FAITH CAPSULE: To be questioning Authority (Jesus) where He gets His authority is an absolute lack of knowledge.

Matthew 8:1-13, Matthew 21:1-17

Jesus is Lord! Honor belongs to Him, glory belongs to Him. Above all, POWER belongs to Him.
It is written, “God has spoken once, twice I have heard this: That power belongs to God.” (Psalm 62:11) It is safe to say that to whom power belongs to is the one with undeniable authority. All authority has been given to Jesus. Jesus confirmed that all authority has been given to Him. Matthew 28:18, After His resurrection, He appeared to His disciples and made known to them stating, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.”  Authority is power. The power that belongs to Jesus is the power over all creation; it is the power to heal and to deliver; it is the power in His word and the authority which no man can deny.

The authority to cleanse all that is due for cleaning so that God may reign and rule in our life belongs to Jesus. The bible recorded how He went to clean the temple at a point in His ministry. Jesus overturned the tables of the money changers and He drove those that were buying and selling out. Jesus was able to clean the temple by driving out all the irrelevancies and He left. Matthew 21:23 stated, “Now when He came into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people confronted Him as He was teaching, and  said, ‘By what authority are You doing these things? And who gave You this authority?’”  The priests and the elders realized there was authority in place which could not be denied from delivering His agenda.
Jesus Christ is the Authority. However, to be questioning Authority (Jesus) where He gets His authority from is an absolute lack of knowledge.

Are you questioning His authority too? While Jesus was here on earth the chief priests constantly questioned His authority. The Bible testified that, “He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes” (Matthew 7:29) Despite the fact that His teachings were with authority they could not recognize Jesus as the Authority. Today so many are still questioning His authority. Inside and outside of the Church, His authority is being constantly questioned. Are you questioning His authority too?
The word of God says, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.” (Deuteronomy 6:5) Are you seeking God at your convenience or are you seeking with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength? A failure not to love God with all our heart, with all our soul, and with all our strength is an evidence of questioning His authority.

Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace that His authority will reign and rule your life all the days of your life.