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SatSaturdayAugAugust20th2011

Colossians 3:17

Posted Saturday, August 20 2011 @ 5 AM byJohn Mollet Tagged Authority Colossians Power Prayer 0 comments Add comment

Colossians 3:17

"…do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus..."

One of the more difficult jobs of a pastor is making hospital visits. If I walk into the room by myself, all I have to offer is my sterling personality (which I think you will agree is limited at best). But if I spend time in prayer before making a visit, asking the Lord to go with me and make his presence flow through me, how much more do I have to offer!?

There have been times when a person has said to me, "John, remember when you visited me in the hospital and you said _____? Your words helped me make it through that horrible time." And, to tell you the truth, I don’t remember saying that at all. I know that was a moment God worked through me and maybe even in spite of me. That is what I believe Paul means when he writes, "…do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus…"

ThuThursdayAugAugust18th2011

Mark 1:21-27

Posted Thursday, August 18 2011 @ 5 AM byJohn Mollet Tagged Authority Faith Mark 0 comments Add comment

Mark 1:21-27

“I know who you are, the Holy One of God.”

These are the words of the demon living in the man with the unclean spirit. The demon might have known who Jesus was, but he didn’t believe in him. The demon gave authority in its life to the evil forces of the world. It is one thing to call Jesus “the Holy One of God”; it is another to live and act as one who believes he is “the Holy One of God.” Look at the story in Mark 8:27-38. Peter, like the demon, knew the right words to say, but he didn’t truly believe.

WedWednesdayAugAugust17th2011

John 1:1-14

Posted Wednesday, August 17 2011 @ 5 AM byJohn Mollet Tagged Authority John Power 1 comments Add comment

John 1:1-14

“…to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God…”

“…power to become children of God.” That is an interesting phrase. Even if we believe we are created by God, it is those who receive him and believe in him that have the power to become his children. Being a parent or a child has less to do with biology than it does with choice. God has decided to be our father. Will you decide to be God’s child?

TueTuesdayAugAugust16th2011

Matthew 21:23-27

Posted Tuesday, August 16 2011 @ 5 AM byJohn Mollet Tagged Authority Matthew Relationship 1 comments Add comment

Matthew 21:23-27

“By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?”

Authority is given, not owned. A person has authority because others bestow it on them, not because they proclaim it about themselves. Think of what has gone on recently in Egypt and Libya. The leaders of those countries rely on the authority given them by the people. They may have thought of it as divine right or due to having control of the military, but in the end, those who were willing to be ruled by them gave them their authority.

So it is with the authority of Jesus. In yesterday’s reading, Jesus says he has been given authority in heaven and earth. God (Heaven) gave Jesus authority to do God’s work, but we (Earth) must give him authority over our lives.

What gives Jesus “authority” for you? Is it because of his miracles or the prophesies about the coming messiah or his resurrection? For me, it comes out of my continuing relationship with him. I find I must give Jesus authority on a regular basis.

MonMondayAugAugust15th2011

Matthew 28:18-19

Posted Monday, August 15 2011 @ 5 AM byJohn Mollet Tagged Authority Matthew Sharing Faith 1 comments Add comment

“And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and earth has been given to me…”

This scripture follows the story of the resurrection and the religious establishment's attempt to cover it up. The chief priests were doing everything they could to keep those who experienced the resurrection to say nothing about it. Jesus was telling them to teach the people of all the nations what he had commanded.

We live in a world where that same option is given to us: stay quiet about our faith or to share it with those around us. To whom do you give authority? To those who say we should keep it quiet or the one who tells us to share it with the world?

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