It’s time for your Wednesday morning daily devotional. After the seventy disciples went throughout Judea to prepare the way for Jesus’ ministry, He empowered this group by giving them authority over all the evil forces that would come against them. In today’s daily devotional, you have nothing to fear. The enemy is defeated, and you walk in victory.
Written in Heaven
In Luke 10:20, when the disciples returned from ministering in the towns Jesus had sent them, they rejoiced that devils were subject to them. However, Jesus corrected them. Rather than rejoice over demons’ subjectivity, Jesus admonished them to rejoice that their names were written in heaven.
It’s easy to get caught up in negativity around you. The enemy wants you to be more focused on him and what he’s doing than on the kingdom of God. But why focus on a defeated foe under your feet? In your daily devotional, don’t give “place to the devil,” except to rebuke him in Jesus’ name.
Power of God
Jesus grants His disciples authority by declaring, “nothing shall by any means hurt you.” Among the definitions of nothing are “diddley” and “zilch.” In other words, nothing from the enemy’s camp is greater than the power of God within you. Don’t waste time thinking of evil things. Paul says in Philippians 4:8 to think on things that are true, honest, just, pure, lovely, and of a good report.
In verse 21, Jesus rejoices that God has chosen the humble and childlike in faith rather than the wise of this world to reveal His truths. In this daily devotional, when you think about the enemy’s works, you’ll be stressed, but when you think of God’s goodness, you’ll rejoice.
Unique Relationship
In verse 22, Jesus proclaims that the Father has given Him all things, revealing the unique relationship between Jesus and the Father. Jesus has divine power and authority. As part of the Godhead, He is one with the Father. Because of His exclusive position, Jesus reveals the Father to you.
Then Jesus took His disciples aside privately and declared, “Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see.” The disciples were privileged to receive revelatory knowledge of God. Not all men receive this honor, for “the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.” In your daily devotional, your natural man can’t receive or know the things of God because they are spiritually discerned.
Access to Spiritual Knowledge
Jesus exclaims, “For I tell you, many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.” As Jesus’ disciples, they had access to spiritual knowledge that many great men before them desired.
Prophets like Isaiah, Elijah, Elisha, and Daniel, powerful in their day, didn’t walk with the Son of God or have Him reveal the Father to them. In this daily devotional, rejoice in how privileged you are as a believer, with Jesus abiding not just with you but in you. And you have the Holy Spirit, your Comforter, Helper, and Guide, who leads you into all truth.
Rejoice that You Have Authority
In Wednesday’s daily devotional, Hebrews 1:1 tells us God spoke “in times past” to the fathers by the prophets. However, verse 2 reveals that in these last days, He speaks to us by His Son. You are part of the generation that walks and talks with Christ. In today’s daily devotional, Jesus has given you power over evil forces that come against you. Rejoice that you have His authority.
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