17 And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name. 18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. 19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. 20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
I just thought I'd post this scripture, as it is very touching to me.
In verse 17, the seventy return expressing their astonishment and joy to Jesus�that the devils had been subject to them. But in the following verse Jesus redirects their joy to Himself and to the very reason He had come�that their names and ours might be written in Heaven.
It is in this joy, that their joy and ours is made complete�
ABRAHAM�S JOY WAS IN THE COMING OF CHRIST
�Your father Abraham rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day; he saw it and was glad� (John 8:56).
DAVID�S JOY OF SALVATION
Restore to me the joy of your salvation (Psalm 51:12).
THE ETHIOPIAN EUNUCH EXPERIENCED JOY IN HIS SALVATION
When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing (Acts 8:39).
THE PHILIPPIAN JAILER�S JOY
The jailer brought them into his house and set a meal before them, and the whole family was filled with joy, because they had come to believe in God (Acts 16:34).
JOY IS TO CHARACTERIZE THE LIFE OF THE TRUE BELIEVER
You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand. A prayer of David (Psalm 16:11).
They feast on the abundance of your house; you give them drink from your river of delights (Psalm 36:8).
Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart (Psalm 37:4).
Then will I go to the altar of God, to God, my joy and my delight. I will praise you with the harp, O God, my God (Psalm 43:4).
GOD FINDS PLEASURE IN OUR SALVATION
As a young man marries a maiden, so will your sons marry you; as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so will your God rejoice over you (Isa. 62:5).
But be glad and rejoice forever in what I will create, for I will create Jerusalem to be a delight and its people a joy. I will rejoice over Jerusalem and take delight in my people; the sound of weeping and of crying will be heard in it no more (Isa. 65:18-19).
I will rejoice in doing them good and will assuredly plant them in this land with all my heart and soul (Jer. 32:41).
�The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing� (Zeph. 3:17).
ALL HEAVEN REJOICES IN MAN�S SALVATION
I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent. �Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Does she not light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, �Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.� In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents� (Luke 15:7-10).
In verse 17, the seventy return expressing their astonishment and joy to Jesus�that the devils had been subject to them. But in the following verse Jesus redirects their joy to Himself and to the very reason He had come�that their names and ours might be written in Heaven.
It is in this joy, that their joy and ours is made complete�
ABRAHAM�S JOY WAS IN THE COMING OF CHRIST
�Your father Abraham rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day; he saw it and was glad� (John 8:56).
DAVID�S JOY OF SALVATION
Restore to me the joy of your salvation (Psalm 51:12).
THE ETHIOPIAN EUNUCH EXPERIENCED JOY IN HIS SALVATION
When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing (Acts 8:39).
THE PHILIPPIAN JAILER�S JOY
The jailer brought them into his house and set a meal before them, and the whole family was filled with joy, because they had come to believe in God (Acts 16:34).
JOY IS TO CHARACTERIZE THE LIFE OF THE TRUE BELIEVER
You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand. A prayer of David (Psalm 16:11).
They feast on the abundance of your house; you give them drink from your river of delights (Psalm 36:8).
Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart (Psalm 37:4).
Then will I go to the altar of God, to God, my joy and my delight. I will praise you with the harp, O God, my God (Psalm 43:4).
GOD FINDS PLEASURE IN OUR SALVATION
As a young man marries a maiden, so will your sons marry you; as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so will your God rejoice over you (Isa. 62:5).
But be glad and rejoice forever in what I will create, for I will create Jerusalem to be a delight and its people a joy. I will rejoice over Jerusalem and take delight in my people; the sound of weeping and of crying will be heard in it no more (Isa. 65:18-19).
I will rejoice in doing them good and will assuredly plant them in this land with all my heart and soul (Jer. 32:41).
�The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing� (Zeph. 3:17).
ALL HEAVEN REJOICES IN MAN�S SALVATION
I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent. �Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Does she not light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, �Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.� In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents� (Luke 15:7-10).
