Your Year Jubilee
Author: Pat AH Aman
1/1/2015/rev.9/18/2024

2024 – The Year Of Prayer
2025 – The Year Of Jubilee

In the biblical cycle, 50 is the yovel (jubilee) year, in which debts are released, slaves go free, the shofar of liberation is sounded, and each person returns to his or her family’s holdings.

The Year of Jubilee was a holy year and was a time of celebration, deliverance, and restoration. It was a time for:

1. Resting from labor
2. Releasing slaves
3. Redeeming what was lost
4. Helping neighbors and family
5. The land to keep a sabbath to the Lord
6. Each person returning to their ancestral possession
7. Not sowing or reaping and storing what grew of itself

According to Luke 4:18-19, Jesus declared that HE was the Year of Jubilee, and that the acceptable year of the Lord had arrived.

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free,
and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord. (Luke 4:18-19, emphasis added)

As in all things, Christ comes to not only fulfill the Old Testament but also to go beyond. He is fulfilling the Old Testament Year of Jubilee but with a promise of greater freedom: freedom from death and sin.

1. Jesus’ ministry
   Jesus’ ministry was centered on the Year of Jubilee, and he announced that he was enacting it when he began his public ministry.
2. Jesus’ death
   Jesus’ death is believed to have taken place during the Year of Jubilee, which some interpret as a “year of the Lord’s favor”.
3. Jesus’ message
   Jesus’ message was about salvation and forgiveness of sins, which some interpret as a spiritual concept that came to fruition through his death and resurrection.

The Christian Jubilee Year, then, is a time to enter into this freedom. It is a time for reconciliation with God and neighbor. As we receive the graces of this year, also called a “Holy Year,” God calls us to a holiness of life, to engage in acts of mercy and conversion. While we cannot take a break from our “sowing” or “harvesting” for a year, we can find ways to dedicate this year in a special way to the Lord. Perhaps one way to begin celebrating the Jubilee Year is to turn to the Lord in his Word, strengthening our relationship with him by reading the Bible.

“For all of us, may the Jubilee be an opportunity to be renewed in hope. God’s word helps us find reasons for that hope. Taking it as our guide, let us return to the message that the Apostle Paul wished to communicate to the Christians….

This Year of Jubilee follows the Year of Prayer in 2024

According to the Bible, the next 50th year of Jubilee would be considered to occur every 50 years, and based on current understanding, the next Jubilee year would be 2025.

The Jubilee year is found in the Book of Leviticus, where it states that every 50 years should be a year of release, where slaves are freed, debts are forgiven, and land is returned to its original owners.

‘And you shall count seven sabbaths of years for yourself, seven times seven years; and the time of the seven sabbaths of years shall be to you forty-nine years. Then you shall cause the trumpet of the Jubilee to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month; on the Day of Atonement you shall make the trumpet to sound throughout all your land. And you shall consecrate the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a Jubilee for you; and each of you shall return to his possession, and each of you shall return to his family. That fiftieth year shall be a Jubilee to you; in it you shall neither sow nor reap what grows of its own accord, nor gather the grapes of your untended vine. For it is the Jubilee; it shall be holy to you; you shall eat its produce from the field. ‘In this Year of Jubilee, each of you shall return to his possession. And if you sell anything to your neighbor or buy from your neighbor’s hand, you shall not oppress one another. According to the number of years after the Jubilee you shall buy from your neighbor, and according to the number of years of crops he shall sell to you. According to the multitude of years you shall increase its price, and according to the fewer number of years you shall diminish its price; for he sells to you according to the number of the years of the crops. Therefore you shall not oppress one another, but you shall fear your God; for I am the LORD your God. (Leviticus 25:8-17 NKJV)

I leave you with one important question, “are you spending your time in prayer, preparing for your year if Jubilee?”

Blessings,
Pastor Pat…

Devotion Written By: Pastor Pat Aman Book © 1996/2024 “Coffee With Pat Daily Devotionals” “Coffee With A Little Spice Of Life” and Westbow Press a division of © Thomas Nelson and Library of Congress Control Number: 2018910976.

Notes:
Spirit Filled Bible
Strongs Concordance
Matthew Henry’s Study’s
Dakes Bible Study

We’ll never look at the Lord’s prayer the same again. This is amazing and it really helps us to see what we lack in the sense of trying to live a life fully honoring the Lord!!

What does the Bible say about the importance of prayer?
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:6-7

Why is prayer so powerful?
God, our loving Heavenly Father, wants us to communicate with Him through prayer. He always listens to us when we pray. Daily prayer can bless you, your family, and those you pray for. It can also invite more peace into your life, help you learn more about God’s plan for you, and more.

“How Can I Say The Lords Prayer”
Author: Pat Aman
March 9, 2016/rev.2024

Can I say the Lord’s Prayer?
Author: Unknown
I cannot say “Our “,
if I live in a water-tight spiritual compartment; if I think a special place in Heaven is reserved for my denomination, race or creed.

I cannot say ” Father “, if I do not demonstrate the relationship in my daily life.

I cannot say ” which art in Heaven “, if I am so occupied with the earth that I am laying up no treasure there.

I cannot say ” Hallowed be Thy Name “, if I, who am called by His name, am not holy.

I cannot say ” Thy Kingdom come “, if I am not doing all in my power to hasten its coming.

I cannot say “Thy will be done “, if I am questioning, resentful of or disobedient to His will for me.

I cannot say ” on earth as it is in Heaven “, if I am not prepared to devote my life here to His service.

I cannot say ” Give us this day our daily bread “, if I’m living on past experiences.

I cannot say ” forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespass against us”, if I harbour a grudge against anyone.

I cannot say ” Lead us not into temptation “, if I deliberately place myself, or remain in a position where I am likely to be tempted.

I cannot say ” Deliver us from evil “, if I am not prepared to fight in the spiritual realm with the weapon of prayer.

I cannot say ” Thine is the Kingdom “, if I do not accord the King the disciplined obedience of a loyal subject.

I cannot say ” Thine is the power “, if I fear what men may do; or what my neighbour may think.

I cannot say ” Thine is the glory “, if I am seeking glory for myself.

I cannot say ” Forever and forever “, if my horizon is bounded by the things of time.

I cannot say ” In Jesus Name. Amen “, if I do not also add, ” Cost what it may, ” for to say this prayer will cost EVERYTHING.

This poem is inspired by “The Lord’s Prayer” found in Matthew 6:9-13.

Matthew 6: 7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

Indeed prayer is not only an act of speaking, but it also means that we pray to ourloving God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength. (Matthew 22:37)

Blessings and Love,
Pastor Pat “ ‭ “And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” ‭‭I Corinthians‬ ‭13‬:‭13‬ ‭

Devotion Written By: Pastor Pat Aman Book © 1996/2024 “Coffee With Pat Daily Devotionals” “Coffee With A Little Spice Of Life” and Westbow Press a division of © Thomas Nelson and Library of Congress Control Number: 2018910976