The proclamation of the jubilee in Luke 4 governs the central thought of the whole Gospel of Luke, and the parables of the good Samaritan in Luke 10 and the prodigal son in Luke 15 are excellent illustrations of the jubilee. The Lord Jesus came to announce the jubilee, even to proclaim the acceptable year […]
We Respond to God’s Kindness as He sends people to Bring us to Himself to Enjoy Him
David sent men to bring Mephibosheth from Lo-debar, a place without grass or pasture, even as God sent people to find us and bring us back to Himself to enjoy Him as our portion. This endearing story of David remembering Jonathan, his friend, and wanting to care for anyone who still is from the […]
Let us pray for the saints to proclaim the glad tidings of the jubilee of grace
Dear saints, let us pray that the saints would proclaim the glad tidings of the jubilee of grace, ministering Christ as the jubilee to people that they might be returned to Him as their lost possession, enjoy freedom from the bondage of sin, and be returned to the church as their divine family (Lev. 25:9-10; […]
Being Exposed of having Idols in our Heart and Returning to God to Drink and Enjoy Him
The evil condition of a wicked person is that they don’t come to the Lord to eat and enjoy Him; rather, they may do many things, but they don’t drink Him, and they have idols in their heart, seeking after God yet still having other things and matters that they worship. As believers in Christ, […]
God’s Salvation causes us to have Real Freedom, Freedom Comes from Enjoying God
God’s salvation causes us to have real freedom; our possession is God, and our freedom comes from our enjoyment of God. Today we may look around us and not see much physical slavery, or we may look at ourselves and think we are ok, we are free to do whatever we want to do. But […]
Living in the Jubilee by Continually Enjoying God as our Possession and Portion
We as believers in Christ are not God’s hired servants but His enjoying sons, and we can continually enjoy God as our possession until eternity. We were once prodigal sons, but we have returned to the Father, who is waiting for us eagerly. The proclamation of the jubilee in Luke 4 governs the central thought […]
In the Year of Jubilee we Return to God as our Inheritance and We’re Freed from Slavery
Today in the New Testament age, the age of grace, we are in the year of jubilee, for the gospel has brought us into jubilee – we have returned to God as our inheritance and to the church as our family. Hallelujah for the year of jubilee, the acceptable year of the Lord! Since the […]