LUKE CHAPTER 10 (PART 2): THE THANKSGIVING BLESSING

I have to divide
Luke Chapter 10 into 3;
because really…
when Jesus is about to give
a thanksgiving blessing,
I am certainly not going to rush past Him!
 
I ended Part One of Luke Chapter 10,
with verse 20;
the verse that comes right before
Jesus gives His prayerful blessing. 
 
In the poem I wrote yesterday,
Jesus told his disciples to take heart and rejoice  
not because they could cast out demons,
but because
“their names are registered in Heaven.”
 
I was so perplexed
when I read these words,
because Holy Spirit totally revealed 
the reason for the census.
 
God is perfect, in every way!
He keeps an accurate account
of every human
who belongs to Him,
and the Kingdom of Heaven.
 
Can you imagine? 
Your name being written
into the Census of God’s Kingdom.

He said to his disciples,
“Rejoice BECAUSE you are registered in Heaven.”
 
Isn’t that the most beautiful thing
you have ever heard?
The Highway to Heaven had been incurred.
 
72 disciples,
marching in pairs;
following instructions,
given by the Lord.

The feet of Jesus,
marching straight ahead;
obedient sheep,
following the voice of their Shepherd.

Walking cautiously,
as lambs among wolves;
keeping in step
with Jesus’s marching orders.

Blessing homes,
and listening to the Will of God,
who would tell them when to stay,
and when to shake the dust from their feet,
and move on ahead.

Teaching open hearts
about the Kingdom of God;
declaring the Good News
to all who respond.

Casting out demons,
and breaking strongholds;
then turning around
and going back to the Lord.

Wow! 
I can hear their marching feet,
systematic, and in sync.

This is amazing to me!
Disciples of Jesus
carrying out
Kingdom citizenship duties.

How lovely is the Lord?
Holy Spirit wisdom is to be adored!
 
True disciples
don’t stop to debate,
They simply focus
on the perfecter of their faith!

They walk among
the scorpions and snakes,
as they walk within 
the Lord’s sacred space.
 
This is the prayer
that Jesus gave
when his disciples
returned back to him.

I pray it will touch you,
the way it touched me, 
a faith-filled believer 
who has been given spiritual eyes to see.

At that time Jesus,
full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, 
“I praise you, Father,
Lord of heaven and earth,
because you have hidden these things
from the wise and learned,
and revealed them to little children. 
Yes, Father,
for this is what you were pleased to do."

“All things have been committed to me
by my Father. 
No one knows who the Son is
except the Father,
and no one knows who the Father is
except the Son
and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”


Then he turned to his disciples
and said privately, 
“Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. 
For I tell you that many prophets and kings
wanted to see what you see
but did not see it,
and to hear what you hear
but did not hear it.”
Luke 10:21-24


Thank you Lord
for praying this blessing over your disciples;
and thank you for praying this blessing over me.