The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work.
Authority is a funny thing. Often we like to have it. We imagine that with authority comes respect and obedience only … it doesn’t.
Bosses don’t get the respect and obedience they would like. Parent complain that their kids don’t do what they are told to do. Teachers wish their students would pay attention. Kids get mad at their pets when they chew up kid toys instead of pet toys.
To speak with authority is to have authority. Oddly, Jesus doesn’t even claim to have authority of his own. He points to the Father, living in him as the source of his authority. This is where we get back to the oneness of God and Jesus. They are inseparable. They are one. God speaks and Jesus moves his lips. Oneness.
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