Living In His Rest
A jubilee shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye
shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of
itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of thy vine
undressed (Leviticus 25:11).
Think about what we just read! God told the
children of Israel, “No farming?no sowing;
and no reaping in the fiftieth year.” So, what were they
going to eat? How would they survive if they didn’t
sow and reap? But then God said, “I will command my
blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring
forth fruit for three years” (Leviticus 25:21). Wow!
All He needed to do was to command His
blessing, and as a result, they had three year’s harvest
in one year, to cater for the years in which they weren’t
supposed to sow or reap. They didn’t have to do
anything for the abundant supply to come; God made
it happen, because He said it was jubilee.
Consider the fact that He did this for people
who were under the the Old Covenant. The Bible
says, the New Testament is established upon better
promises (Hebrews 8:6). Hebrews 4:3 says, “For we
which have believed do enter into rest, as he said,
As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into
my rest: although the works were finished from the
foundation of the world.” This is the life He’s given
us?a life of rest, where we don’t struggle for anything.
In our case, every day is jubilee, not just the fiftieth
year! Blessed be God!
Think about this: God made man on the sixth day
of creation and rested on the seventh. Man’s first day
on earth was God’s resting day. Why didn’t He make
man on the first day or when everything was still a
chaotic mass, or on the second, third, fourth, or fifth
day? It’s because He wanted everything to have been
ready when He brought man on the scene.
You were born into God’s rest; you were born into
jubilee. So, enjoy your life! Refuse to toil, struggle or
suffer. Live in rest every day of your life, and the way
to live in God’s rest is living in, and by His Word.
Confession
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down
in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. I have set
the Lord always before me; and I shall not be shaken, for this is the
morning of my life! The Lord has made my life glorious, granting me
all that I require for life and godliness. Blessed be His Name forever!
Further study:
Matthew 6:3133; Hebrews 4:3; Hebrews 4:9-10
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Joshua 7-9
Luke 8:40-56
2-YEAR BIBLEREADING PLAN
Romans 5:1-11
Psalm 103