The Focus of Celebration is...?

Luke 10:17-18a, 20, The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!” And he said to them...“Do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

Too often we get carried away with the benefits of our relationship with God that we ignore the chief of blessings: Our relationship with God! Our eternal destines are secure in God’s hand! This should thrill us more than anything He performs in and through our lives and give us cause for rejoicing though there be things our God chooses not to accomplish through us.

Remember this when you are tempted to look around you and count all God has done through you more valuable than your Savior Himself. (This attitude can be seen when your friendships, ministries, etc., become more important to you than the God who called you to them.) Do not rejoice in the power He has granted you (see vv. 18-19) and the mighty work He has performed through you. Rather, “rejoice that your name is written in heaven” and this only because of the wonderful work of your Savior.

If you feel you know much of God, you are simply a child to whom the Lord has chosen to display the marvels of His wisdom and the strength of His power. And if He chooses to use you, remember He does the choosing and the using, and from His omnipotent arm comes the power He wields in your life. Therefore, He alone is worthy of praise! Let's be sure to reflect glory where it is due.