The Name Carries the Message

Beth Estevis
2 days ago
3 min read

The Story Behind The Name:

It may sound casual—even playful—but the name We Be Shabbatin’ carries a deep and layered meaning.

It’s not just a clever phrase. It’s a prophetic declaration. A testimony. A lifestyle. A return.

Each word—We. Be. Shabbatin’.—was etched into our hearts through revelation, wilderness, encounter, and rest. From "Do" to "Be" to "We" to Rest.

The “We”: Kingdom is Never a Solo Walk

Over the past year, the Lord has pressed into us a profound truth: There is no "I" in the Kingdom. There is only We.

This understanding began to unfold during a trip to Montana—a journey that marked the beginning of a collective awakening in our spirit. It was there that the individuality we once leaned on began to dissolve. In its place came a revelation of oneness: with Yeshua, and with the Body of Mashiach.

We don’t enter rest alone. We don’t bear fruit alone. We don’t carry the promises of God alone. We walk as a covenant people, joined in Spirit, joined in promise.

So We Be Shabbatin’. Not just me. Not just you. But we—together.

The “Be”: We Were Never Meant to Strive

The second word is just as important: Be.

We are not “doings.” We are “beings.”

This truth came like a quiet thunder to my soul this year.

For so long, I’d tried to prove, earn, fix, hustle—and even serve—from a place of doing.

But Yeshua doesn’t call us human doings. We are human beings and He calls us sons —and from the very beginning, He’s invited us to be with Him before we ever try to do for Him.

In Him, I’ve discovered that rest isn’t the reward after the work .It’s the foundation before it.

The “Shabbatin’”: The Rest of God Himself

And finally: Shabbatin’—the active, ongoing rest of God.

It’s not a break. It’s not a vacation. It’s not an obligation. It’s the rhythm of completion. Shabbat reminds us that He has already finished the work—and in Yeshua, that finished work lives in us.

To --Be Shabbatin’ --is to agree with heaven. It’s to let the striving go and let the Presence in. It’s a prophetic pause. A holy yes.

As Jewish author and theologian Abraham Joshua Heschel wrote in his profound book The Sabbath:

“The Sabbath is not for the sake of the weekdays; the weekdays are for the sake of the Sabbath. It is not an interlude but the climax of living.”

To Be Shabbatin’ is to live from that climax—not striving toward completion, but resting in what has already been completed in Yeshua.

In another moment of insight, Heschel describes Shabbat as:

“a palace in time… a day on which we learn the art of surpassing civilization.”

This is what we mean by We Be Shabbatin’—we’re not just lighting candles or following ritual. We are entering a holy space that exists outside of time. We’re surrendering to stillness, trusting the finished work, and dwelling in the holiness He carved out for us.