Seventy people were sent out in many directions to tell the people of the
Lord Jesus. They had blessed meetings. They came back filled with joy.
They told Jesus that they had found even devils who had to obey their
words when they spoke in his name. Jesus told them that he had long known
that Satan would be subject to him. Also he promised them that nothing
should hurt them in their work, neither that serpent Satan, nor any of
his helpers. But he reminded them, that though they had such great power
given them, there was something better than that for them to rejoice
over forever: that their names were written in heaven. Then Jesus, with
great joy in his heart, thanked God that he had hidden many things from
the worldly-wise and the selfishly prudent, and had made them known to
the humble-hearted who were willing to be like little children and learn
of him. He reminded his disciples that no man knew about the mysteries
of God, but that all things were delivered to him, and that no one could
understand the Father unless he made him plain to their hearts. And he
said to those disciples aside, “Blessed are the eyes which see the things
that you see; many prophets and kings desired to see them, but were not
permitted.”
[Illustration: AND WHEN YE COME INTO AN HOUSE, SALUTE IT.—Matt. x. 12.]