David Jeremiah Devotional 6 April 2022 Turning Point || Caution in Success

DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR THE DAY WEDNESDAY 6TH APRIL 2022 – Read today’s Turning Point daily devotional of today Wednesday 6 April 2022 titled Caution in Success written by Dr David Jeremiah.

| Turning Point Daily Devotional by David Jeremiah |

TOPIC: CAUTION IN SUCCESS

David Jeremiah Devotional 6/4/2022 Turning Point || Key Bible Verse

Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven. – Luke 10:20

Recommended Reading: Luke 10:17-20

Jewish leadership often involved the number seventy. Seventy members of Jacob’s family went down to Egypt (Exodus 1:5). Moses appointed seventy elders to lead Israel (Exodus 24:9). Seventy men were anointed with the Holy Spirit to govern Israel in the wilderness (Numbers 11:25). And the Jewish ruling council—the Sanhedrin—was made up of seventy men.

It’s not surprising, then, that Jesus chose seventy disciples to train in the ministry, sending them out two by two. They had great success and returned to the Lord exuberant about all they had seen and done, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us” (Luke 10:17).

Jesus cautioned them against being too excited about their visible results. Sometimes we don’t see immediate fruitfulness or sudden results from our work. We’re to labor both in season and out of season (2 Timothy 4:2). If we’re too excited when things go well, we may become discouraged when they don’t.

But here is something in which we can always rejoice: Our names are written in heaven!