Have you ever been around someone who takes their position of responsibility too far? Who goes beyond the authority designated? They act as if they are the owner of an establishment but they are really not. They are the ones that talk bad about those whom have higher authority parading around showing off how important they think they are when in fact they are just jealous.
The Pharisees were just like that, they tried to walk in authority that God never gave. They followed Jesus looking for opportunities to criticize Him, to discredit Him, to get others to turn against Him.
People want to have authority but they want it there own way. To rise in authority it takes hard work, discipline, proper training, gifting, but bottom line it is who you know. God only gives authority to those who truly know Him. Nobody gives important responsibilities to someone they don't know. The more we know God the great authority we will walk in.
People can see through us, they can tell if we are who we say we are. For we are judged by what our life produces, if we are fruitful. If we have what people want they will seek our services, we don't have to try to convince them of anything.
We see how much people believed in Jesus by the story of the paralyzed man on a sleeping mat, who when they couldn't get to Jesus because of the crowd, went up to the roof, took off the tiles, and lowered him down by rope. We see then Jesus did not just heal him he dealt with his greater need He said his sins were forgiven. Those in authority can speak things to others that others cannot say or if they do it will not be received.
There are plenty of pretenders out there like the Pharisees who create their own authority but true authority is delegated by God. Our authority may be questioned but when God's hand print is on our work, enough said. When our life declares what only God can do then those who question us will be unheard.
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