Daily Manna 27 December
KEY VERSE: Luke 10:20 – “Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.”
TEXT: Luke 10:1-24 (KJV)
Now after this the Lord chose and appointed seventy others and sent them out ahead of Him, two by two, into every town and place where He Himself was about to come (visit).
2 And He said to them, The harvest indeed is abundant [[a]there is much ripe grain], but the farmhands are few. Pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.
3 Go your way; behold, I send you out like lambs into the midst of wolves.
4 Carry no purse, no provisions bag, no [change of] sandals; refrain from [retarding your journey by] saluting and wishing anyone well along the way.
5 Whatever house you enter, first say, Peace be to this household! [[b]Freedom from all the distresses that result from sin be with this family].
6 And if anyone [worthy] of peace and blessedness is there, the peace and blessedness you wish shall come upon him; but if not, it shall come back to you.
7 And stay on in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not keep moving from house to house.
8 Whenever you go into a town and they receive and accept and welcome you, eat what is set before you;
9 And heal the sick in it and say to them, The kingdom of God has come close to you.
10 But whenever you go into a town and they do not receive and accept and welcome you, go out into its streets and say,
11 Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we are wiping off against you; yet know and understand this: the kingdom of God has come near you.
12 I tell you, it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom than for that town.
13 Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty miracles performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
14 However, it shall be more tolerable in the judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you.
15 And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted unto heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades (the regions of the dead).
16 He who hears and heeds you [disciples] hears and heeds Me; and he who slights and rejects you slights and rejects Me; and he who slights and rejects Me slights and rejects Him who sent Me.
17 The seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name!
18 And He said to them, I saw Satan falling like a lightning [flash] from heaven.
19 Behold! I have given you authority and power to trample upon serpents and scorpions, and [physical and mental strength and ability] over all the power that the enemy [possesses]; and nothing shall in any way harm you.
20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice at this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are enrolled in heaven.
21 In that same hour He rejoiced and gloried in the Holy Spirit and said, I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have concealed these things [relating to salvation] from the wise and understanding and learned, and revealed them to babes (the childish, unskilled, and untaught). Yes, Father, for such was Your gracious [c]will and choice and good pleasure.
22 All things have been given over into My power by My Father; and no one knows Who the Son is except the Father, or Who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son may choose to reveal and make Him known.
23 Then turning to His disciples, He said privately, Blessed (happy, [d]to be envied) are those whose eyes see what you see!
24 For I tell you that many prophets and kings longed to see what you see and they did not see it, and to hear what you hear and they did not hear it.
Read yesterday’s Daily Manna here
In the days of our Lord Jesus Christ on earth, His disciples were accustomed to resting on their Master’s name to overcome the problems that were thrown at them in the evangelism field. These challenges came in different shapes. Some people brought their sick folks for divine healing; others had knotty posers that human intellect could not untie. The authority in the name above all names was what these faithful followers called upon to solve the puzzles.
From the text, the disciples thought that the excitement they got from this consistent triumph over the power of the enemy which Christ’s name gave them was enough to boast of as a member of the Kingdom. So upon arrival from an eventful preaching outing, they brought back great testimonies with joy, “saying Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name”. The Lord, in response, told them to “rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto [them]; but rather rejoice, because [their] names are written in heaven”.
We must not be carried away by the power in His name over Satanic forces because His name does beyond that. The salvation brought to man by God is man’s most precious possession. Without it, he will end up in everlasting torment in hell. Salvation returns us to where our Creator wanted us to be before man fell for the wiles of the devil. This should fill us with more delight than testimonies about temporary victories.
Today, God has made His offer of grace that brings pardon and freedom from sin and its terrible consequences available to all. Yet, it is left for those who respond and accept. Secure eternal life and everlasting joy today by repenting from your sins and turning to the Saviour in obedience.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: When you have salvation, you have heaven.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Revelation 9-11
Thank you for studying today’s Daily Manna – More Than Earthly Joy – by Pastor Enoch A.
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Daily Manna 27 December 2021
