Reflections - Moving Towards My "Year Of Jubilee"

I'll be celebrating my birthday on Thursday.  Usually,  I'm excited about my birthday, but this year I'm ambivalent about it.

It's not about the how old I'll be. Hey, fifty is a GREAT age.  You're still young enough to enjoy life and do all the stuff you want, well, almost all. But then, you have the experience and wisdom of years under your belt. Sometimes I think that you're now getting the hang of life, and then its like time's passing so fast. 

Almost two months ago my country celebrated its 50th year of Independence. They called it, "The Golden Jubilee"year. Jubilee is a word that comes from the Bible and connoted great things for the Israelites. I'm so happy that my Jubilee year is coming. During the days leading up to my birthday, I'll explain what it is and why I'm so excited.

Fifty days ago, on the sixth of September, I started a time of prayer apart from my regular times of prayer. During this time I am seeking the Lord my Heavenly Father for direction for the rest of my life, and for situations that I'm encountering now. I'm believing God that these situations would be reversed and resolved in this year of Jubilee.

God even gave me a song. When it first came into my mind, I didn't know all of it. But when I googled it on youtube, played the song and heard the reference to Jubilee and the words of the song, I KNEW that God was speaking and this song was for me for my year of Jubilee.

So as I countdown towards my birthday and the beginning of my "Year of Jubilee" I will continue to reflect on what Jubilee means and what it means, not only to me, but to all believers.

"And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year; ...a jubilee shall that fiftieth year be unto you." Leviticus 25: 10a - 11a