Reading: Luke 10:17-24

Jesus gave seventy of His disciples special power and authority and sent them out to proclaim His message.

They came back with joy, particularly focused on something truly amazing: even the demons obeyed them. Wow!

Then Jesus reminded them what should bring them even greater joy.

“Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven” (20).

So I look back at yesterday and wonder that I didn’t rejoice in that. At least I don’t recall doing so consciously and purposefully.

Every day, I need to remember that I have been redeemed, that my name is in the Lamb’s Book of Life.

“Thank you, Lord, for saving my soul!”

“O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy” (Psalm 107:1,2).

from Luke 10:23

A little bit more from Luke 10: Defeated!

Reading: Luke 10:1-16

I don’t suppose I have to care in order to obey. But it would be much, much better if I did.

“Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest” (2).

So what’s there to obey?

Pray for laborers to go into the Lord’s field to bring in His harvest. It is a huge (and worthwhile) harvest, you know. But so few workers out there!

Be a laborer bringing in the harvest. It is a worthwile harvest, you know, and stunningly huge. And so few in the harvest crew!

But do I care?

Enough to be a laborer?

Or at least one who prays for there to be more laborers?

So often, I forget the call — to pray, to go.

Obviously I don’t care enough.

from Luke 10:9

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