Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Luke 4:14-19
by: John H. Camenga.
The acceptable year of the Lord mentioned by Isaiah and quoted by Jesus was originally a reference to the Jubilee year. Good news for the poor, release for captives, healing and freedom to the economically deprived are all a part of this message. We still struggle over these issues of social equity. Human effort will never establish them. Jesus started the quote with “the Spirit of the Lord is upon Me.” The Spirit’s presence is the essential ingredient.