Luke 10:17-20 And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject to us through your name.… This mission and re-assembly representative for all time. This is the order of all real Christian movements and missions — from Christ to Christ. I. THE DISCIPLES' REPORT. We see them — 1. Acting under a sense of responsibility. 2. Conscious of Christ's continued presence and power with them. The only universal guarantee of success. 3. Taking note only of secondary and superficial circumstances of success. A false guage. How careful we should be in our estimates of Christian work! II. THE MASTER'S RECEPTION OF IT. He awaits them with — 1. An interpretation: "I was beholding." Whilst they laboured He was watching and praying. He saw Satan's downthrow. He encouraged them, and all who should follow them, to take deeper and higher views of their work. 2. A promise. 3. A caution. The true source of satisfaction is acceptance with God, and conscious communion with Him. (St. John A. Frere, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.WEB: The seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!" |
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