Read: Lev. 25:24-Lev. 25
Every fifty years was a Jubilee which is this year on the Jewish calendar. There are many laws about the redemption of land during Jubilee so what does that mean to us. If we are Christians, if means that our inheritance and what we have lost through hardship, sin, or circumstances can be restored to us if we ask. It means that the prodigals will come home this year and that financial miracles can happen this year. I am particularly interested because we are trying to sell two houses and buy one. This is the year to do it!
I love the promises of Chapter 26. They are conditional on the first three verses. They were to not make any idol or graven image to worship. They were to keep the sabbaths and reverence His presence. And, they were to walk in all his statutes and commandments. Then the blessings were limitless. They would have more than enough to eat, peace from their enemies, victory over their enemies, many children, and best of all…God’s presence.
To not listen to God and obey him brought fear. This fear would lead to total downfall. It is true that the only way not to live in fear is to live in faith and trust in God and to totally rely on His Word. We can live in the land of plenty where peace and joy reigns in the midst of a terrorized world only if we put our trust in Jesus. He is our rest. He is our Jubilee!
Lord, help us to see that these feasts were a picture of who you are. You are the one who sets us free and blesses us and our families. You are the redeemer and the lover of our soul.
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