Good Morning!

Listen carefully: I have given you authority [that you now possess] to tread on serpents and scorpions, and [the ability to exercise authority] over all the power of the enemy (Satan); and nothing will [in any way] harm you. Nevertheless do not rejoice at this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are recorded in heaven.  -Luke 10:19-20

This statement made by Jesus is still true for us today, that through Jesus we have the power over the enemy, the ability to exercise authority over the enemy. The enemy will try everything he can to convince us otherwise and even to freak us out about it but instead of focusing on him and what he is doing we need to lean into Jesus and put our eyes and focus on Him and through that is where the enemy will lose power. I think that is what Jesus is trying to point out in the next verse, that we need to be aware of the power we have but we need to focus on Jesus and rejoice in the fact that our names are recorded in heaven. We should always focus upwards towards Him. How is the enemy distracting us today from the greatness God has for us?

“The enemy’s power is nothing compared to the promises of God.”  -Lysa Terkeurst

“What is the use of being famous on Earth when Heaven doesn’t know your name?”  -Billy Graham

Dad Joke of the Day:

Did you hear the one about the guy with the broken hearing aid?

Neither did he.

Have a great Wednesday!