Title: The Life God Wants
Content Title: The Life God Wants
Bible: Luke 10:20-24
Verse 21 says, “I thank you for the manifestation to the little children, yes, it is the will of the Father.” If the Lord says 'It is right', it is right. He said, 'This is the will of the Father.' It means that it is the will of God, that is, life, for our members to live like this. There is a life God wants for each of us. The life I want and the life I want for you may be different. However, even though our believers have different lives, there is a life that God wants in common.
First: Have a life of joy through eternal life.
“But do not rejoice that the demons submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven” (verse 20). The apostle Paul said in Philippians 4:4, “Rejoice in the Lord always, I say again, rejoice.” These words were written by Paul to the members of the Philippian church when he was imprisoned in Rome. How would Paul rejoice in prison? Because Paul looked to the eternal world, he did not weep or laugh over temporal and worldly things. That is why, even in prison, he always remembered that he had been saved by becoming a child of God and always rejoiced.
To say that your names are written in heaven means that they are written in the genealogy of God. That is, they became sons and daughters of God. It means that you have become God's people and become heirs of heaven.
Second: Live with gratitude.
“At this time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “Father, Lord of heaven and earth, we thank you for hiding these things from the wise and prudent and revealing them to little children.
God wants us to always live with gratitude. How happy would a mother be if her children made delicious meals with or without side dishes with sincerity, treated the table prepared by their mothers, and said, "Thank you, Mother" even after eating "Thank you, Mother"? It was prepared with great care, so why don't you argue with rice? Do you know how upset your mother is? This is the life God wants for our members to be thankful at home, to be thankful for church and to live a faith life, and to be thankful even when we go to work.
Third: Live by looking at Jesus.
“He turned to his disciples and said to them in silence, Blessed are the eyes that see what you see” (verse 23). Who are the seventies looking at now? You are looking at Jesus. It says that 'eyes that see what you see', that is, Jesus who sees the seventy, blessed are those who see Jesus. Those who cannot see Jesus are very unfortunate. Those who have everything in the world and cannot see Jesus are absolutely unhappy. Those who live with Jesus, see and experience Jesus, and work with Jesus are the most blessed.