Key 3: Trust and Obey.
We need to have a childlike faith as we follow what the Lord has for us. We need to always be open to what the Lord has to teach us. One can never have "arrived" at the peak of Godly knowledge and wisdom. Once someone thinks they have reached that point, they are actually moving away from that close fellowship with the Lord. Daily we are to remind ourselves and pray that God will reveal new and fresh things to us as we strive to grow closer to Him!
Key 4: Remember It's All about Jesus!
When we're looking at the seventy in verses 17-20, we see that they have a great report for Jesus, as they've come back and were excited that even the demons must submit to them in His name. Jesus does not correct them, but he cautions them. They know that they have been given authority, but they should rejoice that their names are written in Heaven. We have to always keep our hearts on guard. If we are doing things in Jesus name we need to always give Him the glory, or else we feel like we can depend on our own abilities.
Instructions for Our Mission
As Chad mentioned yesterday, we need constant communion with Jesus. We need to spend time with Him or we can easily lose our close relationship with Him. We need to live a lifestyle of worship. Jesus has given us many instructions, as He did with the seventy in order to live in close communion with Him as well as in close relationship with others around us.
The verse that says it all is "'Love the Lord you God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind' and 'Love your neighbor as yourself'" Luke 10:27
If you love the Lord with all your heart, you will obey His commands, and will live a life of Worship!
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