THE ECSTATIC JOY OF EFFECTIVENESS (Luke 10:17-20)
Though we see Him celebrate their victories, we also see Him teach them to base their joy on something far more reliable than accomplishments and abilities. He wants us to understand that the greatest cause we have for joy is not what we do but who we are. We are children of the eternal El Elyon. Our names are recorded in heaven.
In verse 17, the word for the joy of the disciples is chara, meaning essentially what you’d assume: “rejoicing” and “gladness.” The word switches in verse 21 to a far more intense original word. The word for Jesus’ joy is agalliao, meaning “to exult, leap for joy, to show one’s joy by leaping and skipping, denoting excessive or ecstatic joy and delight.” In the Septuagint of the Psalms, it was “often spoken of rejoicing with song and dance.”
Possibly, but the essence of the word agalliao is when chara gets physical! You may apply it either way, but I prefer to jump up and down with Jesus. With all my heart, I believe Christ Jesus was and is demonstrative.
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