Debt Cancellation

OUR DEBTS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED

Luke 4:19, "To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord."

LUKE 4:16-30

This scripture had been written prophetically by the prophet Isaiah about 650 years prior to this time. It was read in Jewish synagogues thousands of times. But the one this verse was speaking of had never spoken it before. With this pronouncement, Jesus began the year of Jubilee.

The Year of Jubilee was described in Leviticus 25. It was a year when everyone left their fields unworked and kept a sabbath unto the Lord. The Lord gave the people a miraculous provision the year before this jubilee started that sustained them for three years until their crops could once again be harvested.

This jubilee was different than the other sabbatical years in that every debt was cancelled. All property was returned to its original owner and anyone who had been sold into slavery was set free. It was a year of new beginnings.

Jesus proclaimed a spiritual jubilee. We now live in a time when all our debts to God have been cancelled and all the things the devil stole from us have been returned. Even our slavery to the devil has come to an end through the redemptive work of our Lord Jesus Christ. This is a time for rejoicing.

Jesus is our jubilee.

Devotionals-Andrew Womack

Daily Meditation

Years ago, the Lord impressed Andrew with the importance of meditating in His Word daily. One of the secrets of a seed is that it has to stay planted to germinate. You can't just keep it in the ground two days a week and expect it to bring forth fruit. Likewise, God's Word is a seed. It needs to abide in your heart continually to produce results. Consistency, which is only accomplished on a daily basis, is the key to bringing forth those results
Taken from Andrew Wommack's daily devotion

Jesus Took Care of It

Jesus bore the chastisement for our peace...Jesus took the strikes that would disturb our peace. We do not have to suffer with depression, oppression, rejection, fear, and other griefs...THE CHASTISEMENT FOR OUR PEACE WAS UPON HIM! He was chastised for our mess!!Praise God for His matchless goodness.REJOICE, REJOICE, AND AGAIN I SAY REJOICE!

We Have The Mind of Christ

Think Like God, this is what He wants. Paul said to "the Spirit of the living God resides within us and we have the mind of Christ. Renew my mind by thinking like God. Praise God!!! The result: Love ,Joy, and Peace

JESUS'S BLOOD KEEPS ON CLEANSING YOU

During the day, the devil may whisper in your head, “You cannot go into God’s presence because you have not been reading your Bible and serving in church.” Or he will tell you that it is because of the sin which you have just committed.

The devil will always make you feel that you are not qualified or clean enough to go near God. But the truth is, regardless of how you feel and what you have done, the blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from all sin.

In the original Greek text, the tense for the word “cleanses” denotes a present continuous action. This means that once you are a believer, the blood of Jesus Christ keeps on cleansing you from every sin!

So you can rest knowing that you are always forgiven in this continuous “wash cycle” of Jesus’ blood. Because you are continually cleansed, you are always in the light. Of course, you will fail here and there, but you are still in the light because the blood is continuously washing you! Taken from Joseph Prince Daily Devotions: January 4, 2012

Transforming

By the way, do something different for the kingdom this year! Happy New Year!

Genealogy-Hope for Mankind

Luke mentions Jesus as being the supposed son of Joseph who was the son of Heli. It was actually Mary who was the daughter of Heli. This was done in other Old Testament instances (Num. 27:1-11; 36:12 with Ruth 4:6). Mary's genealogy was also from David but through Nathan, a half brother of Solomon. Thus the lineage was preserved but the curse bypassed.

These genealogies show the infinite wisdom of God in fulfilling His promises despite the corruption of man. In fact these genealogies are full of murderers, adulterers, and every sort of pervert know to man, and yet these same people were used of God, not because of their actions but in spite of them. This means there is still hope for us.

God has never had anyone qualified working for Him yet and we won't be the first. The history of God's dealings with man reveal that He has always used less than perfect vessels. We can rejoice and take comfort in the fact that God uses us because of our faith and not our holiness.

There is much hope for even you and me!