Year Of Jubilee: God's Time Table

Author: Andre Niemand

 And you shall count seven Sabbaths of years for yourself, seven times seven years; and the time of 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 the 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 (Leviticus 25:8-10).

 I learned the value of forgiveness, many years ago. That doesn't mean I'm accomplished in it.

New trials pop up every day, tempting one to harbor contempt and some of them are really hard to overcome. Nobody on this earth, is perfect. Not by a long shot. 

We run up against people who seem to think themselves perfect, looking down their noses at anyone they view as 'under' them. I'd have to say that when this attitude is directed at you, it becomes the hardest temptation to overcome.

Don't do as I do, do as I say? :) I guarantee, if there's anyone who understands, it's me.

Remember who you are and remember who is important. Your Lord's opinion of you counts a whole lot more than that of your neighbor. Hang in there and remember your reward has nothing to do with this world.

 When, in all of history, did society come to the conclusion that animals were also devine? Of course, I'm not talking about India, I'm talking about the known 'Christian' world. And of course, I'm talking about seeing animals in general, right down to the coyote, as being on a level with humans.

I came close to an argument about that very thing, recently. Someone on facebook worshipped a link calling for the boycot of Idaho potatoes. Why? Evidently because they are killing coyotes.

I made some statement about protecting a human before I'd protect an animal and the fire storm began. How strange, we've become.

Today, people will spend thousands on surgery for a dog, while they give very little to the poor. Go figure.

Half our generation will stand up and rail against the Nativity set, even on the front lawn of a church but they don't blink an eye at the wholesale slaughter of unborn children.

It's not just sin in the streets, it's also sin against mankind, today. We've gone from logic to insanity.

I'm in my 60's and remember my grand-parents well. They were farmers. I'll never forget the day my grandmother discovered we had a dog 'in the house'. It was upside down logic, to her. Dogs had a purpose in life and it wasn't lying on the livingroom floor or chewing up ones house shoes.

We, as Christians, have bought into a lot of this modern day attitude, without realizing the shift. Who among us would snap the neck of a chicken and yet we eat it, all the time. Your grand parents did.

We have so lost the realities of life, it's no wonder we have 'tree huggers', perfectly willing to put hundreds out of work. And think about it: how many millions of dollars have been spent in the name of some beetle, and then even more to support those who can't find work? Kind of silly, don't you think? Upside down thinking.

To add to that, we have lazy Christians to stand up to these crazy folks. The few who will voice an opinion, get shot in the streets for daring to carry a sign, calling the baby killers, 'baby killers'. Are we really so spineless?

We've gone completely from the 'Scarlet Letter', to coddling pregnant teenagers. Our society has gone from straight laced social conduct, all the way to no fences at all.

How many of us, living in our 60's today, remember the hippy age? Our generation was completely divided. More than half our generation went the way of no regulations, free love, free clinics and food stamps, living in communes and 'doing their own thing'.  Boy, do I remember the 'do your own thing' thing. As long as you were doing their thing, you were doing your own thing but if you really did your own thing, you had to be converted. Seems to me that's what I see in the Democratic party, these days. Seems to me, the same division. And of course, we must do their thing. Right now, 'their thing' is destroying the U.S.

The last generation? It has to be. Where could we possibly go from here? The world is upside down, compared to 50 years ago.

Life is so much easier and healthier, than it ever has been in history. That's true and along with it came perversion and laziness. Human kind, I suppose, can't be healthy. One thing or another, will drop down the drain. It's like we have a choice between 'body and soul' and 'happiness and wealth'.

We weren't just subjected to the sins of this world, we let it happen. The church didn't stand up, in one accord, when the time was right. We watched the crazy costumes, in the 'gay pride' parade, jam up our streets and push their attitude in our faces.

We in the U.S., live in a free society. Should I say, 'used to'? So we allow these things for that cause. Yet, the favor was never returned. Those among us whom we allowed freedom, desire to take our away.

I'm beginning to ramble but I think you see my point. People ask, "How do you know this is the last days"? and I say, "look around you". The people asking are so blind, they don't see what has changed. Only a Christian with a foundation of rock, can see it.

I think you'd be shocked to discover, this perverted society is sitting in the pew, next to you. Hang onto your foundation.

The 'hippy generation' was the beginning of the end. What followed, immediately, were the 'bra burners' and then pushing the homosexual to the front of the line. That portion of our generation has begat a whole generation of perversion and theirs have now had children. 'Those' children, kill other children and even their parents. Yup! The beginning of the end.  Anyone here, remember the days of hanging babies in trees, to die? I sure do.

So now, ask me why I'm convinced this is the last generation. All these symptoms, added to what Jesus said, and I'm convinced.

 The message of the day is 'prepare'. Just as the wise brides maids, we need to keep oil in our lamps.

 Such arguments against the validity of Jesus and what He did for us.  Set aside all those arguments for a minute and just concentrate on Jesus- Who is was- Who He is. Even if you have to pretend.

Considering that you could possibly believe, even for a second, that Jesus is real - how do you feel about it? I mean, would you think yourself not worthy and so why try? Let me tell you a little secret. Well, it's not really a secret but you'd have to read the Bible to know about it and then you'd have to believe all you've read.

Jesus didn't come to save perfect people. He came to save us from ourselves. So which of us is the least worthy? Is it the prostitute? Is it the murderer? It's none. There is no such thing as one worse than the other. We have all fallen short of the glory of God. That's just a fact.

Regardless of who you are or what you've done, you are the one He came for. He loved you so much, He was willing to suffer a human death and beatings, if it meant your freedom. You have time to study, to understand the reasons why but right now, let's just look at what He did, without going into all those details about why or why it had to be. He did it. He did it for you and for me and for all mankind.