Reason to Rejoice

Luke 10:19-20

“Look, I have given you the authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy; nothing will ever harm you. However, don’t rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

Jesus gave the Seventy authority over the enemy, but that was not the reason they should rejoice. They should rejoice because their names were written in heaven. More important than their authority over demons was the fact that they were God’s children. As His children, they were also heirs to His promises.

As God’s children, we are dearly loved. Satan wants us to forget that fact because if we believe God doesn’t care or is mad at us, we give the enemy advantage because we doubt. We should rejoice in knowing for certain the Father loves us as His very own and that we have a beautiful inheritance in Christ. When we are convinced of our position with the Father, the Devil cannot take any ground from us. 

If you are going through a struggle or the world seems to be coming against you, rejoice in the fact that your name is written in heaven. You are God’s beloved child through the blood of Jesus Christ, and no one can take that away! God loves you as His child, and you have a beautiful inheritance! Know for certain that God is for you and not against you, and the Devil will have to flee because he can’t stop you from moving forward in your destiny. Your identity in Christ – the fact that you belong to God as His child – will bring you victory every time you face doubt. Know who you are in Christ; you are His, and this is reason to rejoice!

Have a blessed day!