Thought for the Week
"However, don't rejoice that the
spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven." Luke
10:20
I stumbled across this verse this week studying for some
future messages. It stopped me cold. These are Jesus' words to his disciples
after the excitedly return from a season of ministry in which they even casted
out demons. They were feeling pretty good about themselves. There were getting
a little impressed with their own power. Jesus sets them straight. "What you
think is power is nothing. The real power gives you eternal life. Casting out
demons seems like a big deal to you because you don't understand power. The
miracle is that you have a spot in eternity." We are all prone to get a little
too enamored with our own accomplishments, even the good ones. Pastors,
coaches, students, athletes, salespeople, physicians, teachers, administrators,
and even parents. We can all get a little too full of ourselves, thinking God
sure is lucky to have us on His side. That's because we underestimate what it
took to get our names written in heaven. There's nothing wrong with wanting to
accomplish great things on earth. The disciples were even doing it for the
Kingdom! Nevertheless, let us never forget that the real power and the real
accomplishment was the blood which saved our soul and wrote our names in the
Book of Life. That is something we cannot accomplish ourselves. And it's
reason to be grateful.
In Christ,
Carter
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