Hosea 6:2

"The Third Day"



"And God called the dry land earth  ... and the evening and the morning were the third day."  (Genesis 1:10-13) 

"After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will restore us, that we may live in his presence."  A day is as a thousand years with the Lord; it's been over two thousand years since Jesus was born.  The Third Day is always significant to the Lord!  In many instances in the Bible, we see that the "third day" was an indication of something great was to be expected and would be happening "after" that "Third Day!"

"And that he was buried, and that he rose again

the third day according to the scriptures."

(I Corinthians 15:4)

What was the expectation after Jesus Christ rose on the third day?  He's ALIVE!  He's alive forevermore, and the Glory "after" His resurrection is the Holy Ghost sent back to us and now lives within us, when we are filled with His Spirit!  (Acts 2:38; Acts 19)  

Abraham was prepared to obey the Lord's

instructions and offer his only son, Isaac,

on the third day of his journey to Moriah."

(Genesis 22:4)

The angel of the LORD stopped the hand of Abraham, and what happened "after the third day?"  The ram, which was sent by the LORD to be the sacrifice, was caught in the thicket!  After the third day, Praise!  Praise to the LORD God Almighty, the One who provides!

"On the third day, Esther put on her royal robes

and stood in the inner court of the palace, in

front of the king's hall, and gained entrance to

 the king's throne."*

(Esther 5:1)



It was forbidden and worthy of death if the Queen came to the king "unbidden."  Esther, after three days of fasting and prayer, by herself, the Jews and her uncle, Mordecai, Esther said the famous words, "I will go to the king, even though it is against the law; and if I perish, I perish."  What happened after this "third day?"  The king received her and granted whatever she wanted  ...  the big expectation?  The Jews were spared!

"Joseph's prophetic interpretation of the dreams of

the baker and the cupbearer were fulfilled on

Pharoah's birthday, which was also the third day."*

(Genesis 41)

Joseph, after this "third day" became the instrument of God for the preservation of his people, but not only did he prepare Pharoah's people for a coming time of famine, he also aided in his family's migration to Egypt.*  Bible.org says it like this, "In all of the above texts, the third day motif points to actions and matters that take on a spiritual dimension.  Something distinctive, even unique, was to occur on the third day and that in turn pointed to important things to follow."  The bottom line?  After the "third day," look up, look around, look for, look intently, and look out!  Exciting, stupendous, miraculous, phenomenal, amazing things are about to happen!

The Lord said after two days, he would revive us, and on the third day, he would restore us.  The awesome song says, "He makes beautiful things; he makes beautiful things out of dust.  He makes beautiful things; He makes beautiful things out of us."  We're in a period "after" the third day that the earth was formed  ... WE, you and me, are the dust of the earth formed by the Holy hands of God into humans.  There will be a millenium period of a thousand years of peace after the second coming of Jesus Christ.  But, there's a feeling in the air  ...  the winds are blowing an expectation; the groaning of the innermost soul is reaching a crescendo; visions of angels are becoming more and more pronounced; the soul is beginning to leap  ... Rejoicing time is here!

Earth! What's next?  Earth's Revival! The Holy Ghost and fire encompassing a hungry dust!  Earth's restoration!  The manifestation and outpouring of Joel 2:28!  A Holy beautiful visitation of a powerful God!  The "Third Day!"

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PromiseLand Church, Austin, Texas, Pastor Kenneth Phillips)

*Some excerpts taken from Bible.org