Rejoice In Where Your Name Is Written.

    The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!” And he said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
(Luke 10:17-20 ESV)

Jesus had sent out seventy-two of His disciples to proclaim the Kingdom of God and to perform these amazing signs. He sent these people out to be witnesses and to share their faith in who Jesus was. When these people came back, however, they were focused on the wrong things. They came back exclaiming over the fact that demons listened to them instead of over how many souls God had saved.

I love what Jesus says to them. He tells them that He saw Satan fall and that He gave them all their power.  He basically says, "look, all this power is great but it's not what matters most. Besides I'm the one who gave you this power and it's really not what you should be excited about. Instead, be excited that you are saved." That is powerful. Jesus tells us here that signs and wonders aren't nearly as amazing as a soul getting saved. What matters most to Jesus is people's salvation. I wonder what matters most to us?