God's Jubilee constitutes an offer. It seems strange to say that – it seems strange that Almighty God should even conceive such a thing, and even stranger that He is prepared for us to turn down the offer. But he does, and we can!
Our Jubilee is the freedom of our souls and bodies from the effects of those things that we have done or said that wreck our relationship with God. This is sin! And it affects us not only when we are not a Christian, but unfortunately it also affects us afterwards too. We remain vulnerable even in his Kingdom. Although he is there for us and will not let us fall completely we can still stray from him in this life and need those times of Jubilee.
So how do we get that liberty that is our Jubilee? A similar question was asked of Jesus in John 8 and this is his reply in verse 31
"If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." [NIV]
Jesus goes on,
"I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. John 8: 34-36 [NIV]
Even as a Christian we can live in slavery to our own chosen lifestyle. You may have trusted your life to him; you may have received the gift of Jubilee, but you kind of forgot to open it. Look again at what Jesus is teaching and see what true freedom looks like. Jubilee really is a time of celebration it we let God's Holy Spirit transform us to live the new life Jesus promised.
Alan Cartwright
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