The Year of Double Blessing

Friday, March 21, 2025

Shannah is the Hebrew word for year. It comes from the Hebrew 'shnay' 'Shnay' means 'two,' but can also be translated as 'the doubling.' For in Hebrew a year is supposed to be a doubling... an increase. Peter wrote that the qualities of God in your life must be increasing. It's not enough just to go from day to day, week to week, month to month, year to year. You have to increase. For every year is a 'Shannah,' an increase, a doubling. What will you do with this year? Don't seek to just get through the year. Seek to increase in what is good. This year, your love, joy, peace, faith, strength, and confidence must increase, and not only increase, but double. The Lord doesn't just give us joy, He doubles it. He doesn't just give us love, He doubles it. He said, "I came that you might have life and have it more abundantly." So don't worry about what the year will bring. It's a 'shannah.' Use it correctly, and you'll not only have life, but you'll have it more abundantly. In fact, you'll have it double.

From Message #433 - The Shannah