Devotions: The Blessings of Connection

Turning to the disciples, He said privately, “Blessed are the eyes which see the things you see, for I say to you, that many prophets and kings wished to see the things which you see, and did not see them, and to hear the things which you hear, and did not hear them.”

Luke 10:23-24 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Jesus said this after sending seventy of His disciples out to minister, and they returned with reports of great miracles and authority even over demons because of His name. They had authority over everything because of His power in them. Many of the saints in the Old Testament wished to see Jesus, to see the Kingdom of God on earth, but they died before it happened. The disciples were blessed because they saw the glory and magnificence of God’s power first hand. What they saw gave them joy to overlook the minor difficulties and inconveniences of their journey. They witnessed the beginning of the over thrown kingdom of Satan in the hearts of men. They had a foretaste of the glory that was to come. The blessings and honor we receive, as sharers in the Good News of Christ, are greater than even the saints of old experienced because of what Christ has done. We have the grace and redemption of Christ! We have His power and authority! How blessed are we!!!