The Promise of Provision

David Wilkerson (1931-2011)

January 9, 2025

Leviticus 25 explains the history of the Jewish festival of Jubilee. This observance begins with the Lord’s command that Israel allow the land to rest from cultivation every seventh year.

The seventh year was a sabbath year in which the land would lie fallow. During that year, the people were not allowed to plant, pick fruit or harvest. “Six years you shall sow your field, and six years you shall prune your vineyard, and gather its fruit; but in the seventh year there shall be a sabbath of solemn rest for the land, a sabbath to the Lord. You shall neither sow your field nor prune your vineyard” (Leviticus 25:3-4, NKJV).

God was literally shutting down all agricultural activity for an entire year. That meant Israel would have to live for that period without any visible means of support. They would have to put their lives completely into God’s hands, trusting him for all supplies.

Of course, this required a lot of faith. For an entire year, there would be no intake of crops for food, no grain harvest to feed cattle, no work for farmers and no labor for vineyard keepers.

Most Christians today would panic after only a week of this, much less a year. Indeed, the Israelites wondered, “What will we do for food during the seventh year? We’ll use up everything in the sixth year, just before the sabbath year. Are we supposed to sit idly by while our children go hungry?”

However, God had a clear purpose in commanding a sabbath year for the land. It was meant to reveal his faithfulness to his people. “And if you say, ‘What shall we eat in the seventh year, since we shall not sow nor gather in our produce?’ Then I will command my blessing on you in the sixth year, and it will bring forth produce enough for three years” (Leviticus 25:20-21). God guaranteed Israel a triple harvest. “If you will just step out in faith and trust me, I will give you a harvest during the sixth year that will provide you with enough provisions for three years.” What an incredible promise!

I believe the Lord is saying something important here. No matter our circumstances, he always provides for those who trust and obey him.

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