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on our journey, the church is an inn where we may stay temporarily. But in another sense the church is not an inn; the church is a house, both our house and the house of our Father.

Praise the Lord that we have received Christ as our righteousness, the Spirit as the seal, salva tion as the separating and strengthening power, and Christ as our inner life and life supply! Now we are no longer in the wilderness and no longer in the "house" of the self—now we are in the Father's house, the church.

THE ENJOYMENT OF THE JUBILEE

Everything in the Gospel of Luke from chap ter four (vv. 17-21) onward is related to the ju bilee either directly or indirectly. This is true of the parables in chapter fifteen. The enjoyment experienced by the returned prodigal son was actually the enjoyment of the jubilee. The ring on his hand signifying the sealing Spirit points to the recovery of the birthright, the recovery of the right to enjoy the Triune God. Both the ring and the sandals are signs of a free man. A free man is one released from bondage, released from slavery and captivity. On the negative side, the prodigal is released from bondage; on the posi tive side, he begins to enjoy the riches of the

Father's inheritance. When we put these matters together, we have a picture of the real jubilee.

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