s will in the lives of men. It is a day to execute the will of God and establish His counsel and purpose on earth. Take a stand against the spirit of death. Reach out for the promise of redemption. If you’re willing, God is willing. Happy 196th day!
On this day in 2020, the first capital punishment in 17 years took place in the United States. Mr. Lee, 47 years old, was executed by lethal injection after 24 years in prison, for his role in the murder of a man, his wife, and 8 year old daughter. On the same day, in Nigeria, Ms Tolulope Oluwatoyin Sarah Arotile, a young Flying Officer, the first ever female combat helicopter pilot in the Nigerian Air Force with outstanding record of achievements for her age, died in the middle of her 25th year, “when she was inadvertently hit by the reversing vehicle of an excited former Air Force Secondary School classmate while trying to greet her”.
Learn more about this day in history: http://timelines.ws/days/07_15.HTML
