Double – Twice as large. Two fold in size.
Portion – The part of an estate that goes to an heir.
Isaiah
61:6 “And you will be called priests of the Lord…You will feed on the
wealth of nations, and in their riches you will boast. Instead of their
shame My people will receive a double portion…they will inherit a double
portion in their land.”
God
wants to bless His people. He wants to demonstrate His love and
kindness through His blessings bestowed upon His people. Jesus came that
he might open up the blessing of God to those who believe. God is not
stingy with His blessings but He gives more than what is needed.
We
have walked through some barren places in our lives. We have been
disappointed, frustrated, sick, felt helpless, and even tired. We have
looked to others for help and found none. We have asked for assistance,
and it had run out. Everyone is in need of a double portion blessing.
Before we can take hold of these blessings we need to start our journey:
1. A Journey of Faith (Bethel).
Bethel is a place of hearing and believing. God wants you to be able to
hear and believe that which he is telling you. God is speaking to your
heart to do the impossible. The double portion is the life of Christ and
the power of the Holy Spirit abiding in you. Abraham heard from God in
Bethel; he moved, pitched a tent, and built an altar. God is saying to
you… “I am going to bless you. I am going to multiply you. I am going to
bless the world through you.” Worship God in the tent where you are. Are you in Bethel?
2. A Journey of Trust (Jericho). Jericho
is the place of conquering worship. It is a place of quietness and
confidence in God. It’s where the man says, “I’ve heard His Word and I
believe God” It was in Jericho that Joshua met Christ himself and took
off his shoes (Joshua 5). It is a place where human plans die and faith
in God begins to take over. It was in Jericho where the seven priests
bearing seven trumpets and rams’ horns before the ark of the Lord went
before the people. They marched around and around the city that was
impossible to conquer in the natural. God supernaturally stepped in and
the walls felled down. Are you in Jericho?
All
the while, they were praising and worshiping our Lord. Be quiet, and
blow your trumpet! Say nothing! God has spoken, and nothing needs to be
said. Start trusting God that everything he said is true. He is not a
man that he should lie, and when he speaks, he will do what he says he
will do.
May God bless and ever keep you is my prayer.
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