It must have been an incredible feeling. The disciples went out and everything we better than planned. They conquered, healed and preached with amazing success. How exciting to go back to Jesus and report that you did your best and everything went better than you expected. It must have been a great feeling.
Then Jesus turned everything upside down -- as usual. "Don't rejoice in your success but rejoice in that your name is written in heaven." Joy should come not from winning, having a good day or a great experience. Joy should come from a place much deeper than that. Joy should come from that which is unshakable, unchangeable. And so Jesus told them to make sure their joy was based upon God knowing their names. Nothing more, nothing less. Joy stems from knowing that God knows me.
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