Covenant Christian Reformed Church

The Jubilee of God (Advent Series: Because of Bethlehem; Message Three) The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, 2to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, 3and provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor. (Isaiah 61:1-3) A. When Jesus was born in Bethlehem something incredible happened “The one enthroned in heaven laughed...” (Psalm 2:4) 1. We’d expect God to be angry because he had to send his Son to pay for our sin 2. No one expects God to laugh, but that’s what the incarnation is all about - a sign of God’s