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Last week...
Last week we heard about how Jesus sent the 70 disciples out into places that He was about to go into, and the specific instructions He had given them with regards to how they were to conduct their ministry (Luke 10:1-12).
He told them to:
Pray (Luke 10:2)
Know that they would be persecuted (Luke 10:3)
Not to take anything with them and not to garner supporters (Luke 10:4)
Take peace (shalom) and give it freely (Luke 10:5-6)
Stay with those who received them and to allow them to be hospitable (Luke 10:7-8)
Preach the Gospel where they were welcomed (Luke 10:9)
Leave those who rejected them (Luke 10:10-11)
In Luke 10:13-16, Jesus pronounced a number of ‘woes’ or ‘judgements’.
These were upon places He had already been into and had done much work in, but many of the people there had rejected the Gospel.
You can see how Jesus ‘dusted off His sandals’ and continued on His way.
The disciples rejoiced
The disciples returned to Jesus and told Him what they had seen and experienced.
They had been obedient in how they went, and so they were able to bring back a favourable report.
They had been sent into specific places by Jesus, they had prayed and delivered peace and they had walked away from those who rejected them.
The blessing of their going in obedience was one of supernatural joy.
Because of that joy, the disciples:
Testified about what they had seen (“…saying...”)
Recognised God’s power (“…in your name...”)
Acknowledged their position in God’s Kingdom (“…the demons are subject to us...”)
A reality check
But they needed a reality check as well.
Jesus could see that they were getting ahead of themselves and were getting drunk on the newfound authority and power that they wielded.
It was important for Jesus to keep the main thing the main thing and to remind them that it was God’s power and authority that did the work.
Jesus was quick to bring perspective back to the disciples’ joy.
He reminded them that:
The demons had always been subject to the authority and power of God
It was in Jesus’ power to delegate His authority to His disciples
The better thing was to rejoice that their names were written in heaven
The better thing here according to Jesus was to rejoice in what God has guaranteed for us and not in what we perceive we can do or have.
Our joy is not in our ministry or accomplishments or even in the results of our ministries.
It is the pure joy of being accepted into the Kingdom of Heaven!
Jesus rejoiced
Jesus led by example in His ‘main thing’ alignment by rejoicing at how the Father chose to reveal these spiritual things to those who were like little ‘children’ and not ‘wise’ according to the things of this world.
The Father revealed the presence of the Kingdom
The Father revealed the fall of Satan
The ‘wise’ did not understand these things
The ‘children’ did receive these things
Jesus blessed the disciples
Jesus made very clear to the disciples what the blessing was here.
It was the ability to see the Kingdom of God and the fall of Satan.
The blessing was not in the casting out of demons or in the success of a ministry, but rather in being accepted by the Father into His Kingdom.
This is a spiritual and eternal blessing over a worldly and limited reward.
What are the blessings you look for?
What are the ways you judge the effectiveness of your life or ministry?
What are the things you rejoice over?
Jesus rejoiced over the revelation of the Kingdom of God and told His disciples to do the same.
Will you?
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