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What Greater Honor?

July 24, 2007 at 9:05 pm | In Awake My Heart, Bible, Serving the Lord |

But rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven. ~ Luke 10:20

Note: Today’s devotion is for July 12.

“Those first evangelists must have marveled again and again at the ‘mighty works’ which Jesus wrought; but even greater must have been their wonder when they found themselves doing the same exploits - cleansing lepers, curing paralytics, straightening cripples, healing diseases, and expelling demons.”

But not all of us are granted such gifts. That’s where Luke 10:20 comes in. Here are the implications:

First, they are corrective - to those of outstanding powers and gifts. In truth, such gifts are of little comparison to the eternal privileges granted to even the humblest of Christ’s people.

Second, they are consolation to the untalented. The Lord’s love to us individually is never to be measured solely by the natural or spiritual gifts which He here assigns to us.

Third, they are incentive to His people. All names are written merely in the earth for a time - but the names written in heaven are forever.

Today I prayer that you and I will take comfort in His words. May they strengthen us when we are weak. May they guide us when we are weaker.