Today’s devotion comes from Leviticus 25:23-55. Here is a link to this Scripture – http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+25&version=NASB
I quote herein only these verses.
“23 ‘The land, moreover, shall not be sold permanently, for the land is Mine; for you are but aliens and sojourners with Me. 24 Thus for every piece of your property, you are to provide for the redemption of the land.
25 ‘If a fellow countryman of yours becomes so poor he has to sell part of his property, then his nearest kinsman is to come and buy back what his relative has sold. 26 Or in case a man has no kinsman, but so recovers his means as to find sufficient for its redemption, 27 then he shall calculate the years since its sale and refund the balance to the man to whom he sold it, and so return to his property. 28 But if he has not found sufficient means to get it back for himself, then what he has sold shall remain in the hands of its purchaser until the year of jubilee; but at the jubilee it shall revert, that he may return to his property. …
47 ‘Now if the means of a stranger or of a sojourner with you becomes sufficient, and a countryman of yours becomes so poor with regard to him as to sell himself to a stranger who is sojourning with you, or to the descendants of a stranger’s family, 48 then he shall have redemption right after he has been sold. One of his brothers may redeem him, 49 or his uncle, or his uncle’s son, may redeem him, or one of his blood relatives from his family may redeem him; or if he prospers, he may redeem himself. 50 He then with his purchaser shall calculate from the year when he sold himself to him up to the year of jubilee; and the price of his sale shall correspond to the number of years. It is like the days of a hired man that he shall be with him. 51 If there are still many years, he shall refund part of his purchase price in proportion to them for his own redemption; 52 and if few years remain until the year of jubilee, he shall so calculate with him. In proportion to his years he is to refund the amount for his redemption. 53 Like a man hired year by year he shall be with him; he shall not rule over him with severity in your sight. 54 Even if he is not redeemed by these means, he shall still go out in the year of jubilee, he and his sons with him. 55 For the sons of Israel are My servants; they are My servants whom I brought out from the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.” Leviticus Chapter 25: Verses 23-28 and 47-55.
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Jubilee points us toward heaven and gives us hope. Today’s Scripture contains Jubilee element of “redemption” upon which we can meditate, which points out God’s ownership as God the Father, God’s redeeming action as God the Son (the nearest kinsman), and God’s pledging and preserving action as God the Spirit.
God the Father declares “the land is Mine” (Verse 23) and “the sons of Israel are My servants” (Verse 55). Yes, God’s land and God’s servants may be in bondage, but they are God’s land and God’s servants, and we gain confidence through God’s ownership that He will redeem them.
Likewise, “Unconditional Election”, the “U” of “TULIP”, the Five Points of Calvinism, the Reformed Doctrine of Salvation, should give us confidence that those whom God unconditionally elects as His ownership (His people), God will certainly redeem.
God the Son declares: “I am the nearest kinsman! I will redeem!”
Likewise, “Limited Atonement”, the “L” of “TULIP”, the Five Points of Calvinism, the Reformed Doctrine of Salvation, should give us confidence that those whom God unconditionally elects as His ownership (His people), God the Son, as the nearest kinsman, will certainly redeem all and only those of God’s people.
God the Spirit declares: “I am the Pledge of Jubilee! I am the Preserver until redemption is fully accomplished!”
Likewise, “Preservation of the Saints”, the “P” of “TULIP”, the Five Points of Calvinism, the Reformed Doctrine of Salvation, should give us confidence that those whom God unconditionally elects as His ownership (His people), those whom God the Son will certainly redeem, God the Spirit will certainly serve as both a pledge of redemption and preservation until redemption is fully accomplished.
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