Authority

What does it mean to have authority?

What difference between 2 persons who do the same thing, one with authority, one without.

Let's all take a look at Jesus,

²⁴ “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. ²⁵ The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. ²⁶ But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. ²⁷ The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”

²⁸ When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, ²⁹ because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law.

People preached; Jesus and pharisees both preached the same teaching. But there is difference in the teaching because one of them had the authority to do so. 

We can do a whole lot of things in out life. We can read the bible and do all our stuff. But if we do not do with God's AUTHORITY, then what authority are we performing it on? Authority is a very powerful word. Authority can do a whole lot of things and do it well.

Imagine if you are an person who is very good in war tactics. Now imagine you are a general in the army, then you would be able to use the authority vested to apply your knowledge. However, if you are just some Tom, Dick and Harry, then you would not be able to make a difference, even if you told some general about your plans it would just be a suggestion. Suggestion.

Words without authority is a suggestion but words with authority is a command. 

When Jesus teaches He taught with authority and that is the reason people were amazed, because he was responsible for the word and he was put in a position to teach. But authority comes with a price. The price is working hard at it. To be come an army general you have to work hard at soldiering skills. To be come a teacher you need to go through NIE. To be come a Prof you need to take PHD and get professorship. To be come God's servants we need to take obey him and gain his trust. 

The question is do we have Godly authority vested upon us?