By what authority do you act? Do you know the authority by which others act? What or who is the highest authority? Do you view authority from a human perspective? Have you attempted to view authority from God’s perspective?
We are granted authority from higher authorities. While working our jobs, we may be given authority over a small team or over a large department. We may climb the corporate ladder to the point of having authority over the entire company.
When Jesus came to earth, He came with authority. It was not just any authority. It was the authority to cast out demons, perform miraculous healing, and even raise people from the dead. Where did His authority come from? It came from the Father who put the entire plan in motion.
Notice, Jesus starts His answer to the questions of those around Him by stating they knew where He came from. But both He and they were talking about His earthly upbringing, Nazareth. Then Jesus switches to His heavenly mission given to Him by the Father. He states they do not know the Father, but Jesus knows the Father. Why would He say that? Because if they knew the Father, they would know Him.
Jesus has been given all authority by the Father. To know Jesus is to know the Father. To know the Father is to know Jesus. Knowing the Father sent Jesus and Jesus willingly came to be our Savior is the beginning of wisdom. Will we seek to truly know the Father and the Son? It is by getting to know they that we live the promised life of abundance.
I pray we all seek to know the Father and the Son. I pray we know that Jesus was both sent and came willingly. I pray each one of us know and accept Jesus as our Savior. Jesus has all authority. The Father sent the Son. The Son came willingly. Accept Jesus as your Savior. Seek to know the Father and the Son.
John 7:28-29 Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple courts, cried out, “Yes, you know me, and you know where I am from. I am not here on my own authority, but he who sent me is true. You do not know him, but I know him because I am from him and he sent me.”
Marty Pressey 