Who Has Authority In Your Life?
Do You Know Who I Am?
When Christian Herter was governor of Massachusetts, he was running hard for a second term in office. One day, after a busy morning chasing votes (and no lunch) he arrived at a church barbecue. It was late afternoon and Herter was famished. As Herter moved down the serving line, he held out his plate to the woman serving chicken. She put a piece on his plate and turned to the next person in line.
"Excuse me", Governor Herter said, "Do you mind if I have another piece of chicken?". "Sorry", the woman told him. "I'm supposed to give one piece of chicken to each person". "I'm starved" the governor said. "Sorry" the woman said again. "Only one to a customer.". Governor Herter was a modest and unassuming man, but he decided that this time he would throw a little weight around. "Do you know who I am?" he said. "I am the governor of this state.".
"Do you know who I am?"; the woman said. "I'm the lady in charge of the chicken. Move along, mister.".
What is authority? Authority is the right and the power to act. At some point in your life you have challenged/rebelled against the authority that was placed over you. Example: Speeding, disobeying parents, not following directions in the classroom, not obeying work rules….
Who has authority in your life?
We all grow up and live under authority. That authority could be parents, teachers, police, employer and politicians. It is my prayer that everyone would come to know that Jesus Christ has all authority over us and all of creation!
In the Matthew 21:23 the religious leaders of that day questioned Jesus’ authority. “When He entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to Him while He was teaching, and said, "By what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?".
Why did they question His authority? We are born with a desire to be selfish. We all authority, we want to be the boss of our lives.
It is apparent that Jesus has power and authority.
He healed the sick, He cast out demons, He raised people from the dead, He taught and preached with clarity and authority. Most importantly, He shed His bloold on the cross, died and was resurrected on the 3 rd day!! He paid for our sins. The Bible proclaims in 1 Corinthians 6:20 For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body. The religious leaders of that day knew the answer, but refused to acknowledge Jesus is Lord and has all authority.
The question for each one of us:
Who has authority in your life?
Bro. Mark
