"'Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.' And He said to them, 'I was watching Satan fall from heaven like lightning. Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will injure you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are recorded in heaven.'" v. 17-20
The cats dragged in a huge ugly lizard (actually a salamander; even worse) - still moving - into the kitchen today! LOL...interesting since I was reading about serpents and scorpions! I find these creatures terrifying. How much more afraid should I be of any attempt Satan might have to get a hold on me; but I have power in Jesus name to keep him at bay. At the end of these verses, Jesus warns against taking pride in the power God had given them.
Only Luke records Jesus' witness to Satan being cast out of heaven. Interesting, the scene of Lucifer being cast out and taking 1/3 of the angels with him is not recorded in Genesis like I assumed it was - to me it would make sense to include the story with the chronological order of things. The story is only alluded to in these verses: Luke 10:18, Rev. 12:8-10, Gen. 3: 13-14, Ez 28:12-17 and a Psalm. The actual image of the story is more like a mythological occurrence like Zeus and such. Do you know any more about this?
"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.'" v. 23-24
Am I hearing and seeing? I believe so...I know people that I can witness to and show to the Light but continually refuse to look, to see, to hear.
The end of the chapter we see Mary and Martha again. Martha is being busy with housework and Mary is sitting at Jesus' feet. I wanted to mention here - I just learned this - that this was the house where Lazarus lived, Jesus' friend. Sort of gave new meaning to this story.
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