Read Isaiah 60—62
I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and iniquity. In my faithfulness I will reward them and make an everlasting covenant with
them.
Isaiah 61:8
Every seven years, the Jews were to observe a “sabbatical year” and
allow the land to rest. After seven sabbaticals, they were to celebrate
the fiftieth year as the “Year of Jubilee.” During that year, all debts
were to be canceled, all land returned to the original owners, the slaves
were to be freed, and everybody was to be given a fresh new beginning.
If you have trusted Christ as your Savior, you are living today
in a spiritual “Year of Jubilee.” You have been set free from bondage;
your spiritual debt to the Lord has been paid; you are living in “the
acceptable year of the LORD” (Isa. 61:2 KJV; also quoted in Luke 4:19
KJV). Instead of the ashes of mourning, you have a crown on your
head (Isa. 61:3); for He has made you a king (Rev. 1:6 KJV). You have
been anointed with the oil of the Holy Spirit, and you wear a garment
of righteousness (Isa. 61:3).
Something to Ponder
In what ways do you demonstrate your freedom from bondage or
release from spiritual debt?