Rest And Restitution.

"Every valley will be exalted; every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places plain." (Isaiah 40:4)

As Bronx Bethany continues its weekend-long commemoration of forty-nine years in ministry, she also eagerly awaits year fifty. In last night's Anniversary Service Pastor Sam reminded us of Leviticus 25, the passage in which Jubilee is explained. Our pastor shared that after year forty-nine, we enter into Jubilee; we stand back and see God work; and no one else can take the credit.

One of the joys of Jubilee is that we are reminded that God owns us. For those of us who are completely and exclusively His, we rest in the knowledge of God's ability to do whatever He pleases, on behalf of His own name.

Today, let's revisit Leviticus 25 and meditate on its messages to us:

• There is a time to let go of the things we've corralled.
• No one, and nothing, is dispensable.
• God will cause our land, literally and figuratively, to rest and to be replenished.

God bless you as you worship and obey our great God, our Lord of the Jubilee.