Understanding Authority
Nov/17/2008 03:40 PM
During
worship Sunday morning I asked God to give me a
word of encouragement before I went up to preach.
Matthew 8:9 came to my mind, so I looked it up.
This is what it says "For I myself am a man under
authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this
one,"Go,' and he goes; and that one, 'come,' and he
comes. I say to my servant, 'Do this,'and he does
it." To understand this verse you must know the
context it's in. Ok the story is of a Centurion
(like a General in the Army) who has a servant that
is paralyzed and in terrible suffering. So this
centurion goes to Jesus to see if he would heal his
servant. Jesus agreed to go and heal him. The
centurion tells Jesus that he does not deserve to
have Him come to his home but believes that Jesus
can say the word and his servant would be healed.
The centurion believes this because of his
understanding of authority. He knows that Jesus is
a man of great authority and because of that
authority he has the power to make this happen. So
long story short the peace I received from this is
the fact that I am a man under the authority of
Jesus so it was more up to him to make something
happen in the hearts of those in the room. So what
authority do you have to move in power in your
school or home? If it is not the power of Christ
you are trusting in something that is limited to
you. Maybe your trying to operate without the
authority of Christ and missing out on all the
awesome things God wants to accomplish in you under
His authority. I heard it said like this "you will
never be over what God has put under you until you
are under what God has put over you." Just for
kicks read Romans 13. Let me know what you
think.
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Scripture in Action
Nov/14/2008 09:17 PM
Here's a
thought I had last night when reading Matthew 6:18
"...and your father who sees what is done in
secret, will reward you!" What are you doing just
for the Lord and not just to get credit from
someone. Almost everything good we do is for our
benefit. Meaning: so someone will think we are a
super Christian. Now this scripture is talking
about when you fast but I think God is speaking to
the heart of truly loving Him. So here is my
challenge to myself and to you. Do ten God/good
things that no one will ever know about. Scripture
in action is God's plan for the Bible. Reading and
doing. So do it and comment back
anonymously.
Preaching this Sunday!
Nov/14/2008 09:11 PM
Don't forget
to come out this Sunday (11/16/08) to hear me speak
at our two services! I need the support!
Give me a shout out on the comments and let me
know how I did..!