God's Glory Church

“Rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” — Luke 10:20

We have known Ka for more than a year. He came to our weekly small group meetings where we shared what we had learned from the Bible over the past few days. Once, during another meeting, Ka remembered that he had participated in the Olympic Games. The mention was accidental and went almost unnoticed. Almost… Soon I found out that he was competing for a bronze medal at the Olympics! I couldn’t understand how he hadn’t mentioned it before. But our new friend looked at life that way. Although sports played an important role for him, there were things that he considered much more important: family, environment and, most importantly, faith.

One of the events described in the Gospel of Luke shows what should be the main thing for all of us. Seventy disciples, whom Jesus sent to proclaim the Kingdom of God, returned from their missionary journey and joyfully announced: “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your Name” (Lk. 10:17). However, Jesus, while admitting that he had given them special authority, also said that they did not have their priorities quite right. They should have been much more pleased that their names were “written in heaven” (v. 20).

Whatever abilities God has given us and whatever we have achieved, the main reason for our joy should be eternal salvation! If we believed in Christ, then our names are also written in the book of life, and the Lord promised us His constant presence during our earthly life.

What secondary focus might you be focusing on? How can you shift your focus to an eternal perspective?

Heavenly Father, thank you for writing my name in heaven. I am glad that I know You.

Author: Kirsten Holmberg