The Year of Shmita
At our favorite coffee shop A sabbatical day in Dallas I’ve been reflecting on the past seven years of ministry and marriage, and I’m blown away that it’s already been that long. Drew and I got married just three weeks before we started working for FOCUS, so we’ve never really known marriage apart from ministry—and the love and support it brings. Our Denton Team for next year!! If you know anything about Hebrew numerology, you’ll know that seven is a significant number to the Lord. On the seventh day, God rested from His work in creation. The number seven is associated with wholeness, completeness, and even perfection. On the seventh day, the Jews were called to rest from their labor and remember that God is God—that we are His people, holy and set apart, and that even when we’re not working, God still is. In the seventh year, Jews were to free their Hebrew slaves, cancel debts, and give the land rest. That year was called Shmita —the sabbath year. Summer Thursday Night Fel...
