In this evening's gathering, Lucio emphasizes the significance of Jubilee as presented in Leviticus 25 and its fulfillment in Christ. He begins with a prayer, expressing gratitude for the opportunity to meditate on God's Word. The concept of Jubilee, a time of rest and restoration, is rooted in the Sabbath and the Day of Atonement. Lucio explains that the Jubilee is not merely about receiving something new but restoring what was lost. He highlights that Jesus' ministry, as recorded in Luke 4, inaugurates a period of grace, fulfilling the essence of Jubilee. The Day of Atonement, where sins are removed, is foundational to this concept, allowing believers to experience true freedom and rest in Christ. Lucio warns against the tendency to rely on personal efforts for spiritual growth, which leads to bondage rather than the liberty found in Christ. He encourages believers to trust in the finished work of Jesus, which satisfies God's requirements and allows for a life of gratitude and faith. Ultimately, Lucio calls for a return to the simplicity of the Gospel, where faith in Christ's atoning work leads to true Jubilee in the lives of believers.
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the LORD.
8 And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee forty and nine years. 9 Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubile to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month, in the day of atonement shall ye make the trumpet sound throughout all your land. 10 And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.
16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. 17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, 18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, 19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. 20 And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21 And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
6 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: 7 Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.