Thursday, July 28, 2016

The Year of Jubilee

Earilier this year, I had the priveledge of hearing the Isaac's sing. They travel with the Gaithers. They sang a song they had just written called "The Year of Jubilee." It really touched me and inspired me to write this poem. 2016 is a Jubilee year. Leviticus 25:8-12 describes the Year of Jubilee.

Wars and rumors of wars, the list is long. I really believe that even though no one on earth knows the day or the hour, only those in Heaven, we are in the last moments of history (His story). In May,1948 the fig tree budded when Israel became  a nation. I was born in August of that same year. That begin the end of time as we know it.

Like me, you have undoubtedly had people tell you that you need to be careful not to be so heavenly minded that you are no earthly good. But what about being so focused on the nasty events taking place on earth daily that you are no heavenly good? Honestly, the wickedness going on all around can be depressing. Thank God for the good that is here also. Our Savior's second coming is our blessed hope and  also our anchor for the soul (Hebrews 8:19).

Very soon we will have a new heaven and earth, ruled over by a righteous king, our Messiah. It's an eternal kingdom. There will be no more wars or rumors of wars, no more sickness and disease, no more sin, no more power hungry despots.  The list of eternal blessings is awesome (Relation 21:1-7). 

As I shared with the gals at jail, this can be your personal year of Jubilee. Your year of release from any bondages or besetting sins in your life. Satan comes to steal and kill and destroy. Jesus (Yahshua) comes to give us aabundant life (John 10:10).  Enjoy the poem.


IT’S THE YEAR OF JUBILEE

It’s the year of Jubilee,
The prison doors are opened,
The captives are set free,
Relatives purchased debtor’s land,
The price was figured,
By the years left,
Until the next Jubilee cycle,
One Jubilee cycle,
Was forty-nine years long,
Seven, the number of completion,
Tmes seven,
Year fifty began a new cycle,
Was the year of Jubilee,
In the seventh month,
On the fifteenth day,
The Day of Atonement,
The Book of Life was opened,
Last years sin’s dealt with,
Jubilee begin,
A holy year,
One of great celelebration,
Liberty proclaimed throughout Israel,
To all the inhabitants,
No crops were planted,
Or harvested,
They ate last year’s excess,
Debtor’s land was returned,
To the original owner,
Our Messiah will soon return,
Totally heal his people,
Set the captives free,
Return their stolen inheritance,
In the year of Jubilee.