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Have you ever noticed how often the number 40 comes up in the Bible?

The Flood, rained 40 days and nights – Genesis 7:4
The Flood was on the earth 40 days – Genesis 7:17
Isaac was 40 when he married Rebekah – Genesis 25:20
40 years of manna in the wilderness – Exodus 16:35
Moses was on the mount of God 40 days – Exodus 24:18
Elijah fasted 40 days and nights – 1 Kings 19:8
Jesus fasted 40 days and nights – Mat 4:2, Lk 4:2
Jesus was tempted by the devil for 40 days – Mk 1:13, Lk 4:2

February 9th is the 40th day of OUR year…and a good time to look back and see if I have started the year right.

365 divided by 40 = 9.125(of course, we do have that leap year issue).
9 is 3 three’s.
Three is the number of the Triune God.

An article about Biblical Numerology explains the way the Bible languages also have numerical meanings. Christian Resources discusses this unique layout of the Bible, WITH warnings of the occult nature of numerology. A better term is numerics.

We once had an article that discussed this in more depth, and the wonderful thing about this is how intricately God wrote His word. Within the scriptures in the original languages, there is a type of numeric grid that threads through out the Bible, through out the writers, and shows God’s Amazing Authorship. And that is my point. God has set in motion NUMBERS!

Evening and Morning, the first(second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh) day.
Sabbaths are set on a schedule.
Seasons are set on a schedule.
Even the land has a sabbath.
The Bible kept track of ages and children(numbers!).
And then, there is the year of Jubilee – the 50th year!

So many things that are part of our spiritual walk have been high-jacked by the enemy, and we are so afraid to touch the evil, that we forget that the originator of ALL things, called them ALL good.

So, FORTY DAYS into the New Year.

A good time to look back.
Also, a good time to look forward.
What if we made a resolution for FORTY days…even 2 sets of 20, 4 sets of 10…could we make a difference?

Can I do anything for 10 days? Or break it down, 5 days? I can do ANYTHING for 5 days. Then start over…and do that 7 more times…and I’ve done 40 days. Then, start over, and do that 8 more times, and I have done something for 1 year.

I can eat right for breakfast.
I can choose the right snack mid morning.
I can eat right for lunch.
I can choose the right snack for afternoon.
I can eat right for supper.
I can choose the right snack before bed.
I can choose to go to bed at a reasonable time.
I can wake up the next day and start all over again.

I wake up every day – anyway – and make choices.
I know the last 40 days have been full of choices, some good and some bad. But I know that my redeemer lives…and that HE holds tomorrow in His hand. I just have to choose for this minute.

Another thing about 40. If you do something for 40 minutes, then take a 20 minute movement break…in an 8 hour day…you will have added up 2.66 hours of movement! Hmmmmm, that’s cool!

I’m recommitting to my goals for this year…and I’m going to take the next 40 days one day at a time, adding up 5 days, then 10 days, then 20 days, then FORTY DAYS of doing something different than last year.

That’s growth…moving forward. So, happy 40th day!!!

Thanks for joining me in this journey,

In His hands and under His wings,

~Christi

Ps 63:7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.