God's original plan

Leviticus 25:23-34   

25  If one of your fellow Israelites becomes poor and sells some of their property, their nearest relative is to come and redeem what they have sold.

28  But if they do not acquire the means to repay, what was sold will remain in the possession of the buyer until the Year of Jubilee.  It will be returned in the Jubilee, and they can then go back to their property.

Throughout most of Leviticus 25, God definitely has an opinion on how we conduct business.  With a few exceptions, the acquired land or property should revert back to its original owner/family in the Year of Jubilee or thru buying and selling.  In His original plan back in Joshua, chapters 13 to 21, God had already parceled out to every tribe and family in Israel his inheritance.  Because of sin, resulting in bad financial decisions, famine, loss/death of primary breadwinner, etc, people may find themselves in desperate financial straits.  But God didn’t put the blame on anyone for their financial situation, unlike what most of us would do.  Instead, He provided a way to make sure everyone got their inheritance back, and that’s the provision through the Year of Jubilee.

In the same way, sinful man had strayed away from God and His original plan of eternal fellowship and worship of Him.  Instead, man had walked in his own way.  But, God sought to redeem us back to His original plan—back to Adam’s sinless state and fellowship with his Creator.  God did not nullify His original plan but provided the means to bring us back to it, which was the great sacrifice of His Son.

LORD God, Your ways are higher than our ways (Isaiah 55:8-9).  Your plan is the best!  We submit to Your Lordship.  In Jesus’ name, Amen.