GEMS:

· "It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late...for so He giveth His beloved sleep"

· the Sabbaths are special meeting times, for us to commune with God

· God sustained Elijah through extreme mental, physical, emotional and spiritual exhaustion.  He can do anything for us.

· Shabbath (H7676) = Sabbath (both as a  noun and verb); nuach (H5117) = rest (and settle);  shawkab(H7901) = sleep (includes death)

· Only with sanctification by Christ and much prayer can we be effective and efficient workers for good and for God.