I hope this will become a weekly event, with more people joining in…. In Jesus name, Amen.
Edit 02/27/2024 – It was pointed out to me that there are no Scriptures stating the “double portion” on the Sabbath. Which is true. So, I’m going to tell you why I say this about getting a double portion of the Lord on the seventh-day Sabbath..
The Scriptures that the Lord brought to me seven years ago, when I asked our generous God for wisdom, are as follows; Exodus 16:4-7 and Revelation 2:17. Also Luke 11:11-12, and of course the ever present gift of James 1:5-8.
I have been instructed by the Lord to include these in this explanation. So, please read and chew on It a minute, before responding?
I have always known about the seventh-day Sabbath. The Sabbath has always been a delight for me, even before Christ. It is in my DNA. The seventh-day Sabbath has been a part of my family for at least four generations. But, the thing that I always noticed about Sabbath keepers, whether they were born Sabbath keepers, or are converted to seventh-day Sabbath keeping? and I’m sure many will understand this? Is that, most professing Sabbath keepers will either beat people over the head with the Sabbath and/or condemn other believers with it!? (insert emoji faces here !?!)
I have always known the Sabbath as the delight it is. And, seven years ago, when Dakota and I were homeless and just beginning this journey with the Lord, there were a few things the Lord and I discussed in our negotiations. One of them was the Sabbath message.
I said to the Lord;
“Lord? I can’t beat people over the head with the Sabbath. And, I can’t condemn them with it, either… What should I do about this?”
My question of the Lord was returned with the Word – Exodus 16:4-7, Revelation 2:17, Luke 11:11-12, and James 1:5-8.
Whether anyone believes me or not? Is not my problem. I trust the Lord on this, and have claimed it ever since. And let me tell you, last Sabbath?! I’m grateful not only for the double portion of the Lord, but also for the friendship in a brother that, when I needed some extra (prayer)? I believe he obliged. Whether he did or did not pray, isn’t the point…. all I needed was to be able to reach out and ask.
“Ask, and it will be given to you: seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you….” *Jesus Christ.
And, I know this also to be true, by faith. Even if a brother or sister doesn’t?
In openly asking…
The holy angels do. And the Holy Spirit already does. > …the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words…..
Armor Up!
The Sabbath is a delight for me. And, even if the proof I have for the Lord giving us a double portion of Himself on the seventh-day Sabbath is only by faith? I believe it so….and so He does. “The LORD is faithful to those who are faithful to Him.” (Psalm 18:25) …. That’s how all this works.
