If you honour the Sabbath and take delight in the Lord, you will ride on the heights of the Lord and will have the inheritance of Jacob, be enraptured by the presence of God and feed on the inheritance of Jacob. Prophetic words from God found in Isaiah 58.
Jesus said; “Everyone who drinks of the water I will give him, will never thirst again.” This speaks of a constant supply.
If you do delight in the Lord, you shall receive three benefits; 1. Delight of the Lord Himself. 2. Delight of the earth. 3. Partake of the inheritance.
The Sabbath isn't necessarily Sunday. The Sabbath is time set aside for God, for forming a relationship with the Trinity. Sabbath is about stepping into a personal time, in rest, with the Lord. It's got nothing to do with religious days. Some churches believe you have to keep Saturday holy. That's religion talking. God's not interested in religion, but relationship.
There are rewards of Sabbath keeping. If you delight in the Sabbath, you’ll have a better relationship with the Lord, as you enter into His holiness frequently and with joy.
The opposite is true if you don’t keep the Sabbath. We need to honour and delight in the Sabbath. The Lord is always delighted with us, but if we keep the Sabbath, He’s even more delighted.
Isaiah 58 speaks of riding on the heights of the earth. What does this mean? You will ride on the heights of the earth; the top of topography, with its ups and downs. The ups and downs of life made smooth and straight as you move along the ridges, staying out of the valleys. Steep hills and deep canyons will no longer be your lot in life. You get to stay on the ridge when you keep the Sabbath.
That doesn't mean you'll never have any problems, just that your problems will be easier to bear.
The ridge is an idiom for success in general, navigating your way through obstacles and difficulties, easily and effortlessly. Mountain sized problems and deep valleys of hardship fall away before you. Keeping the Sabbath is the promised ride along the straight ways, the smooth paths.
Why do we inherit Jacobs legacy? Why not Abraham’s? God renamed Jacob and he became Israel, and Isaac was the inheritance of Israel. We too are the inheritance of Israel, earning a name among the children of Israel; the people of God.
After trying to deceive his father, Jacob flees from the land of promise. He’s essentially driven out of Canaan. Despite his efforts to deceive, he’s leaving it all to Esau. His plan has backfired. It appeared to Jacob that his stolen blessing, has been taken from him.
God then introduces himself to Jacob and passes the blessings on to him. Jacob, now Israel, now inherits the blessings. God speaks the covenant promises to Israel. The Lord stood above him (atop of the ladder, where Jacob said; “Surely God is in this place.”), introducing Himself to Jacob and giving him the land in which he stands. Jacob’s offspring will be blessed and God will be with him wherever he goes and will not leave him.
God gives all the land Abraham can see and it’s given to him and his descendants. Just as Jacob is also given all the land; land to the north, south, east and west, right down to the sea and all the wilderness as well.
These are similar promises, between Abraham and Jacob. The distinct difference is, Abraham inherits all the land within the borders of Canaan - 4 compass points within the land of Israel. Jacob, on the other hand inherits not only the 4 compass points (north, south, east and west) but also a greater blessing; land without borders.
God gives a greater promise to the Sabbath keeper; a universal promise – an inheritance without boundaries.
Any land conquered, will become sovereign, self-governing and free. The inheritance without boundaries, the territory of Israel. North, south, east and west, owned and controlled by the King of Israel, under the Lord our God. All the lands of the world – yes even those under communism. An inheritance without boundaries.
The inheritance is enormous (global), if you keep the Sabbath holy. You will receive the Kingdom of Heaven. In this world it is the interest. The next world is the full inheritance.
The river might be dry today, but when the rain comes, the stream will flow. Dreamers will be filled with laughter and song. The Lord will do great things, as He has always done. You will come with joyful song, as you plant your seeds.
Stream beds are subject to flash floods. This is how it will be in the kingdom of heaven, where the people will flow like a river, right up to the mountain of the Lord. A river that flows continually.
The Sabbath rest for the people of God will remain. Be diligent to enter that rest. In order to enter this inheritance, the coming kingdom, we must strive to enter that rest. We strive by clinging to Messiah, by drinking from the well of Jacob, the well that never dries up, the water freely given through Jesus Christ.
If you seem to have failed to reach it, the Great High Priest Yeshua, will help you conquer. He is the promised seed, who not only inherits but also preserves and spreads the seed, in you and your seed.
The conquering of nations has already begun. It’s spread from the north, south, east and west. God is famous. Jesus has disciples, in all of the nations.
All the nations will rally to Him and He will encourage you, when you call the Sabbath delightful. You will be fed with the heritage of Jacob, in this kingdom and the coming kingdom and the new Jerusalem; the world to come.
We were created to bask in the light of God, to know Him face to face. The purpose of our creation is to bring heaven to earth, raising the dead, opening blind eyes, healing all, casting out demons.
The true place of this pleasure is the world to come. With an eye toward the kingdom and the world to come, the Sabbath is a foretaste of this. The heights of the earth, are the ingathering of the exiles, those who don’t believe they’re worthy. (We are all unworthy, that’s why we have much grace.)
You will be returned to the land in merit of your observance of the Sabbath. The dead will be resurrected, because you chose to follow the Lord in every one of His directions.
The inheritance is an inheritance without boundaries or borders – the globe and the kingdom of heaven, the world to come. Delighting in the King. Ask of Him and He will give you your inheritance. Thank the Lord, praise Jesus.
How good is our portion? How rewarding is our inheritance? It is greater than you could ever hope or imagine.
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