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Daddy on the Road, Mommy on the Run
January 1, 2007
The Year of JUBILEE!
The Year of Jubilee... aaahhhh, our God is GOOD!!!
The command of God to Moses in Leviticus 25 is so sweet -- the Sabbath Year and the Year of Jubilee are such GIFTS! I am continually amazed by a LORD who loves me enough to create me with a desire for Him and with His divine prescription for margin.... ah, how beauty is life when I REST...
And so much in my life needs REST. My children NEED rest. My husband NEEDS rest. My marriage, my motherhood, my work and waking and sleeping and thinking and speaking and doing -- they all NEED REST.
So, my sweet, sweet Jesus says "Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy lade, and I will give you REST. Take My yoke upon you, and LEARN OF ME; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find REST unto your souls." And the Father Himself reminds me that "In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it."
Let me assure you that those days are OVER. I will have ALL of it! I will LEARN OF HIM! And I will REST this year! See, the coolest thing about resting in Him is "Be still and KNOW that I AM God" -- being still never means a standstill. There are always "preparations that must be made" but those preparations no longer take my peace.
Have you READ, really READ Joel 2 lately?
Whewwwwweeee! If that don't light ya fire, ain't nothun gonna!
See, I know what the LORD has put in my heart -- ETERNITY -- and I know what He has placed in my hand -- DISCIPLESHIP. So this year, I am going to REST in Him; find my sufficiency in His love, let myself have my being in Him, trust that His divine power has given me EVERYTHING I need for life and Godliness (and, as our amazing associate pastor said, "Can you name ONE thing that doesn't fall under those two words?"), and WALK ON IN REST.
I'm going to wear a yoke.
Whether I like it or not.
I will wear a yoke. As much as I would like to sit here on this couch and eat me some bonbons, I am going to wear a yoke. (And the bonbons will only make it tighter).
It will either be a yoke of bondage or it will be a yoke of REST.
Today, He has set before me once again Blessing and Cursing, Life and Death.
And today, I choose life. As for me and my house, WE WILL SERVE THE LORD. There have been hard days, and there have been trials, and there have been questions, BUT -- HIS GRACE IS SUFFICIENT FOR ME! And I will delight in the law of the LORD.
So yes, I am rejoicing in the Year of Jubilee -- I don't fully understand it, I can't explain how He does it, but oh, how I rejoice in it! 2007 is a Sabbath for my family! Old bondages have been broken, new cords of joy have drawn us to this year, and we will REJOICE!
"Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.
The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God's people. AMEN." |
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January 4, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Btw, have you ever heard the song, "Jubilee" by Mary Chapin Carpenter. Since I first read your post, it's been going through my head. Lovely accompaniment to the evening -- thank you!
I'm ready for the yoke of rest offered in my bed. Goodnight, friend, and thanks again for this beautiful proclamation! ~April