The Authority Of Grace

"By what authority do you do these things?"

This question was asked of Jesus and it was recorded in three of the Gospels (Matt 21, Mark 11 and Luke 20). Jesus was healing, forgiving and cursing an occassional fig tree. He pointed to John the Baptist and asked them who they thought gave him his authority and they just couldn't answer for political reasons but John's ministry was changing lives and preparing people for Jesus' ministry.

People might say, 'All this grace you give and talk about. By whose authority do you give it? Who are you to say what you do.' but liberators liberate because God raises them up. They make room for healing blessing and they curse a fig tree that has no fruit here and there also so that the structure will wither up.

Grace, unmerited favor based on what God did on the cross, gives people authority. It imparts authority to people that seem unworthy of it. Be that person no matter who says, 'Aren't you going a bit overboard with that?'

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