Matt 8:9 "For I, too, am a man under authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to this one, 'Go!' and he goes, and to another, 'Come!' and he comes, and to my slave, 'Do this!' and he does it.” NASB Authority is divine power. When you have authority in life, it is characterized by power in your words. Like the case of the Lord Jesus in the context quoted from above, when He issued forth His words, healing virtue responded and went to the home of the Roman Centurion. When He spoke to the tree in Mark 11, the tree withered. The Centurion here understood something that the Lord Jesus was impressed with; the man understood that Jesus had the authority. He understood the flow of power and authority. He knew that the release of power was tied to receiving authority from a higher authority. It is very important we note this fact of flow from a higher authority. HOW DOES ONE RECEIVE AUTHORITY? Authority comes to you when you are effectively ...
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