Apr. 10, 2009 - Seven
"These statues tell us to beware of covetousness, for a man's life consists not in the abundance of his possessions. We are to exercise willing dependence on God's providence for our support; to consider ourselves the Lord's tenants or stewards, and to use our possessions accordingly." (Matthew Henry's commentary on Lev. 25)
I've been having a tough time getting something out of reading Leviticus this time. I was just thinking that as I read this chapter, and as I turned to the commentary, this jumped out at me. I've known about the Year of Jubilee (which happens every 50 years), but I was wondering what the significance of these every 7 years was. To think that they as a whole stopped working every 7th year is mind-blowing to me. Thinking of the economy the way it is today, I was wondering if perhaps the LORD is trying one last effort to call America to repentance and dependence upon HIM. Is this our 7th year?
What if we actually did this? The things we would force ourselves to learn...how much wiser we might be with our money and stuff. The things we would learn about the LORD...about each other...