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“Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven” (Luke 10:20).
To be assured of one’s name written in heaven should cause joy always to any person. Their name gets written there when they repent of their sin and believe in Christ Jesus as their Saviour and Lord.
Salvation thus becomes the launching pad for an unstoppable life of righteousness, freedom, victory, beauty, and glory.
If the Lord Jesus Christ Himself was joyous that people, who were as humble, obedient, and dependent like children could be saved (Lk 10:21) then all who are saved also ought to be joyous always.
What is as peaceful and re-assuring in life as knowing that one is saved, placed in God through Christ Jesus, enjoys perfect protection in Christ, and has passed from death to life? Jesus said with emphasis that, if anyone kept His Word, they would never see death” (John 8:51).
He has triumphed over death, so His life in any person makes them death-proof. Therefore, whether they are on earth here or have exited the earth, they are alive in him. That is why Christians cannot be anything but joyful always. They live forever in Christ!
Let none be wise in their own eyes, but make Jesus their wisdom, for those who think they are wise become proud, so cannot receive true wisdom from Him. It is written, “God opposes the proud and gives more grace to the humble” (James 4:6).
Accordingly, any person, who exalts themselves, shall surely be brought down by the Lord (Luke 14:11), for He, who is up there, is the only One who can bring anyone up.
Any person who gets saved in Christ and gets their name written in heaven, should rejoice in the Lord always for the grace to turn them from a life of sin to that of righteousness; death to life.
PRAYER: Father, thank you for freely giving eternal life to sinners who believe in Jesus Christ as their Saviour and Lord. May they rejoice always for the priceless gift that grants them entry into heaven. Amen.
By Robett K. Asante
