Welcome to the 45th week of the year. The 45th week is the third week in the seventh 49 days of the year. The Bible patterns for understanding this week are 1) the third day creation narrative, 2) the 45th book of the Bible, 3) the 45th chapters of the Bible, and 4) the third three chapters of the book of Judges – the seventh book of the Bible.
Week 45 is a third-day-of-creation week. We can draw the following inferences about the 45 week from the third day of creation narrative.
1. It is a season of overthrow and promotion. It is a season of final war against oppression. It is a season to overthrow vertical and overhead barriers. On the third day of creation, God commanded the waters over the earth to be gathered together in one place.
2. It is a season of revealing what is hidden – men or truth. On the third day of creation, God commanded the dry ground (that had been under the waters) to appear. It is a season for the appearance and manifestation of new platforms. New leaders emerge in the 45th season. Truth is also revealed to counter falsehood in the 45th season.
3. It is a season of bearing responsibility by bringing forth life and sustenance in obedience to the voice of God. On the third day of creation, God commanded the dry ground to bring forth vegetation (life and sustenance). It is a season of call to take up responsibility for the sustenance and wellbeing of others.
Week 45 is a book of Romans week.
In the book of Romans, the 45th book of the Bible, Paul released great revelations about grace, faith, and the righteousness of God.
The 45th book of the Bible is a book of God’s sovereignty, grace and deep revelations. So, the first name of this week is SOVEREIGNTY, the second name is GRACE. The third name is REVELATION.
This is the week of THE SOVEREIGN LORD who said, “Jacob I have loved and Esau I have hated”. Romans 9:19-21 says, “You will say to me then, “Why does He still find fault? For who has resisted His will?” [20] But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? Will the thing formed say to him who formed it, “Why have you made me like this?” [21] Does not the potter have power over the clay, from the same lump to make one vessel for honor and another for dishonor?” In the 45th season, God does not owe man any explanation; and man cannot question His decision.
This is a week of GRACE! The Lord grant you favor beyond your qualification. This week, success and honor may go to those who do not merit it. Joseph’s brothers did not deserve the royal treatment they received in Genesis 45. In this chapter also, even Joseph gave God the credit for his promotion and advancement in Egypt. The 45th book of the Bible (Romans) is a book of grace. This book speaks of God “who justifies the ungodly”. In this book, righteousness is by faith – not works. The 45th President of the United States won the 2016 under a special covering of grace. God put Donald Trump in the White House as a sign of grace – both to him and to the United States. Grace has been shielding him. Grace is also protecting the United Kingdom as the nation goes through her 45th seven years. The 45th week is a week of grace! The 45th book of the Bible says, “So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy” (Romans 9:16).
This is a week of REVELATION. This week, falsehood will give way to some truth we’ve never heard. In Genesis 45:4, Joseph told his brothers, in the presence of Benjamin, “I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt”. Benjamin had never heard that version of Joseph’s story before. All he heard was that a wild beast tore his brother. The 45th season is a season of revelations. That is the reason the book of Romans is the 45th book of the Bible. In that book, the Holy Spirit revealed, through Paul, truth that had been hidden since the world began. The #MeToo Movement sparked off in the season of the 45th president of the United States; and within the 45th seven years of the United Kingdom from 1707. This week, in some quarters, falsehood will come face to face with Truth and will collapse before the Truth. Do it, Lord!
In the 45th book of the Bible, Paul took responsibility to preach the gospel to all men – Jews, Greeks, Romans, and Barbarians – as a debt that must be paid. This is an all-people’ week. The 45th is opposed to racial or gender discrimination. In the 45th book of the Bible, Paul taught grace and justification by faith; and said Christ the is end of pursuing righteousness through the law. The 45th season is the end of the old and the beginning of the new. Both Hitler and Mussolini died in 1945 to mark the end of an era – the end of Nazism and Fascism.
Week 45 is a 45th chapters of the Bible week. In Genesis 45, Joseph took the lid off the lies of his brothers and revealed himself to his brothers. He introduced his family to Pharaoh. The king of Egypt took responsibility for the sustenance of Jacob’s family.
Psalm 45 reveals that the 45th season is a season of establishment and joy. This is a week of the revelation of the righteousness of God against wickedness and ungodliness. Psalm 45:6-7 says, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom. You love righteousness and hate wickedness; Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You With the oil of gladness more than Your companions”. This agrees with the 45th book of the Bible. Romans 1:18 says, “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness”. In the 45th season, God stands with those who love righteousness and hate wickedness. His truth and righteousness will be established many quarters in this 45th week of the year.
In Isaiah 45, God reveals Himself as Sovereign. The name ‘The Lord’ is used 16 times. The phrase ‘there is no other’ or ‘there is none besides’ is used eight times in this chapter. God is sovereign in the 45th season. In this chapter, Cyrus received mercy from God and extended mercy to the Jews. He took responsibility for the Jews and for the rebuilding of the temple at Jerusalem. Grace comes with responsibility! If you have received mercy, you cannot be stingy with mercy. You cannot stand in grace and be un-gracious to others. This is a week to both enjoy and share the grace of God. Grace is a product of God’s sovereignty. You cannot question God in a 45th season.
Jeremiah 45 reveals that the 45th season is a season of overthrows. Jeremiah 45:4-5, God spoke to Baruch through Jerusalem: “Thus you shall say to him, ‘Thus says the LORD: “Behold, what I have built I will break down, and what I have planted I will pluck up, that is, this whole land. And do you seek great things for yourself? Do not seek them; for behold, I will bring adversity on all flesh,” says the LORD. “But I will give your life to you as a prize in all places, wherever you go.”‘” This week is for overthrows and establishment.
Ezekiel 45 reveals that the 45th is holy ground. In this chapter, the Lord gave instructions concerning the place of the sanctuary; and and also gave commands concerning the the temple, the priests, the prince, and the sacrifices. The 45th magnifies the sovereignty of God. In Genesis 45, Joseph said “God did it”. The 45th book of that says that God’s calling and election are without repentance. God has the final word in the 45th season.
The 45th week is a Judges 7-9 week. The third three chapters of the seventh book of the Bible is applicable to the third week in the seventh 49 days of the year. The battles and victories of Gideon are recorded in the seventh and eighth chapters. The people wanted to reward Gideon with kingship. He would have been the first king of Israel but he rejected the offer. The 45th season is the season of servant-leaders. In the ninth chapter, Gideon’s power-hungry son, Abimelech, killed seventy sons of his father in his bid to become king. He died in the process. The third season is for the humble and downtrodden; not for the proud and arrogant. The message of the 45th season is that those who express falsehood must humble themselves and embrace truth; and those who have received grace must be gracious to others.
This is a week of revelations and resurrections. What seemed dead, buried, and forgotten, will amazingly stand, speak, and act. This week, the winner of the 2020 US Presidential election will be revealed. Will Donald Trump win a second term as POTUS? That would be a great win for conservative America and for a man disrespected, criticized, and hated by many. It would be a great victory and a note of vindication for a man that escaped impeachment and waded through storms in 4 years. If it happens, his foes will cry bitterly; but he and his supporters would laugh loudly. Will Kamala Harris, a liberal Asian-American woman, become the first female Vice President of the United States? Women voted for the first time in the US in 1920. It would be a great message if a woman becomes US Vice President in 2020 – one hundred years of commencement of female suffrage in America. Women are in the House of Representatives, Senate, and Supreme Court. Why not in the Presidency? This week, the seemingly impossible will happen! The not-qualified will be qualified. False reports that had been circulating and spreading as truth would be exposed for what they are; and the truth shall stand. I pray that is the testimony in your own life. Happy 45th week.
