Luke 10:13-20: A sense of proportion.(please click for passage)

‘Knowing what we know, what will we do?’ Stephen Garber.

Knowledge brings responsibility.

As we saw yesterday it is a serious matter to reject Jesus. The greater the privilege, the greater the responsibility; with the entrance of light there goes the requirement to do something about it. In the Old Testament you can read about judgment falling on the cities of Tyre and Sidon. Jesus, being God, emphatically knew that those cities would have turned from their sin to the Lord if they had seen the things witnessed in Chorazin and Bethsaida; (see also verse 12).

So, this passage says,’the greater the light the greater the responsibility.’

But it also says, I believe, the more powerful and spectacular the ministry, the more important it is to maintain a proper perspective. On this mission, the ‘seventy-two’ exercised great authority. Mighty victories were won over the evil one. But Jesus said, ‘Remember what is truly important.’ So following all your excursions in Christian ministry, whatever form these may take, return (17) to the feet of Jesus – the One who sent you out- and regain a sense of proportion. What matters most is that you belong to God, and you will see His Face, and will move in ( or rather be moved in) to His house for all eternity. Preachers especially, but not exclusively, need to keep their feet on the ground.

Prayer: Father let me never lose the true joy of my salvation.