Devotional Thought

Consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you...

-Leviticus 25:10 

Imagine losing everything—your home, your land, your freedom—and then hearing a trumpet blast that meant it was all being restored. That’s what the Year of Jubilee signified for Israel: debts forgiven, captives set free, and land returned.

This Old Testament law was a foreshadowing of Jesus. When He announced in Luke 4 that He came “to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor,” He was essentially declaring Himself as our Jubilee. Through Him, we receive freedom from sin, restoration of identity, and hope for what’s been lost or broken.

But living in the freedom of Jubilee isn’t passive. It’s a way of life. It means recognizing that we are not owners, but stewards—that everything we have comes from God and ultimately returns to Him. It means trusting Him enough to rest, release, forgive, and return.

Discussion Questions

1. What part of the Year of Jubilee is most surprising or meaningful to you, and why?

2. How do you think the idea of being a tenant (rather than an owner) affects how we live, give, and rest?

3. In what areas of life are you waiting or longing for restoration? What would “Jubilee” look like in those areas?

4. What does it mean to you that Jesus is your Kinsman Redeemer? How does that reshape your understanding of salvation?

5. Jesus is described as our “Kinsman Redeemer.” What does this title mean to you personally? How does it deepen your understanding of the gospel?

6. The sermon emphasized the joy and liberation of hearing the trumpet sound. What do you think it will be like when Jesus returns? How does that future hope shape how you live today?

7. In what ways is your life currently reflecting Jubilee values—mercy, forgiveness, rest, restoration? Where might God be calling you to embody Jubilee to others?

8. How does the idea of spiritual inheritance and restoration shape your understanding of your identity in Christ? Are there areas where you’ve forgotten what’s been “returned” to you through Jesus?

9. Jubilee is both a promise for the future and a practice for today. What one tangible way can you live out the spirit of Jubilee this week—in your finances, relationships, time, or Sabbath rest?